As part of this, NASA announced Friday that it is working with United Launch Alliance to develop an “extended” version of the Centaur V upper stage. In concert with the core stage of the Space Launch System, this upper stage would allow Orion to reach low-lunar orbit.

NASA is advancing preparations for Artemis III, the mission that will return astronauts to the lunar surface, through a series of human landing system development activities designed to validate future spacecraft operations. According to NASA, upcoming ...

NASA is moving fast on its plans to build a moon base and return astronauts to the lunar surface in as little as two years

SpaceX, of course, is working hard to increase the flight rate of Starship. But even if SpaceX achieves “twice weekly” launches by the end of 2027, the company would still need about three months to fuel a depot for a Starship landing.

The robotic Griffin lunar lander has passed a host of critical tests ahead of its first-ever moon mission, which is scheduled to launch later this year.

Hamilton popularized the term "software engineer" and created computer programs that could anticipate problems. She received a Presidential Medal of Freedom and was inducted into the National Aviation

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As NASA works toward a sustained human presence on the Moon, researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, are helping solve one of the most pressing challenges facing future lunar missions: how to land spacecraft safely without damaging the landing vehicle or nearby infrastructures.