Human Spaceflight

Can NASA land astronauts on the Moon by 2024?

Can NASA land astronauts on the Moon by 2024?

Vice President Mike Pence announced a new goal for NASA: Put American astronauts back on the surface of the Moon by 2024. Pence went on during his address to emphasis that NASA’s aim to land humans on the Moon by 2028 was “just not good enough.” This comes less than two weeks after NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told members at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing that the Space Launch System (SLS), the rocket…

SLS delayed again, NASA considering aggressive timeline to launch EM-1

SLS delayed again, NASA considering aggressive timeline to launch EM-1

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told members of the Senate Commerce Committee last week that the agency is considering launching its new Orion spacecraft aboard a commercial vehicle. “I think we should launch around the moon June of 2020, and I think it can be done. We need to consider, as an agency, all options to accomplish that objective,” Bridenstine said. Doing so will be a major undertaking…

SpaceX Crew Dragon success brings NASA closer to returning crewed spaceflight to American soil

SpaceX Crew Dragon success brings NASA closer to returning crewed spaceflight to American soil

SpaceX’s first spacecraft to fly with functional displays and navigation controls, seats, and a life-support system capable of sustaining astronauts and cargo to the space station and back, splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean this morning, Friday March 8, at 8:45am EST, about 200 miles (~320 kilometers) east of Cape Canaveral.

Deep Space Radiation Is A Serious Concern If We're Ever Going to Mars, New Study Suggests

Deep Space Radiation Is A Serious Concern If We're Ever Going to Mars, New Study Suggests

A new study examining the long-term effects of exposure to deep space radiation has found some alarming results. 

Expedition 47 Crew Launches Toward ISS for Record-Breaking Mission

Expedition 47 Crew Launches Toward ISS for Record-Breaking Mission

The final three members of ISS Expedition 47 are launching to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz-FG rocket. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams...

One-Year Mission Aboard International Space Station Comes to an End

One-Year Mission Aboard International Space Station Comes to an End

Late Tuesday night, as many in the United States were getting ready for bed, three space travelers were plummeting back to Earth after having departed the International Space Station just a few hours earlier...