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“SLS Is Unaffordable”: NASA is finally saying the truth

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as preparations for launch continue, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis I flight test is the first integrated test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. Launch of the uncrewed flight test is targeted for Nov. 14 at 12:07 a.m. EST.

In a GAO Report, NASA finally admits fiscal strain on SLS Program, endangering the success of future Artemis Missions to the Moon

Edoardo Giammarino
08/09/2023

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Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) – Explorer of the unknown

LEM on the moon surface during Apollo 14. Credits: Spacefacts

The LEM was a fundamental component of the entire Apollo program, reliable and robust it managed human space exploration throughout the lunar space program

Federico Coppola
05/07/2023

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SLS Intellectual Property Dispute: Boeing Faces Lawsuit

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, built by Boeing, with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, after being rolled out to the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis I mission is the first integrated test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. Launch of the uncrewed flight test is targeted for no earlier than Aug. 29. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Colorado-based Wilson Aerospace files lawsuit against Boeing, accusing theft of its tool for attaching engines to the Space Launch System rocket

Edoardo Giammarino
13/06/2023

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Cost Overruns in NASA’s SLS Booster and Engine Project

A Test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center: engineers fire the RS-25 engine for almost eight-and-a-half minutes and up to the 113% power level during the test. Credits: NASA

NASA's Inspector General finds cost overruns and delays in the SLS booster and engine project, impacting the agency's timeline and budget significantly

Edoardo Giammarino
31/05/2023

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Blue Origin wins NASA Lunar Lander Contract to compete with Starship

A rendering of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander. Credits: Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin secures NASA moon lander contract, positioning itself as a competitor to SpaceX's Starship in the race to the lunar surface

Edoardo Giammarino
19/05/2023

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NASA announced the names of the astronauts selected for Artemis II

Artemis II Crew. Credits: NASA/James Blair

NASA officially announced the astronauts assigned to Artemis II, the mission that will fly around the Moon to confirm all of Orion’s systems operate as designed

Benedetta Facini
04/04/2023

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Axiom Space revealed the new spacesuit for Artemis III

NASA and Axiom Space revealed a prototype of the spacesuits that astronauts will wear on the surface of the Moon during the Artemis III mission

Benedetta Facini
16/03/2023

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Firefly Awarded $112 Million NASA Contract for Payload Delivery to the Far Side of the Moon

Render of Blue Ghost Mission 2, Firefly's Two-Stage Lander selected by NASA. Credits: Firefly Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace was selected by NASA to deliver multiple payloads with its Blue Ghost Spacecraft into Lunar Orbit and on the far side of the Moon in 2026

Edoardo Giammarino
15/03/2023

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ESA had a phenomenal 2022! Let’s see what happened…

Dozens of previously hidden jets and outflows from young stars are revealed in this new image of the Cosmic Cliffs from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). The Cosmic Cliffs, a region at the edge of a gigantic, gaseous cavity within NGC 3324, has long intrigued astronomers as a hotbed for star formation. Many details of star formation in NGC 3324 remain hidden at visible-light wavelengths. Webb is perfectly primed to tease out these long-sought-after details since it can detect jets and outflows seen only in the infrared at high resolution.

2022 has been a phenomenal year for ESA! We’ve seen many records being broken together with a lot of “first times” and today we're gonna talk about all of them.