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NASA won't try to launch the Artemis 1 moon mission again for at least a few weeks

6:48pm September 03, 2022

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

A recurring leak of liquid hydrogen fuel forced NASA on Saturday to postpone a scheduled launch for the second time this week. The earliest possible launch date is Sept. 19.

Could the ocean contain alien technology? Astronomer Avi Loeb thinks there is a chance.

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An astronomer thinks alien tech could be on the ocean floor. Not everyone agrees

4:29pm August 31, 2022

by Kai McNamee

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb thinks alien technology could be on the ocean floor. And if he finds anything with buttons on it, he would very much like to press those buttons.

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Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols' remains are headed for the stars

7:10am August 30, 2022

A rocket company is carrying some of her ashes and the remains of at least three others associated with the show to space on the Enterprise Flight.

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NASA delays Artemis I test flight because of engine issues

5:11pm August 29, 2022

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

NASA scrubbed its Artemis I test flight to the moon due to engine issues but will try again Friday. The flight is uncrewed but NASA hopes to send people back to the moon on future flights.

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NASA's Artemis I moon rocket sits at Launch Pad Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., in June.

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The launch of NASA's giant moon rocket is delayed after an issue with its engine

9:55am August 29, 2022

by Scott Neuman

The space agency's long-awaited Artemis I mission will have to wait until at least Friday, after a problem with one of the SLS rocket's engines was discovered.

NASA is set to launch another rocket to the moon

5:09am August 29, 2022

by Brendan Byrne

NASA is set to launch a rocket that will carry its first human-rated capsule into lunar orbit since the Apollo era. NASA hopes the scheduled launch will be a springboard for a return to the moon.

Storm clouds roll in over the NASA moon rocket as it stands ready for launch on Pad 39B for the Artemis 1 mission at the Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Lightning strikes aren't stopping the planned Artemis I launch — yet

1:41pm August 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

NASA is sending an uncrewed spacecraft to circle the moon and return to Earth. It's set to launch Monday, despite thunderstorms over the weekend.

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NASA begins countdown for its mission around the moon

7:59am August 28, 2022

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Monday, NASA plans to launch a new rocket and capsule to the moon. If all goes well, the next mission will send people back to lunar orbit for the first time in 50 years.

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Astronaut Charlie M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, is photographed collecting lunar samples during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity at the Descartes landing site.

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NASA is set to return to the moon. Here are 4 reasons to go back

7:01am August 28, 2022

by Scott Neuman

NASA's Apollo missions already sent astronauts to the moon from 1969 to 1972. But scientists say there's still lots of good science to do there. The moon also could be an ideal stepping stone to Mars.

NASA's Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center ahead of its uncrewed flight around the moon.

Why manikins and Snoopy will make up the crew of NASA's Artemis I mission

5:35pm August 27, 2022

by Wynne Davis

The Artemis I mission is uncrewed, but that doesn't mean the spacecraft is empty. Lots of mementos are making the trip, along with manikins that will help NASA prepare to send humans back to the moon.