For the initial Artemis 3 lunar landing mission — the first planned ... Artemis 5 will feature the first use of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander, which will be launched to the Lunar Gateway ...
The lunar lander during the Apollo missions stood 22 feet (7 meters) tall with its landing legs deployed. The next time astronauts land on the moon will be during NASA’s Artemis 3 mission.
The spacecraft built and operated by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace launched in the early Monday hours from Florida aboard a ...
completing just the second commercial lunar landing to date. The lander is filled with experiments and technology tests for NASA, as part of the agency’s Artemis program to get humans back to ...
Two commercial lunar landers are currently on their way to the Moon, and at least two more are set to follow this year under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Meanwhile, ...
NASA awarded new study contracts to help support life and work on the lunar surface. As part of the agency’s blueprint for ...
“This commitment to flying missions reinforces our broader efforts of developing a heavy cargo lander ... Lunar Payload Services (“CLPS”) initiative. Through the CLPS initiative and Artemis ...
One week ago, a private lunar ... 3 billion years ago. Firefly's team plans to operate the 10 NASA instruments for a complete lunar day, equivalent to about 14 Earth days. The instruments the ...