Washington, April 3 (IANS) A US Congressman introduced legislation directing NASA to establish the first elements of a permanent lunar outpost by 2030, asserting that the move is critical to sustaining American leadership in space amid rising competition from China.Congressman Keith Self unveiled the bill a day after the Artemis II mission lifted off, marking the first crewed flight to lunar orbit in over five decades. The proposal seeks to amend existing US space law and sets a deadline of Dece…
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New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) NASA astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission are carrying their personal iPhones into deep space for the first time, a shift in how the US space agency equips its crews for human spaceflight beyond Earth’s orbit.The four-member crew — Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen of the space agency — lifted off aboard the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Cen…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) The United States has launched its first crewed mission around the Moon in more than 50 years, with President Donald Trump and senior lawmakers hailing Artemis II as a milestone in a renewed global space race.“Let me begin by congratulating the team at NASA and our brave astronauts on the successful launch of Artemis II; it was quite something,” Trump said at the top of his address to the nation on Iran on Wednesday night (local time), as he called the mission “a…
Washington, April 1 (IANS) NASA is set to launch four astronauts on a landmark mission around the moon on Wednesday evening, marking the first human journey beyond low Earth orbit in more than 50 years. The Artemis II mission, with a launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. ET from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, will send the crew on an approximately 10-day trip around the moon and back.The flight is being billed as the highest-stakes mission for NASA in decades and a critical step toward retu…
New York, April 1 (IANS) More than half-a-century after mankind’s sojourn to the moon, four astronauts are planned to take off Wednesday on a voyage that will take them around the celestial body in preparation for journeys beyond, deep into space.“Fifty-three years ago, humanity left the moon and did not return. Now we go back”, declared NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya, clearing the mission.NASA’s Artemis II rocket with the Orion spacecraft with four astronauts is set to lift…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has completed final preparations for the launch of its ‘Artemis II’ mission — which is scheduled to lift off as early as April 1 from the Kennedy Space Center.According to NASA, the mission will mark the first crewed flight under its Artemis programme, sending four astronauts on an approximately 10-day journey around the Moon.Artemis II will also be the first time humans travel beyond low-Earth orbit since th…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Actress Sonam Bajwa offered a glimpse into her quieter, reflective side as she shared her enduring fascination with the moon, pairing the moment with the soulful track “Jaiye Sajana” by Satinder Sartaaj and Jasmine Sandlas. Taking to her Instagram stories, Sonam posted a serene moment under the night sky, revealing that she has always been “forever obsessed with the moon.”Adding to the mood, she paired the post with the soulful track ‘Jaiye Sajana’ by Satinder…
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) NASA has announced that it is targeting March 6 for the launch of its upcoming crewed lunar mission, following the successful completion of a critical wet dress rehearsal and the resolution of fuel leaks that had been detected during earlier testing.The wet dress rehearsal — a comprehensive countdown simulation involving the loading of super-chilled propellants into the rocket — was carried out successfully this week.During the initial attempt, engineers discovered hy…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday said he is aiming to build a self-growing city on Moon in less than 10 years, followed by human presence on Mars in about 20 years.According to the world’s richest man, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, “as we can potentially achieve that in less than 10 years, whereas Mars would take 20+ years”.In a post on his X social media platform, Musk said the mission of SpaceX remains the sa…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) NASA has postponed the ambitious Artemis II mission to the Moon to March after detecting a hydrogen leak during a key fuelling test.The mission to launch a team of four astronauts on a journey around the Moon from Kennedy Space Center in Florida was initially targetted for February 6. It was later delayed to February 8 due to cold weather conditions with winds moving through Florida. “With the conclusion of the wet dress rehearsal today, we are moving off the February l…