Deep Space Habitat

As NASA inches closer to returning humans to the Moon and reaching Mars for the first time, the space agency has developed a comprehensive blueprintto establish a long-term human presence at both locations. In an important next step, the plan has passed its first internal review. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewNASA’s Architecture Definition Document, along with the six white papers and executive summary released alongside it, is a gigantic technical document that outlines…

Teams at an underwater facility in Houston, Texas, are making preparations to train astronauts who are preparing for future missions to the Moon. This facility is being modified to recreate the harsh lunar environment by submerging future moonwalkers in a pool that’s 40 feet deep.Three Astronauts May Be Stranded on the ISS After Disturbing Soyuz Coolant LeakAstronauts have been training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at NASA’s Sonny Carter Training Facility for more than 30 years, with the buoyancy of 6.2…

NASA’s Artemis 2 is feeling realer by the minute. The next upper stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket is now ready for tests at Cape Canaveral, Florida, in advance of the upcoming mission. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewUnited Launch Alliance (ULA) has started testing the second Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS), which recently came out of its storage and moved into a test cell at the Delta Operation Center for pre-flight testing and preparations,…

A brave group of astronauts has been assigned a mission of a lifetime, carefully selected by NASA and the Canadian Space Agency according to their unique set of skills like leadership and ingenuity—but perhaps not punctuality. Better Mobility & Cameras: NASA & Axiom's New Spacesuits | TechmodoOn Monday, the Artemis 2 mission crew made its way to the stage at NASA’s Johnson Space Center’s Ellington Field, revealing a secret that they had known for a few weeks: They’re going to the Moon. But before the identity of…

This week, NASA announces the names of the four astronauts who will venture beyond the Moon for the planned Artemis 2 mission next year, and we couldn’t be more excited.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewSpring is in the air and so are Falcon 9 rockets, two of which are set to launch this week. It’s also the season for new insights into an upcoming private mission to the ISS and the launch of an important pollution-monitoring sensor. NASA’s big Artemis 2 astronaut revealOn Monday…

Four astronauts—three men and one woman—have been selected for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. As expected, the crew also features a Canadian, who will become the first non-U.S. citizen to venture past Earth orbit. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewOn Monday, NASA revealed the identities of the four-person crew for the Artemis 2 mission: NASA astronauts Victor Glover, who will serve as pilot for the mission, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman as mission…

Denver-based company Lockheed Martin has announced the launch of a subsidiary for the purpose of setting up communication and navigation services around the Moon for future lunar missions.China's Plan to Land Astronauts on the MoonLockheed Martin announced the launch of Crescent Space Services LLC on Tuesday, with the new company set to provide“infrastructure-as-a-service for lunar missions,” the company wrote in a press release. Crescent will operate its own network of satellites in lunar orbit to support spacecraft on…

Orion at at NASA’s Multi-Payload Processing Facility in Florida. Photo: NASA/Skip WilliamsThe Artemis 1 demonstration mission ended with a Pacific Ocean splash on December 11, but the task of evaluating the returned capsule, including its heat shield and internal payloads, has only begun. Orion survived its historic 1.4-million-mile journey to the Moon and back, but it now needs to survive an entirely different test: the scrutiny of NASA engineers. The uncrewed capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean in mid-December…

An illustration of the lunar gateway in orbit around the Moon.Illustration: NASAArchitects designing the living space for the upcoming lunar Gateway did their best to make it comfortable for astronauts, but technical constraints forced them to create a tiny, noisy corridor with no windows and barely enough room to stand upright.The European-built international habitat, orI-Hab, is meant to provide living quarters for astronauts on board the Lunar Gateway, a future outpost that will orbit the Moon. The purpose of Gateway,…

NASA’s Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth on November 28.Image: NASAAfter traveling more than 1.4 million miles (2.2 million kilometers) on an historic journey to the Moon and back, NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday following its near-perfect test flight. This week, NASA released a 24-minute video highlighting some of the most exciting moments from the 25.5 day mission from the moment the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket launched until the Orion spacecraft parachuted…