NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at Kennedy Space Center for final testing before its planned August 30 launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
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The Soviet Venera 14 lander famously tested the compressibility of its own lens cap instead of Venusian soil due to an unexpected equipment placement.
Saturn's moon Titan, rich in hydrocarbons, could serve as a vital resource stop for deep space missions, according to a NASA scientist's research.
NASA is undertaking an unprecedented mission to save its Swift space observatory from deorbiting by using a novel spacecraft to boost it into a higher orbit.
NASA and Relativity Space are forming a public-private partnership to advance Mars science. NASA will provide instruments, while Relativity Space handles spacecraft and launch.
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic has unveiled its Griffin-1 lunar lander, contracted by NASA for its Moon Base II mission. The lander is set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in late 2026.
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano has been named pilot for NASA's Artemis 3 mission, marking the first European assigned to an Artemis crew. This appointment is seen by ESA as a strategic move to secure future European participation in lunar surface missions.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson defended the selection of an all-male crew for the Artemis 3 mission, stating astronauts were chosen based on experience, skill sets, and availability.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson defended the selection of an all-male crew for the Artemis III mission, stating astronauts were chosen based solely on experience, skill sets, and availability.
NASA has announced the four astronauts for the Artemis III mission, a preparatory flight set for late 2027 aimed at practicing lunar landing procedures and collecting research in Earth orbit.