Tag: Moon Mission

Artemis I Moon mission
NASA eyes Nov 14 as launch date for Artemis I Moon mission

Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test to launch SLS and send Orion around the Moon and back to Earth to thoroughly test its system before flights with astronauts.

  • Thursday, 13 October 2022
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Weather may play spoilsport as NASA prepares again for Moon mission launch

The US space agency is monitoring the forecast associated with the formation of a tropical depression in the Caribbean Sea

  • Saturday, 24 September 2022
NASA releases final blueprint for sustained human presence in space
NASA releases final blueprint for sustained human presence in space

NASA released a revised version of its 'Moon to Mars' objectives late on Tuesday.

  • Wednesday, 21 September 2022
NASA aims Sep 3 as next Artemis Moon mission launch attempt
NASA aims Sep 3 as next Artemis Moon mission launch attempt

NASA Mission managers met to discuss data and develop a forward plan to address issues that arose during the launch attempt for the flight test.

  • Wednesday, 31 August 2022
The Artemis I rocket sits on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center
NASA scrubs uncrewed Artemis I, puts Moon mission on hold

NASA said in a tweet that the launch was currently in an unplanned hold as engineers spotted an issue with one of the rocket's engines.

  • Monday, 29 August 2022
Anil Menon
NASA Picks Anil Menon Among 10 New Astronauts For Moon Mission

In 2018, Indian-origin Anil Menon joined SpaceX where he started its medical program and helped prepare for the company's first human flights.

  • Tuesday, 07 December 2021
NASA Completes Rocket Engine Test Series For Lunar Mission
NASA Completes Rocket Engine Test Series For Lunar Mission

During the test, hot fire, operators fired RS-25 developmental engine No. 0528, used for each of the seven tests in the series, for more than eight minutes (500 seconds), the same time required during an actual launch.

  • Monday, 04 October 2021
Chandrayaan-2 Spacecraft Completes Over 9,000 Orbits Around Moon: ISRO
Chandrayaan-2 Spacecraft Completes Over 9,000 Orbits Around Moon: ISRO

The two-day workshop, organised by ISRO, is being live-streamed on the space agency's website and Facebook page, for effectively reaching the students, academia and institutes, and to engage the scientific community to analyse Chandrayaan-2 data.

  • Monday, 06 September 2021
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NASA eyes return to Moon, to announce partnerships with US companies

Washington: After the historic InSight touchdown on Mars, NASA is now set to focus on Moon mission by announcing new partnerships with American companies, the US space agency said. Working with US companies is the next step to achieving long-term scientific study and human exploration of the Moon and Mars, NASA said in a statement […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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India tests cryogenic engine for launching second moon mission

Bengaluru: India successfully tested the cryogenic engine for the heavy rocket that would launch the country’s second moon mission on January 3, 2019, the space agency said on Friday. “The cryogenic engine of the Geo Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV MK-III) in the upper stage has been tested for the Chandrayaan-2 Mission,” said the state-run Indian […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Moon mission a step forward to reach Mars: NASA chief

Washington: NASA’s new head, Jim Bridenstine, has defended the new agency directive to return astronauts to the Moon, saying that the mission will not derail the US goal of becoming the first country to put humans on Mars. “Our return to the surface of the Moon will allow us to prove and advance technologies that […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
TeamIndus scouts for funds for its lunar mission

Bengaluru: Bengaluru-based aerospace start-up TeamIndus is scouting for funds and sponsors to build a spacecraft with a rover for landing and exploring the lunar surface. “The total budget of the moon mission is about Rs 450 crore, out of which we have raised more than half (Rs 225 crore) and have spent. We’re trying to […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
NASA's Artemis to put first woman on Moon

Washington: NASA’s ambitious plan to put the first woman on the Moon by 2024 has been named Artemis. It was set in motion following an additional increase to the agency’s budget. NASA’s plans for the first woman on the lunar surface ever comes nearly five decades after the men set their foot there. Artemis is […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
Additional funding for NASA's Moon mission rejected: Report

Washington: NASA advanced its target of returning humans to the Moon by four years, but a request for $1.6 billion funding in addition to the proposed $21 billion for the agency over the 2020 fiscal year has been rejected, the media reported. The White House made the request for addition funding on May 14. But […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
Water-on-Moon
Chennai Metro Water reserves first moon water supply with ISRO

Chennai: Even as the city’s thirst is being quenched by transporting potable water by train from Jolarpettai, the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (Chennai Metro Water) is seeking water from the moon. Congratulating the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for successfully putting into orbit the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, Chennai Metro Water tweeted: “Congrats @isro […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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