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Starship: former astronaut to become 1st space tourist on Elon Musk’s rocket!

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Cape Canaveral, Florida – The world’s first space tourist wants to return—only this time, sign up for a lunar tour aboard the Elon Musk spacecraft. For Dennis Tito, 82, it’s a chance to relive the fun of his trip to the International Space Station, now retired with time in his hands. He’s not interested in jumping on a 10-minute trip to the edge of space or repeating what he did 21 years ago. “I went there and did it.” His week-long lunar shot will bring him—and will determine its date…

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Rice University celebrates 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s famous moon speech!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – “We choose to go to the moon.” President John F. Kennedy said those powerful words in a landmark speech at Rice Stadium 60 years ago, and on Monday, the university will wrap up a three-day event to celebrate that anniversary. Kennedy gave the speech on September 12, 1962, in front of a crowd of 40,000 on the football field. Kennedy famously said, “We chose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are…

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Moonk Rocket: Artemis fuels up as NASA prepares for 2nd launch attempt this week!

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Cape Canaveral, Florida – NASA began refueling its new lunar rocket Saturday for a test flight that should go well before astronauts board. For the second time this week, the launch team began loading nearly one million gallons of fuel into the 322-foot (98-meter) rocket, the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built. Monday’s attempt was halted due to a bad engine sensor and a fuel leak. As the sun rose, the overpressure alarm went off and tank operation was halted briefly, but no damage occurred and efforts resumed, NASA’s…

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Wisdom 4 Blinded Veterans sets Artemis 1 launch viewing experience for visually impaired veterans!

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Millions are expected to watch the Artemis 1 launch on Monday, but for a group of veterans, it’s not about what they’ll watch, but how they’ll feel. America’s next step in space exploration will be to fly that day. A very special trip to Ed Vrona. After serving with the Air Force in World War II, Vrona helped NASA on projects, including Mercury, Apollo, and Hubble Telescope. “I’ve worked with people from NASA since 1959,” Vrona recalls. On Monday, he will not work, but testify. “The earth will shake,” Vrona…

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