NASA targets Mar. for 1st moon mission by Artemis astronauts
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NASA will conduct another rocket fueling test as the agency aims to get its highly anticipated human moon mission known as Artemis 2 back on track.
NASA’s first crewed moon mission in decades was delayed as its engineers grapple with an all-too-familiar rocket problem: hydrogen leaks. Fixing the issue is even trickier than it may seem.
The commitment between NASA and the DOE places focus on achieving this vision. "America is committed to returning to the Moon, building the infrastructure to stay, and making the investments required for the next giant leap to Mars and beyond," said Jared Isaacman, NASA Administrator.
Almost as tall as a football field, NASA's Space Launch System rocket and capsule stack traveled slowly—just under one mile per hour—out to the Artemis II launchpad, its temporary home at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida,
Artemis II was set to launch in February, but a leaky situation has caused a delay. Find out about the challenges NASA is facing with this moon mission.
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Moon’s slow shrinkage may trigger risk for future lunar bases
The Moon is slowly shrinking as its interior cools, and that contraction is generating faults and seismic activity in the very region where NASA plans to land astronauts. A study published in The Planetary Science Journal,
NASA presents a plan to explore the interior of the Moon using robotic experiments, without the need for astronauts.