Getting from Earth to space isn’t just about speed—it’s about planning the right trajectory. The Moon, our closest neighbor, ...
Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke took this photo ... flew twice on Space Shuttle Discovery — first on STS-128 in 2009 and then the orbiter’s final flight, STS-133, in 2011 — all the while ...
The Blue Ghost lunar lander, operated by Firefly Aerospace from Texas, became the first commercial spacecraft to image an ...
during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. Copernicus Crater: This image taken by NASA's Lunar Orbiter II shows the floor of the Copernicus crater ...
Lunar Orbiter 2 and Apollo 16 both imaged the Ranger 8 impact site at relatively low resolution in 1966 and 1972, respectively. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged the crash site in greater ...
A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon with a drill, drone and rovers for NASA and other customers Thursday, ...
The IM-2 lander is believed to have reached the moon's south pole region, but its precise position and location are unclear.
Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is communicating but may not be upright. It is unclear how that might impact the ...
Apollo 13 launched on April 11 ... The shuttle was built with a revolutionary idea: reusable orbiter, solid rocket boosters, and external fuel tank. The ceramic tile heat shield was probably ...