A key factor in the setback is the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield, which raised concerns during the uncrewed Artemis I test flight. The shield, designed to withstand the intense heat of re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere, wore away in unexpected ways during testing NASA has announced yet another delay for its Artemis II mission to the Moon, with the new launch …
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon this decade amid a renewed international push for lunar exploration, is facing more delays. The space agency has “done extensive testing to understand the risk that our astronauts will have while accomplishing the goals of landing back on the …
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is skipping next week’s launch attempt of its new moon rocket because of a tropical storm that’s expected to become a major hurricane. It’s the third delay in the past month for the lunar-orbiting test flight featuring mannequins but no astronauts, a follow-up to NASA’s Apollo moon-landing program of a half-century ago. Given the forecast …
NASA has decided to postpone the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's first experimental flight to April 14 after a test completed earlier than planned. "During a high-speed spin test of the rotors on Friday, the command sequence controlling the test ended early due to a 'watchdog' timer expiration," NASA said in a statement on Saturday. The helicopter team is reviewing telemetry to …
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