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New Artemis moon camera gets 1st field test (photos)
By Conor Feehly published
Recently, an international team took the HULC moon camera out for a test drive in lunar-like conditions to improve the camera's design for Artemis moon missions.

Dominican Republic signs Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration
By Andrew Jones published
The Dominican Republic has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 44th nation to join the United States' moon-exploration coalition.

SpaceX says its next Starship launch could fly as early as Oct. 13, pending FAA approval
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX is targeting as soon as Oct. 13 for the next launch of its Starship Super Heavy megarocket, but it all hinges on approval from the FAA, which says to expect the flight in "late November."

NASA, South Korea plan mission to unexplored region of deep space
By Andrew Jones published
NASA and South Korea's space agency have agreed to deeper cooperation in space exploration, science and aeronautics, including collaboration on a pioneering mission.

Orion spacecraft can shield Artemis astronauts from deep-space radiation, study shows
By Andrew Jones published
Data from NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission has provided valuable space radiation measurements, which validate spacecraft performance and will help guide deep-space human spaceflight.

Moonquakes could 'pose a possible hazard' to Artemis moon missions, study finds
By Leonard David published
Scientists have found a group of faults near the moon's south pole that could pose seismic hazards for NASA's Artemis Program of lunar exploration that seeks to establish a presence in the region.

SpaceX Super Heavy rocket gets supersonic wind tunnel test for NASA's Artemis moon missions (photos)
By Samantha Mathewson published
A 1.2% scale model of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy rocket underwent NASA wind tunnel testing, during which high-speed forced air simulated varying flight conditions.

Astronauts on ISS practice moon base cement-mixing tech in microgravity
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA and its partners in the Artemis program want to find sustainable ways of building astronaut bases on the moon. An ISS experiment is investigating how.

Life on the moon: Lockheed Martin shares exploration vision for 2044
By Samantha Mathewson published
Lockheed Martin has shared its vision for humanity's future in space, as global space agencies aim for the moon and beyond.

'That was a really wild experience': How brand-new NASA astronaut Andre Douglas joined Artemis 2 moon mission (exclusive)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Andre Douglas became eligible for NASA spaceflights in March. Weeks later, the NASA astronaut learned he would back up the next mission to fly humans around the moon.
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