Tag: NASA

Splashdown: Artemis II astronauts safely back on Earth

Posted on   |  by Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman
The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew streaked through Earth’s atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday evening (US time) after nearly 10 days...

NASA launches first crewed lunar mission in half a century

Posted on   |  by Joey Roulette
Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT) on NASA’s Artemis II mission, a high-stakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks the United States’ boldest step...

Artemis astronauts enter final prep for Moon mission

Posted on   |  by Joey Roulette
The four astronauts selected for NASA’s Artemis II mission arrived in Florida on Friday, entering the final phase of preparations for the first crewed journey toward the Moon in...

The ANU spin-out transforming precision measurement

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
Research into precision measurement technologies at the Australian National University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been successfully spun out and is now being used by the likes of...

NASA confirms moon ride for Aussie lunar Roo-ver

Posted on   |  by David McClure
The US space agency NASA has confirmed that the Australian designed and build lunar rover known as ‘Roo-ver’ will hitch a ride to the moon through its Commercial Lunar...

Trump orders easing of commercial spaceflight regulations

Posted on   |  by Jasper Ward, Ismail Shakil and Steve Gorman
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to streamline federal regulation governing commercial rocket launches, a move that would benefit Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other private...