She smiles and waves as the platform she's standing on is slowly lowered ... a Saturn V – the rocket that took the Apollo astronauts to the Moon in 1969. More than 50 years on, Nasa is planning ...

Former Nasa astronaut ... for upcoming Moon missions under Artemis program. Hadfield, who has extensive spaceflight experience, performed detailed assessments of the crew stand and operational ...

Launching just one kilogram into orbit can cost tens of thousands of dollars, and the expenses increase significantly for missions traveling beyond Earth’s orbit, especially to the Moon or ...

In fact, it’s about as popular as “how come we can send astronauts to the Moon, but we can’t [insert ... The benefits and knowledge that we stand to reap from going to space to stay will ...

Garneau flew on three NASA space shuttle missions, led the Canadian Space Agency and served in Parliament for 15 years.

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, an Expedition 73 crew member aboard the International Space Station, photographed the full "Flower" moon in May 2025. | Credit: NASA/Nichole Ayers The May 2025 full ...

A private lunar lander from Tokyo-based company ispace is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored ...

The full moon is an ethereal lantern dancing with Earth in NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers' snapshots from the International Space Station. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech ...

Anchored on the moon and extending to Earth's orbit, this "spaceline" could drastically cut mission costs and fuel needs. It would also enable a sustainable human presence in space, facilitating ...

NASA's Artemis program, while intended to return American astronauts to the moon, faces delays and budget overruns. Experts suggest a renewed space race is possible if China lands astronauts on ...

The May 2025 full moon, dubbed the "Flower Moon," is seen above Earth's horizon in a photo taken by NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 crew member Nichole Ayers aboard the International Space Station.

nine missions and 24 astronauts had orbited or landed on the moon. Perhaps the most famous of those, Apollo 11, marked the first time humans had stepped on another world. Each mission after Apollo ...