NASA reached an important milestone in preparation for the Artemis IV mission. Though still years away, NASA is already building a structure to support the bigger SLS rocket variant.
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We have a big event in rocket launches this week! Do you remember NASA's moon mission that got scrubbed a few months ago? Well, this week the space agency is going to take another shot at it!
We have quite a lot of launches this week. Aside from more attempts by NASA to launch the SLS, several companies and countries are planning to launch various satellites into orbit.
NASA is set to launch its historic Artemis I mission today. We will see the launch of the massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft will begin its journey to the Moon.
This week, Rocket Lab will reattempt to launch NASA's CAPSTONE mission and there's a slim possibility we could see the first launch of SpaceX's Super Heavy rocket carrying Starship.
NASA has announced that it has awarded SpaceX a $2.89 billion contract to continue developing a human landing system ready for the 2024 Artemis 3 mission which will return Americans to the Moon.
NASA has announced it'll carry out the final Green Run test for the SLS' core stage. This will be the final core stage test before Artemis I in November which will integrate SLS and Orion.
Japan will develop components for the Lunar Gateway's International Habitation (I-Hab) module. The I-Hab module is currently slated to be sent to space in 2026, two years after Gateway's launch.
NASA has found water on the Moon's sunlit surface using a flying observatory known as SOFIA. It raises questions about how the water is arriving there in the first place and how it's stored.
NASA has reported that its Ascent Abort-2 mission, which tested Orion's launch abort system, was a success. With the mission out of the way, NASA engineers can focus their sights on future missions.
