#NASA reschedules the first crewed lunar landing since the #Apollo era for 2028, and slips in a test mission in 2027 that could put the #BlueOrigin lunar lander through its paces in low Earth orbit. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/nasa-overhauls-artemis-moon-program-blue-origin/ #Space #Artemis #BlueMoon #Moon
NASA announces major overhaul of Artemis program amid safety concerns, delays
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-artemis-moon-program-overhaul/
#HackerNews #NASA #Artemis #overhaul #safety #concerns #delays #moon #exploration
#NASA has finished rolling back its Space Launch System rocket and #Orion crew capsule from the launch pad to the Vertical Assembly Building. Let's hope they can get everything fixed up in time to send four astronauts on a historic #Artemis 2 trip around the #moon in early April. https://cosmiclog.com/2026/02/25/moon-rocket-goes-back-to-the-garage-for-troubleshooting/ #Space #SLS #Rollback
NASA chief Jared Isaacman ruled out a March launch for Artemis 2, the first crewed flyby mission to the moon in more than 50 years, citing technical issues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/22/world/science-health/nasa-march-moon-mission-halted/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #nasa #artemis #moon #space #us
Just days after a successful launch-pad rehearsal, NASA's chief says an issue involving a helium pressurization system will rule out launching the rocket for the #Artemis 2 round-the-moon mission in March. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/helium-problem-nasa-delay-artemis-2-launch-rollback/ #NASA #Moon #Space
#NASA runs through a mostly trouble-free rehearsal for the launch of its #Artemis2 mission, which aims to send astronauts around the #moon for the first time since 1972. Liftoff could come as early as March 6. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/nasa-smooth-rehearsal-artemis-2-moon-launch/ #Space #Artemis #SLS #Orion
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ajuvo ✔
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🚀🌑 La NASA a communiqué sur l'avancement de la prochaine répétition générale d' #Artemis II :
- Deux joints ont été remplacés aux endroits où les concentrations d'hydrogène étaient élevées.
- Le rebranchement des interfaces devrait être terminé d'ici lundi 9.
- Des tests seront effectués à Stennis afin d'« évaluer la dynamique des plaques ».
Il y aura des modifications dans la séquence de la prochaine répétition générale WDR.
Pas de date à ce jour.
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/02/08/nasa-conducts-repairs-analysis-ahead-of-next-artemis-ii-fueling-test/
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It still seems unreal to me that humans will soon be flying back to the moon! They will be returning to Earth at a speed of 40.000 km/h, the fastest ever reentry of a crewed spacecraft.
To get an idea what such a reentry looks like, I made this remastered version of the Artemis 1 reentry from 2022 with trajectory data overlayed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QbYrs5SZ5M
It still seems unreal to me that humans will soon be flying back to the moon! They will be returning to Earth at a speed of 40.000 km/h, the fastest ever reentry of a crewed spacecraft.
To get an idea what such a reentry looks like, I made this remastered version of the Artemis 1 reentry from 2022 with trajectory data overlayed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QbYrs5SZ5M
🚀🌑 La NASA a communiqué sur l'avancement de la prochaine répétition générale d' #Artemis II :
- Deux joints ont été remplacés aux endroits où les concentrations d'hydrogène étaient élevées.
- Le rebranchement des interfaces devrait être terminé d'ici lundi 9.
- Des tests seront effectués à Stennis afin d'« évaluer la dynamique des plaques ».
Il y aura des modifications dans la séquence de la prochaine répétition générale WDR.
Pas de date à ce jour.
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/02/08/nasa-conducts-repairs-analysis-ahead-of-next-artemis-ii-fueling-test/
Seattle-based #Interlune was created to seek out and harvest #helium3 and other resources on the #moon - but now it's also aiming to help #NASA build base camps and other infrastructure on the lunar surface. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/interlune-excavator-helium-3-moon-construction/ #Space #Artemis
Florian 'floe' Echtler
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Have you always be fascinated by space and its exploration?
Do you find stories about the Apollo program deeply inspiring?
Then you and me are on the same page.
So: Do also you find the knowledge that in the next few months there will be a crewed moon flyby just not interesting or inspiring at all?
I sincerely don't see what this is for, aside from filling the contractors' companies' pockets at the expense of actual research.
Is it my age or is this just pointless?
Have you always be fascinated by space and its exploration?
Do you find stories about the Apollo program deeply inspiring?
Then you and me are on the same page.
So: Do also you find the knowledge that in the next few months there will be a crewed moon flyby just not interesting or inspiring at all?
I sincerely don't see what this is for, aside from filling the contractors' companies' pockets at the expense of actual research.
Is it my age or is this just pointless?
This shot was taken on November 28, 2022 by Artemis 1, at its farthest distance from earth (430,000 km) and 77,000 km from the moon.
It was a rare opportunity to see both celestial bodies aligned in this same field of view.
More info:
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260131.html
Tim Chambers
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Cold weather in Florida is pushing back the Artemis II launch | @theverge
Cold weather in Florida is pushing back the Artemis II launch | @theverge