NASA assessment suggests potential additional delays for Artemis 3 lunar lander
03 Jul
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NASA assessment suggests potential additional delays for Artemis 3 lunar lander

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NASA Space Technology SpaceX Starship on the Moon Credit: SpaceXWASHINGTON — As NASA pushes ahead with a crewed lunar landing on the Artemis 3 mission in September 2026, the agency’s own analysis estimates a nearly one-in-three chance the lander will be at least a year and a half late.That assessment came from a confirmation review for the Human Landing System (HLS) Initial Capability project, which is supporting the development of SpaceX’s Starship lunar lander that will be used on Artemis 3. The confirmation review, known in agency parlance as Key Decision Point (KDP) C, sets cost and schedule commitments for NASA projects.The confirmation review, which took place in December 2023, set a schedule baseline of February 2028 for that project at a 70% joint confidence level. That means there is a 70% chance that Starship...
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Webinar Replay – Race to the Moon
03 Jul
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Webinar Replay – Race to the Moon

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NASA Space Technology Posted inNewsJoin our expert panelists as they dive into the growing race for moon resources. With nations and companies now vying for water, metals, and minerals across the lunar surface, will NASA’s commercial strategy prove effective? And can countries coexist in this new frontier?Webinar IntroductionPanelistsMike GoldChief Growth OfficerRewireYao SongCo-CEO, Co-founderOrienspaceBlaine CurcioFounderOrbital GatewayConsultingNamrata GoswamiAuthor, Professor, FounderPete WordenExecutive DirectorBreakthrough StarshotModeratorDavid AriostoHostSpaceNewsRelated
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Volunteer Crew to Exit NASA’s Simulated Mars Habitat After 378 Days
03 Jul
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Volunteer Crew to Exit NASA’s Simulated Mars Habitat After 378 Days

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NASA Space Technology Abbey A. DonaldsonJul 02, 2024The four volunteers who have been living and working inside NASA’s first simulated yearlong Mars habitat mission are set to exit their ground-based home on Saturday, July 6. NASA will provide live coverage of the crew’s exit from the habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston at 5 p.m. EDT.NASA will stream the activity, which will include a short welcome ceremony, onNASA+, NASA Televisionthe NASA appthe agency’s websiteand NASA Johnson’s X and Facebook accounts. Learn how to stream NASA TV through a variety of platforms, including social media.The first Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) mission began in the 3D printed habitat on June 25, 2023, with crew members Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell, and Nathan Jones. For more than a year, the crew simulated...
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