NASA Puts New Artemis Moon Rovers to Test

NASA Puts New Artemis Moon Rovers to the Test
With humans slated to return to the moon this decade, NASA has been testing new lunar vehicles in simulated low gravity.
NASA delays Artemis missions again. What could this mean for the moon, Mars and space leadership?
NASA's first two crewed Artemis moon missions have been pushed back to 2026 and 2027, respectively, and the move could have big ramifications for the agency's Artemis program and competition with China for leadership in space.
Preparing For Moon: NASA Achieves First Test Milestone With Rovers For Emergencies
NASA is testing how to explore the Moon and rescue incapacitated astronauts using a rover. In a statement, the agency said that earlier this month, it completed the first leg of tests on prototype rovers (Lunar Terrain Vehicles) from Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost and Venturi Astrolab at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
New commercial Artemis moon rovers undergo testing at NASA
Through NASA's Artemis campaign, astronauts will land on the lunar surface and use a new generation of spacesuits and rovers as they live, work, and conduct science in the moon's south pole region, exploring more of the lunar surface than ever before.
How Hot is the Moon? A New NASA Mission is About to Find Out
Understanding how heat moves through the lunar regolith can help scientists understand how the Moon's interior formed.
Watch NASA's Artemis Orion moon spacecraft blow its top during testing (video)
NASA's Orion spacecraft recently completed an 11-month test campaign, during which it was subjected to extreme conditions of a launch abort scenario and electromagnetic effects of lightning strikes.
Cost overruns jeopardize Artemis moon landing, threaten NASA SLS rocket's future
That could jeopardize, or possibly even cancel, NASA’s Space Launch System, the expensive rocket designed to ferry Artemis ...
SpaceX to NASA: Space Projects Lifting Off in 2025
This array of missions from NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin and partners for 2025 reflects a busy year—and a dynamic and ...
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Once in a ‘black moon’? What to know about this upcoming celestial spectacle
The end of the month will see a special kind of new moon, that has been nicknamed a “black moon.” A new moon is one of the ...
Watch NASA’s Moon Capsule Violently Break Apart During Abort Test
NASA put its Orion spacecraft to the test ahead of its planned journey to the Moon. The space agency simulated the extreme ...
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NASA Ends First Test Campaign for Its Future Moon Rover, Suited Astronauts Were on Deck
American space agency NASA says it has completed the first test campaign on mockups of the future Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) ...
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Astronauts on NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station will wear smart undershirts to stay healthy
Smart undershirts and AI algorithms will help keep astronauts healthy on NASA's planned Lunar Gateway moon-orbiting space ...
December's black moon is a new moon phase: What it means for your zodiac sign
A black moon also refers to the new moon phase itself when the moon is positioned between Earth and the sun, making it nearly ...
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Surprise arrival: A fragment of the Moon just circled Earth
Earth briefly hosted a 33-foot object, 2024 PT5, as a mini-moon. Scientists suggest it might be lunar debris from an ancient ...