The human desire to explore the moon continues to shape our history, and soon, it will take a giant leap forward with NASA’s Artemis II mission, which is scheduled to launch in April 2026. Looking back, in 1957, the robotic probe Sputnik I showed us that we could potentially reach the moon. In short order, humanity set its first foot …
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Dima Zel/Shutterstock The human desire to explore the moon continues to shape our history, and soon, it will take a giant leap forward with NASA’s Artemis II mission, which is scheduled to launch in April 2026. Looking back, in 1957, the robotic probe Sputnik I showed us that we could potentially reach …
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NASA on Tuesday said it was on track to send astronauts to orbit the Moon in early 2026, as the United States races China to return to the lunar surface. Multiple setbacks have delayed the manned mission, dubbed Artemis 2, which is now scheduled for April 2026 at the latest and could come as soon as February. “We intend to …
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Nasa has said it hopes to send astronauts on a trip around the Moon as soon as February to prepare for landing there as early as 2027. The US space agency had previously committed to launching no later than the end of April but said it aims to bring the mission forward. It’s been 50 years since any country has …
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NASA’s Gemini and Mercury missions marked a key moment in both the history of crewed spaceflight and the Cold War ‘race to space‘ between the USA and the Soviet Union. The American astronauts who trained and flew into space as part of these programmes were responsible for the USA’s giant leap to overtake the Soviets’ spacefaring prowess, proving that NASA …
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America has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to open the space frontier by initiating a sustained program of human exploration of Mars. Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship launch system may soon be operational, offering payload delivery capability comparable to a Saturn V moon rocket at about 5% the cost. President Trump has announced that he plans on sending humans to Mars. But how …
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