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The space agency is targeting Wednesday, April 1, to launch a crew of four astronauts on a potentially record-breaking journey around the moon and back The U.S. space agency’s Skyfall project calls for sending robotic helicopters to Mars on a nuclear-powered spacecraft before the end of Donald Trump’s presidency
Modern space exploration is driven as much by processors as it is by rockets. And it remains the ultimate test of our collective ingenuity.
Artemis II will test NASA’s crew capabilities in deep space and gather more information that could ultimately help send astronauts to Mars.
François Picard is joined from Toulouse by Thomas Pesquet, a European Space Agency astronaut, to discuss the Artemis II mission. Drawing on his experience in orbit, Pesquet says Artemis II should be seen not only as a technological milestone,
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Omega’s Speedmaster has long been Nasa’s go-to, but other space programmes are exploring partnerships with the likes of IWC Schaffhausen, Fortis and Barrelhand.
As astronauts prepare to circle the moon this week, a Houston building intended to recreate the lunar surface hit a big construction milestone. In late March, Houston-based Vaughn Construction said
America's long-awaited return to the moon with the Artemis II launch on Wednesday is just a first step towards transforming Earth's neighbor into a gateway for deep space exploration, a key lawmaker has revealed.