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NASA wants the SLS rocket and its teams to withstand a storm On September 21, NASA successfully conducted the cryogenic leak test to verify the integrity of the newly replaced seals on the SLS rocket’s core stage, where a persistent, large hydrogen leak forced the agency to scrub the
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The Lunar Terrain Vehicle will be vastly more capable than the rover rode by Apollo astronauts.
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I’m over the Moon to share that Moon Monday is now featured as a resource on the homepage of the Moon Village Association’s website. ^_^ Also, so much happened in lunar exploration last week that this 2000-plus-word issue is packed with exciting news updates, and lots of context and
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NASA pushes for September launch of Artemis I After a persistent, large hydrogen leak on the SLS rocket’s core stage forced NASA to scrub the September 3 launch attempt of the Artemis I mission to send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back, the agency decided to
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A look at the potential for habitable planets in binary systems despite their chaotic births.
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A notorious hydrogen leak stops brimming SLS rocket from blasting off of Earth On September 3, NASA scrubbed the second launch attempt of the super heavy-lift SLS rocket for the Artemis I mission to send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back. While the first launch was cancelled
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The Sun isn’t rising for the SLS just yet The super heavy-lift SLS rocket just can’t catch a break. NASA scrubbed today’s launch of SLS for the Artemis I mission to send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back. The launch was called off because
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January 2023 Edit: I’ve covered post-launch updates on the CubeSats on Moon Monday #104, #105, and #108. NASA is all set to launch the SLS rocket on August 29, setting in motion the historic Artemis I mission to send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back. While
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By Jatan Mehta, an independent space & Moon exploration writer and globally invited speaker.
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Potential zones for the first Artemis Moon landing Following an uncrewed and crewed flight around the Moon with Artemis I and Artemis II respectively, NASA will land astronauts on the lunar surface mid-decade with Artemis III. Its astronauts will reach lunar orbit in an Orion spacecraft blasted from Earth by
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Here are all notable articles and blog posts I’ve published on India’s largely successful—but also very opaque—space program, including all of its planetary missions. I keep updating any evergreen posts within this list, and will maintain the list itself for the convenience of readers, so make
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India’s nascent space science endeavors to get a much needed boost.
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