The uncrewed flight of the giant Space Launch System on Wednesday began a new era of spaceflight amid a debate over how to finance rocket development.
Tag: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NASA Will Try to Launch Moon Rocket After 2 Scrubs and 2 Hurricanes
Sending the Artemis I mission to space has so far eluded the agency, but it’s set to try again in the early hours of Wednesday.
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With Artemis, NASA Returns to the Moon This Week. Why Do We Feel Conflicted?
A retired NASA astronaut, former NASA leader and an astrobiologist discuss.
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NASA Launched and Landed LOFTID, an Inflatable Flying Saucer Heat Shield
The LOFTID mission tested a novel approach to guiding spacecraft through the extreme heat of returning from orbit, which could be used to put people on Mars.
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Who’s Driving Climate Change? New Data Catalogs 72,000 Polluters and Counting
A nonprofit backed by Al Gore and other big environmental donors says it can track emissions down to individual power plants, oil fields and cargo ships.