Tag: NASA Artemis

NASA’s new moon rocket Artemis to make space debut in test for astronauts!

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Cape Canaveral, Florida – A fuel leak halted NASA’s countdown to the launch of its new lunar rocket early Monday, resurfacing at the same spot that saw the leak during a spring rehearsal. Launch controllers halted the tank’s operation, which had already been delayed by an hour due to thunderstorms outside. They slowly resumed the process to make sure it was indeed a hydrogen fuel leak and not faulty sensors, but the alarms forced another pause as the precious minutes in the countdown approached. The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket is the…

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NASA’s Artemis Mission 1: SLS Orion rocket arrives at launch pad for final testing

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A NASA Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft on top has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center for final testing ahead of the space agency’s Artemis I Moon mission. The rocket was rolled onto the platform for a final pre-launch test. This test, called a training rehearsal, will lead the launch team through operations to load propellant into the missile tanks, perform a complete countdown to the launch, and demonstrate the ability to recycle the countdown clock, as well as drain the tanks to practice the schedules…

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California startup Astrolabe unveils spacecraft, more than just a ‘lunar rover’

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A Los Angeles-area startup founded by a veteran spaceflight robotics engineer Thursday unveiled its comprehensive working prototype of a new generation of lunar vehicles that is as fast as NASA’s old “moon chariot” but is designed to do much more. Venturi Astrolab Inc, has released photos and videos showing their Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) vehicle driving over the rugged California desert near Death Valley National Park during a five-day field test in December. Astrolabe executives say the FLEX, four-wheeled, car-sized rover is designed for use in NASA’s Artemis program,…

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