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Orion capsule back after 25.5-day mission

Caroline Brehman, EPA-EFE/Pool
Posted at Dec 12 09:32 AM

NASA’s Orion capsule heads towards the Pacific ocean as it parachutes down, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico on Sunday. Read more »

NASA's Orion spaceship slingshots around Moon, heads for home

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 06 06:28 AM

NASA's Orion spaceship made a close pass of the Moon and used a gravity assist to whip itself back towards Earth on Monday, marking the start of the return journey for the Artemis-1 mission. Read more »

NASA Moon mission 'exceeding' expectations

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 09:58 PM

On the third day after lifting off from Florida bound for the Moon, the Orion spacecraft is "exceeding performance expectations," NASA officials said on Friday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 16, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 11:37 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Mega Moon rocket lifts off

Jim Watson, AFP
Posted at Nov 16 03:24 PM

NASA's Artemis 1 mission is a 25-and-a-half day voyage beyond the far side of the Moon and back. The meticulously choreographed uncrewed flight should yield spectacular images as well as valuable scientific data. Read more »

NASA launches new mega rocket on maiden flight to Moon

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 16 04:20 PM

NASA has launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon. Read more »

Final preparations underway for NASA's Moon rocket launch

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 15 06:21 AM

The Artemis 1 mission represents the first step in the US space agency's plan to build a lasting presence on the Moon. Read more »

NASA's Moon mission pushed back, again

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 13 11:19 AM

NASA is now targeting Sept. 27 as the earliest possible launch date for its Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, the agency said in a blog post. Read more »

For the sake of science? Why go back to the Moon

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 01:30 PM

NASA wants to develop a sustainable human presence on the Moon. The goal? To better understand how to prepare for a multi-year round trip to Mars. Read more »

NASA will not try new Moon rocket launch attempt in coming days

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 08:24 AM

After scrapping a second attempt to get its new 30-story rocket off the ground due to a fuel leak, NASA announced on Saturday it will not try again during its current window of opportunity, which ends early next week. Read more »

New launch attempt set for NASA Moon rocket

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 11:31 AM

NASA will make a second attempt to launch its powerful new Moon rocket after scrubbing a test flight earlier in the week. Read more »

NASA calls off Monday launch of Moon rocket

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 09:56 PM

NASA called off the test flight on Monday of its largest-ever Moon rocket because of a temperature issue with one of the four giant engines. Read more »

NASA shoots for the Moon, on its way to Mars

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 29 10:44 AM

NASA's most powerful rocket yet is set to blast off Monday on the maiden voyage of a mission to take humans back to the Moon, and eventually to Mars. Read more »

Tourists flock to Florida for Moon rocket launch

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 01:32 PM

Seeing a rocket blast off to the Moon is 'a once-in-a-lifetime thing to experience,' says Joanne Bostandji. Read more »

All systems go: NASA prepares return to Moon

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 15 10:45 AM

The Artemis 1 is set to take off later this month -- the first time a capsule that can carry humans will be sent to the Moon since the last Apollo mission in 1972. Read more »

NASA rolls out its mega Moon rocket

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 06:39 AM

NASA's massive new rocket is poised to make its first journey to a launchpad on Thursday. Read more »

NASA's latest astronaut trainees are already dreaming of the Moon

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 10:32 AM

NASA announced its 10 latest trainee astronauts, who include a firefighter turned Harvard professor, a former member of the national cycle team, and a pilot. Read more »

NASA moon mission forecast in 2026: US watchdog

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 16 06:36 AM

A U.S. government watchdog on Monday said NASA failed to accurately estimate the cost of returning astronauts to the moon. Read more »

ARTA launches online resources for startups

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 08:45 PM

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) launched Monday the first phase of an online platform featuring all regulations related to opening a business. Read more »

NASA chooses SpaceX to take humans back to Moon

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 17 09:30 AM

NASA has selected SpaceX to land the first astronauts on the surface of the Moon since 1972, the agency said Friday, in a huge victory for Elon Musk's company.   Read more »