NASA planned a wet dress rehearsal for the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft. Learn more about why the Artemis 1 mission was once again postponed.
The Near-Earth Asteroid Scout of NASA will be visited by a spacecraft by unfolding a solar sail to harness solar radiation for propulsion, making this the first deep-space mission of its kind the agency, space news reports said.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently announced it has already fixed the problem with its new rocket set for launch in March 2022.
The Space Launch System rocket of NASA recently completed another milestone on its way to take off with the URRT or the Umbilical Release and Retract Test.
NASA currently eyes launching Artemis 1 mission next year. Modal testing is ongoing at Kennedy Space Center, with the aim to conduct a 'wet dress rehearsal' according to schedule.
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket will be sending NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft to the icy moon of Jupiter instead of the original plan of sending it via the Space Launch System (SLS), saving NASA $2 billion.
NASA has finished assembling the first of its massive Space Launch System (SLS) rockets that will ferry humans to the Moon this decade under the Artemis mission.
NASA's Space Launch System rocket aims to launch astronauts to deep space missions and its first gig is to send astronauts and large cargo to the Moon via the Orion spacecraft.