For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moon
Read full article: For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moonIt will be years before the European Space Agency can send one of its astronauts to the moon, but the agency says it’s time to start practicing as it opened a facility in Germany that will let astronauts train in conditions like those on the lunar surface.
Rare Apollo mission moon rock back in Cyprus after 50 years
Read full article: Rare Apollo mission moon rock back in Cyprus after 50 yearsHalf a century after U.S. astronauts brought it back from the moon’s surface, a minute piece of extraterrestrial rock has finally reached its intended destination, the east Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus.
NASA’s Apollo moon program wasn’t sustainable but with commercial space, Artemis can be
Read full article: NASA’s Apollo moon program wasn’t sustainable but with commercial space, Artemis can beThis time, the U.S. plans to stay on the moon with a sustainable presence with the help of international and commercial partners.
NASA's new moonshot rules: No fighting or littering, please
Read full article: NASA's new moonshot rules: No fighting or littering, pleaseCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s new moonshot rules: No fighting and littering. The space agency released a set of guidelines Tuesday for its Artemis moon-landing program, based on the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and other agreements. Founding members include the U.S., Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. The coalition can say, “Look, you’re in this program with the rest of us, but you’re not playing by the same rules,” Bridenstine said. ___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education.
NASA details Artemis moon missions
Read full article: NASA details Artemis moon missionsNASA has dubbed this path back to the moon Artemis, after Apollo's twin sister in Greek mythology. NASA is calling this the Artemis program in honor of Apollo's twin sister in Greek mythology, the goddess of the Moon. Other factors of the design represent the Earth, the moon and our trajectory from the moon to Mars. Currently, the focus is on the moon, but NASA sees these concepts as workable for a Mars mission, as well. Astronauts will launch on Artemis 2, and the first woman and next man to walk on the moon will launch on Artemis 3.