Artemis plan

Artemis II crew members who will orbit the Moon: NASA's Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Photo: NASA

Randy “Comrade” Bresnik of NASA presented at the Ilan Ramon conference: This is how the Artemis program returns humanity to the moon

At the 21st Ilan Ramon International Space Conference, a NASA astronaut described Artemis II as the first manned step around the moon, and Gateway as the interim station for the era after the International Space Station.
Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Gila Gamliel at the 21st Ilan Ramon Space Conference, January 28, 2026. Screenshot from a video by the Ministry of Science

Minister Gamliel at the Ramon Conference: A decade-long agreement with NASA, a space laboratory in Mitzpe Ramon, and an Israeli astronaut

At the opening of the 21st Ramon Conference at Tel Aviv University, the Minister of Innovation presented a vision for the coming decade: cooperation with NASA until 2035, promotion of the first Israeli female astronaut, and the establishment of “Access to Space” in Mitzpe Ramon with an investment
A perfect cosmic circle captured by Webb shows a distant spiral galaxy twisted around a closer elliptical galaxy. This Einstein ring provides a glimpse into the warped nature of spacetime. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G.

2025 in Space Summary: Hints of Life, a Commercial Moon, and a Sharper Look at the Risks

Webb reignited the debate about signs of life on distant planets, the Moon advanced thanks to commercial missions, and Earth's orbit reminded us how crowded and fragile it is – with launches, a nearby asteroid, and preparations
Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt samples a rock at Station 7, at the foot of the North Mountain in the Taros-Littrow Valley. The large rock was dislodged by a powerful moonquake about 28.5 million years ago, likely the result of activity on the Lee-Lincoln Fault. Credit: NASA/JSC/ASU

Moonquakes could threaten future manned missions and infrastructure

New study reveals that moderate-intensity tremors associated with the Lee-Lincoln fault in the Taros-Lytaro Valley could endanger permanent bases as part of the Artemis program
An artistic rendering of NASA's next-generation lunar rover on the surface of the moon. Credit: NASA

NASA's new lunar rover will search for ice, measure minerals, and reveal what lies beneath the surface

Three scientific instruments will reveal water and minerals, enabling a deeper understanding of the Moon ahead of humans' return to it as part of the Artemis program
SuperLimbs. Photography: Erik Ballesteros and Harry Asada

"Nahum Takum"-style robotic legs may help astronauts on the moon get up from falls

New MIT system called SuperLimbs may help astronauts conserve energy and extend missions on the moon
Spacecraft satellites and space debris in orbit around the Earth. Illustration: depositphotos.com

New algorithms will make it possible to increase the warning before a dangerous collision in space and at sea

The space between the Earth and the Moon is going to become extremely crowded during the next 10 years. With NASA's planned missions in the Artemis program and other countries participating in the space race in this region, there is a lot of interest
Astronaut Kate Robbins looks at a geological sample she collected during a simulated moonwalk. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

Michael Jackson in Arizona caves - NASA is rehearsing for moon walks

During NASA's Operation Artemis, astronauts will tour the moon. To prepare for this, the space agency is conducting a weeklong field experiment in the lunar-like landscape of the San Francisco Volcanic Field near Flagstaff, Arizona, to
Artemis II crew members (from left) CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Reid Weisman, exit the astronaut crew quarters in the Neil Armstrong Building to the Artemis crew transport facilities, before traveling to Launch Pad 39B As part of the Integrated Ground Systems Experiment at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Wednesday, September 20, to test the crew's schedule on launch day. Now they will have to wait another year for the actual flight. NASA photo

The moon will have to wait another year

NASA postpones the Artemis 2 and 3 missions by a year to 2025 and 2026 respectively. The reason: repeated failures. One of them occurred this week - the fuel leak from the lunar lander intended for Peregrine
Lunar lander Peregrine inside the upper stage of the Vulcan launcher. Simulation during the launch according to real data. NASA photo

The Peregrine lunar lander was launched - the first private lander and also the first American landing since Apollo

The Peregrine lander is carrying a variety of scientific instruments to study the radiation and soil composition on the moon, along with an unusual payload that includes a small rover, a bitcoin coin, and the ashes and DNA of several celebrities - including
Astronaut on the moon. Image: NASA

The astronauts are returning to the moon, but they will not repeat the Apollo missions

using the same main engines and solid rocket booster technology that powered the space shuttle. The space agency has made many improvements, and learned the hard-earned lessons from past disasters. SLS and Orion represent evolution
The crew of NASA's Artemis 2 mission (left to right): NASA astronauts Christina Hemock Cook, Reed Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover and Canadian space agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Credit: NASA

NASA has announced the four astronauts who will orbit the moon on the Artemis 2 mission, for the first time since Apollo

Among the four are Victor Glover who spent six months on the International Space Station, but at NASA for some reason they emphasize the color of his light, as well as Christina Hemock Cook - the first woman to fly to the lunar orbit
Artist's impression of the Moon Gate, a habitat, refueling and research center for astronauts exploring the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Credit: NASA/Alberto Bertolin

what time is it on the moon Researchers suggest applying the time zone method to the moon as well

what time is it on the moon Researchers suggest accommodating the time zone system on the moon as well
The SLS launcher with the Artemis 1 spacecraft on it was due to launch at the original launch on August 29, 2022. The launch was delayed due to a hydrogen leak from one of the engines. Photo PR, NASA

Artemis 1 launch canceled again due to hydrogen leak (live broadcast)

After the launch was postponed due to a malfunction in one of the engines, NASA engineers made a series of repairs * Duration of the launch window: XNUMX hours
This artist impression shows an aerial view of the liftoff of a NASA Space Launch System rocket. This Block 1 crew configuration of the rocket will send the first three Artemis missions to the moon. Credit: NASA/MSFC

Final preparations for the launch of the Artemis 1 SLS lunar launcher for launch at the end of the month

NASA's target launch date is now August 29th at 08:33 EST in a two-hour time window. If there is a successful launch on August 29th the mission will last approximately 42 days -
A rendering of the new spacesuit that NASA is designing for the Artemis astronauts. The suit is called the xEMU, or Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit. Credit: NASA

There is enough oxygen on the moon's surface to support billions of people living there

Current estimates indicate that the upper ten meters of the moon's surface contain enough elemental oxygen to create enough O2 for every person on Earth for the next hundred thousand years - more than enough for colonization
Future astronauts on the moon under the Artemis program. Image: NASA

Project Artemis and the return to the Moon: NASA's plans