NASA launching Artemis II mission
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NASA plans a 2028 nuclear-powered Mars mission using SR-1 Freedom and Skyfall helicopters, aiming to transform deep-space travel and future human exploration.
From monitoring Mercury to launching a new adventure to an icy moon of Jupiter, spacecraft and astronauts made great strides in 2024. Here are some of the highlights of this year in space. The moon has been a hot destination for space agencies and private ...
The Office of Space Commerce has rolled out its proposal for a “light touch” approach to mission authorization for new commercial space applications.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The launch of NASA's historic Artemis 2 moon mission slipped another month after ground teams uncovered issues with the massive rocket that will launch the four astronauts on their way.
The mission, called Space Reactor-1 Freedom (SR-1 Freedom), is set to launch in December 2028. This mission aims to showcase the use of nuclear fission in space to power electric thrusters. While nuclear technology has been around for decades, it lacked the drive, purpose, destination, and leadership—until now.
After a years-long series of setbacks, NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has finally begun its roundabout journey to Mars. Launched on Nov. 13, 2025, aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, ESCAPADE’s ...
This decision follows an anomaly where sparks were seen coming off the rocket during its most recent mission. An investigation into the issue could take months, potentially delaying ULA's planned launch schedule for 2026. Despite the anomaly, the Vulcan ...
Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev (right) with other members of the Crew-12 mission during training in Russia in October, before Artemyev was reassigned from the mission. Credit: GCTC WASHINGTON — Roscosmos has replaced a cosmonaut assigned to the next ...
On March 27, 1989, the Soviet Union's Phobos 2 mission to Mars' moons ended in failure. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] But the whole mission was definitely not a failure. Phobos 2 arrived in Mars orbit two months earlier and had been studying Mars and Phobos,
Just like the Apollo mission, Artemis II will be run from a mission control monitoring every instrument from here on Earth. How has it changed since the days of the space race?