In this theoretical scenario, there may not be enough propellant to actually slow down and enter a lunar orbit as originally intended. In which case, Orion could simply make a loop around the far ...

Axiom Space, the Houston-based space services company selected by NASA to design, build and furnish the spacesuits for the ...

Axiom Space is building the new spacesuits in a commercial partnership similar to the one between the space agency and SpaceX ...

SpaceX is on the cusp of launching its gigantic Starship megarocket now that a launch rehearsal and static fire ...

Currently, Lockheed Martin is working on an Orion-based lander concept that ... there are living quarters that also have an engine to return to lunar orbit. Unlike other plans which involve ...

WASHINGTON — A lunar lander developed by Japanese company ispace has entered orbit around the moon, setting up a lunar landing attempt by the end of April. Tokyo-based ispace said that its ...

The Artemis-II mission is taking shape as all five major structures of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s core stage have ...

Japan may soon join a very exclusive club as its privately-led Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander went into orbit around the Moon on March 21 at 10:24 JST after completing a controlled main engine ...

A private Japanese lander has made it to the moon. The Hakuto-R spacecraft entered lunar orbit late Monday night (March 20), notching a huge milestone for the Japanese company ispace, which has ...

The Mission 1 Lander performed its first lunar orbit insertion maneuver in accordance with the mission operation plan, at 10:24 (JST), on March 21, 2023, under the direction of ispace engineers at ...

Ispace sees lunar orbit insertion as practice for deploying satellites around the Moon. Credit: ispace After a controlled burn lasting several minutes from its main propulsion system, ispace’s ...