Some European Launcher Challenge funding remains in limbo
Nearly 140 million euros ($162 million) that European Space Agency member states allocated to a program to support launch vehicle development remains in limbo and could be lost. The post…
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NASA’s Water-Hunting Tool Will Help Scout Moon’s South Pole
NASA is joining international partners to hunt for ice on the Moon in support of future human exploration. The agency is providing a water-detecting instrument, the Neutron Spectrometer System (NSS),…
Station Nation: Aaron Rose, Cold Stowage Mission Manager
As a member of the Crew and Thermal Systems Division, Aaron Rose supports critical cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station. In this role, he works with payload developers…
How Europe will power the journey to the Moon and back
Artemis II will send astronauts around the Moon and safely home. At the core of the mission is the European Service Module: providing propulsion, power and life support for their…
ESA’s astronaut reserve begins final training block
…the last step in preparing members of the European astronaut reserve with the broad technical, operational and scientific foundation required to support future human spaceflight opportunities. Published by ESA on…
ESA to decide by June on Europe’s Gateway contributions
…Gateway, the lunar-orbiting station that had been intended to support astronauts before and after lunar surface missions, Europe now faces the challenge of redefining its […] The post ESA to…
I Am Artemis: Erik Richards
Listen to this audio excerpt from Erik Richards, Near Space Network Mission Manager: For Erik Richards, supporting NASA’s first crewed Artemis mission to the Moon and back is the culmination…
Seven missions launched to test optimised data transfer from space
Eight CubeSats and one payload supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) reached orbit, where they will demonstrate various applications aimed at improving how data is sent around and processed….
Liftoff! Returning to the Moon
…home. During the approximately ten-day journey, Orion’s systems–from life support to navigation–will be tested in deep space, while astronauts observe the lunar surface, including shadowed regions of the far side…
NASA Sets Coverage for Artemis II Moon Mission
Editor’s note: NASA will continuously update this Artemis II briefings and mission events page throughout prelaunch, launch, and mission activities. NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch, launch, and mission…
