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Experts say building a lunar colony within the next decade, as NASA and Elon Musk want to, will require finding solutions to problems we don't yet fully understand.
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NASA's moon spacecraft returns to Florida as Artemis III hardware is prepared for next launch
NASA's Orion capsule has returned to Kennedy Space Center in Florida less than a month after its historic moon flyby with four astronauts, as additional rocket hardware arrives for the next phase of the agency's push to return humans to the moon.
The Space Force Association launched the National Spacepower Center in Dec. 2025 to connect government, academia and industry and highlight spacepower’s role in security and growth. The Artemis II astronauts are tidying up their lunar cruiser for Friday's “fireball” return to Earth.
NASA’s massive core stage of the SLS rocket inside the agency’s VAB at NASA Kennedy NASA’s top four-fifths of the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage for the Artemis III mi
NASA’s Artemis III mission takes a major step forward as the SLS rocket’s massive core stage arrives at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Establishing a long-term human presence on the moon is a daunting challenge. Daunting—but not impossible. One way to help prepare for our imminent arrival is to gain a better understanding of the frequency and effects of meteorite strikes on the lunar surface.
NASA is exploring ways to use a fleet of drones to explore the lunar south pole with an ambitious new MoonFall project.
NASA remains committed to its 2028 Moon landing goal under the Artemis program, despite a new report warning of delays.
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NASA's Lunar Gateway controversy grows as module manufacturer downplays Isaacman's corrosion claims
"A well-known metallurgical behavior was found at the surface of the module, which will be fixed by the end of the third quarter of 2026."