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NASA has called off today’s planned launch of its new Space Launch System rocket. The launch was to be the start of the Artemis I mission, in which the rocket would carry the uncrewed Orion spacecraft on its mission around the moon. But a liquid hydrogen fuel leak meant the launch had to be scrubbed. […]
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, on August 29, 2022. NASA/Joel Kowsky The second launch attempt for NASA's Space Launch System rocket was delayed Saturday due to a liquid hydrogen leak. Artemis I is an uncrewed test flight that will […]
Enlarge / The SLS rocket may launch on Saturday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.—Five days after NASA’s first attempt to fly the massive Space Launch System rocket ended with technical problems, the space agency is ready to try again. A launch team began fueling the rocket on […]
The uncrewed mission, the first major launch of the Artemis program, suffered a setback after a liquid hydrogen leak. https://media.wired.com/photos/6311207a567860ab6c66c67b/master/pass/artemis_science_GettyImages-1242855290-(1).jpg
Enlarge / The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is seen after it landed in White Sands, New Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. (credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) NASA confirmed Wednesday that it has awarded five additional crew transportation missions to SpaceX, and its Crew Dragon vehicle, to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station. This brings to 14 […]
NASA is back with its monthly roundup of what to look out for in the sky over the coming weeks. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn all feature, though with the long-awaited Artemis I mission set to get underway this weekend, we’re also giving the moon a special mention. But let’s start with Mars. Gaze skyward before […]
NASA plans to make another attempt at launching the Artemis 1 Moon mission on Saturday, September 3rd, after it scrubbed the planned launch on August 29th due to engine problems. The Space Launch System was supposed to go on its first test flight and kickstart the Artemis program that day. However, its ground teams were […]
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as preparations for launch continue on August 25, 2022. NASA/Joel Kowsky The first launch of NASA's Space Launch System rocket was delayed on Monday because of an engine issue. NASA says the next launch […]
RELATED STORIES Showtime is (quite literally) shooting for the moon with its latest project: The premium cabler has picked up Moonbase 8, an astronaut comedy series starring Fred Armisen (Portlandia), John C. Reilly (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story) and Tim Heidecker (Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!). Moonbase 8 finds the aforementioned trio […]
The mysterious Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 now exists as more than a generic-looking blob. NASA has posted its sharpest-ever images of the object, captured a relatively close 4,109 miles away at 12:33AM on January 1st. While scientists already knew some details about MU69 before now, such as its unusual two-part ‘pancake’ shape, these higher-quality […]
