Italian ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will be the first European to join NASA's Artemis III mission, set to launch in 2027, aiming to return humans to the Moon. He highlights the mission's complexity and the strong EU-US partnership in space exploration.
Space industry experts discussed the catastrophic failure of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket and its potential delay for NASA's Artemis IV Moon mission. The 9x4 variant, needed for human landings, faces significant development hurdles.
Prada has partnered with Axiom Space to design new astronaut suits, the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) and the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU), for NASA's Artemis missions. These suits feature advanced knitting and manufacturing for improved cooling, pressurization, and protection against the lunar environment, aiming for enhanced astronaut safety and performance.
German astronauts Alexander Gerst and Matthias Maurer are confident they will reach the Moon on future Artemis missions, despite not being selected for Artemis 3. ESA Director Josef Aschbacher confirmed discussions with NASA for upcoming lunar missions.
German astronauts Alexander Gerst and Matthias Maurer are confident they will reach the moon on future Artemis missions, despite not being selected for Artemis 3. They view the exclusion as positive for Europe's space program.
Blue Origin's New Glenn launchpad exploded on May 28, casting doubt on its role in NASA's upcoming moon missions. While NASA's administrator suggests repairs could take years, Blue Origin's CEO is confident of a return to flight this year, aiming to launch satellites for Amazon and support NASA's Artemis program.
SpaceX launched its most powerful Starship rocket yet on a test flight from Texas, carrying mock satellites. This upgraded version is crucial for NASA's Artemis program to land astronauts on the moon, with a potential landing as early as 2028.
The successful conclusion of the Artemis II mission marks a return to deep space, but NASA now faces significant challenges in developing lunar landers, spacesuits, and refining spacecraft systems for the more complex Artemis III and IV missions.
