New Glenn is in the pad, being prepared to make its first flight at 01:00 EST on January 16. This will be the first orbital flight done by Blue Origin, who is making the leap from their successful, small, suborbital, fully reusable crewed rocket, New Shepard, directly into the domain Continue Reading
Near future
Artemis I: to the Moon!
After 50 years, we are on the first flight of the program that will take us back to the Moon! After final repairs during the launch countdown, the first SLS rocket took off carrying the Artemis I mission to the Moon. We are going. For the first time, the @NASA_SLS Continue Reading
Artemis I: what happened and what’s to come
This week, there were two attempts to launch the first mission of the Artemis program, also the first flight of the SLS rocket. Both attempts were aborted during the countdown, which raised many questions. In this article, the first in our series on the Artemis program, we’ll discuss what happened, Continue Reading
Artemis I: Ready for launch
We are going. For the first time, the @NASA_SLS rocket and @NASA_Orion fly together. #Artemis I begins a new chapter in human lunar exploration. pic.twitter.com/vmC64Qgft9 – NASA (@NASA) November 16, 2022 After 50 years, we are on the first flight of the program that will take us back to the Continue Reading
Near future: SLS
The first launch of the world’s largest rocket, the SLS – Space Launch System, is scheduled for August 29. Update (August 29): The team is examining why the exhaust valve on one of the engines isn’t at the right temperature, and has concluded that there won’t be time to fix Continue Reading
Near future: Artemis
Update (August 15, 2022): after the two rounds of wet tests, in April and June 2022, the SLS and Orion have returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building, have been prepared, and will leave tomorrow (August 16, 2022) for the pad, for launch on August 29. The rocket’s movement to the Continue Reading
