NASA and the Canadian Space Agency have agreed, among other things, to include a Canadian astronaut on the Artemis II mission, which is envisaged to take four astronauts around the moon in 2023, Space Policy reports Online reports. Artemis II will be ahead of Artemis The third year is the …
Read More »China has saluted the flag on the moon
China has planted a flag on the moon, The BBC reports, Citing state-run media, following a country trip to the lunar surface this week. An image The Chinese national flag is clearly visible on the lunar surface, illuminated by China’s National Space Administration. The official newspaper of the Global Times …
Read More »NASA’s Osiris-Rex asteroid collects treasure of science from Bennu
Last October. 20, 200 million miles from an epidemic, a planet plagued by civil strife, and in America, a controversial election, NASA accomplished one of those feats that has become famous for the space agency. A space probe called OSIRIS-REX arrived and touched a planet called Bennu and collected a …
Read More »Lunar lander contractor Astrobotic opens large-scale headquarters in Pittsburgh
Anders Lerza, an astrobotics systems engineer, stands next to a test model of the company’s Peregrine Lunar Lander, which is currently under development. It is set to become the first American lander on the moon since the Apollo mission.Photo: Astrobotic Space robotics maker Astrobotic Technology has unveiled its new 47,000-square-foot …
Read More »Mark Kelly’s views on space force, NASA’s return to Artemis moon are problematic
Arizona State Senator candidate Captain Mark Kelly has an impressive resume. He flew combat missions during Operation Desert Storm. Twice as a mission commander he flew four times on the space shuttle. However, Kelly’s views on space policy, a topic he should be familiar with, given his previous occupation, are …
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