NASA's recent suggestion of sidelining SpaceX for its moon-landing plans has sparked a flurry of alternative proposals. With competitive pressure mounting from China, the space agency is evaluating options to expedite its Artemis III mission.
NASA is seeking alternatives for its lunar lander as SpaceX faces delays. Acting Administrator Sean Duffy announces open bidding for new contracts to ensure a moon landing by 2029, amidst competition with China.
NASA safety advisers express doubts about SpaceX's Starship lunar lander readiness for the Artemis 3 mission, predicting potential delays that could jeopardize the 2027 moon landing.
After overcoming three failures, SpaceX successfully launched its Super Heavy-Starship, igniting the race for a 2027 moon landing. Can they beat China to the lunar surface?
SpaceX has postponed Starship's tenth mission due to a last-minute issue at the launch site, causing further delays in its ambitious plans for space exploration and crewed moon landings.
Aerospace enthusiasts gather in Texas for the highly anticipated test flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket. Will weather cooperate for this monumental launch?
China's space program is making significant strides towards landing astronauts on the Moon by 2030, potentially beating NASA in this new space race. With successful tests of their lunar lander and rocket, analysts suggest the implications for global power dynamics could be monumental.
Jim Lovell, the iconic Apollo 13 commander and pioneering astronaut, has passed away at 97. His life and missions inspired generations, turning challenges into triumphs and leaving a lasting legacy in space exploration.
China is pushing ahead in its lunar ambitions, successfully testing the Mengzhou spacecraft's escape system, a pivotal move to send taikonauts to the moon. With NASA's Artemis program facing uncertainty, could China take the lead in space exploration?
In a disappointing turn of events, Japan's ispace announced that its Resilience lander crashed while attempting the country's first commercial lunar landing, marking its second consecutive failure. The mission lost contact just before landing due to a malfunction in its distance-measuring device.