Amy Shira Teitel says past Moon missions delivered a clear purpose and impact, while Artemis II lacks clarity, ...

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Soon, four astronauts will launch on a mission to the vicinity of the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. The mission, called Artemis II, is the second mission — and first crewed mission — of ...

Even if Artemis II succeeds, significant challenges threaten Artemis III ...

In 1961, during the height of the Cold War with the Soviet Union and in an address to a joint session of Congress, President John F. Kennedy challenged the country to land a person on the moon by the ...

The Space Launch System started development in the early 2010s as a replacement vehicle for the Ares rocket, which was meant to be used with the Orion capsule in the Constellation program. The SLS ...

The nation’s goal of getting back to the moon before China could be threatened if President Trump follows through on his plans to sunset the rocket and spacecraft of NASA’s Artemis program, according ...

SLS (Space Launch System) uses a 50 year old rocket engine design that now costs $145 million each (not including labor and testing) which is over 300 times more expensive than the more powerful ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) While its first launch opportunity is on Feb. 8., a rocket launch is always at the ...