NASA is about to send people to the moon — in a spacecraft not everyone thinks is safe to fly

As the four-person crew of Artemis II prepares to launch on a historic mission around the moon as soon as February, some experts are worried about the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield.
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Experts Warn That There’s Something Wrong With the Moon Rocket NASA Is About to Launch With Astronauts Aboard

"What they’re talking about doing is crazy." The post Experts Warn That There’s Something Wrong With the Moon Rocket NASA Is About to Launch With Astronauts Aboard appeared first on Futurism.
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Will NASA be able to restore communication with MAVEN Mars orbiter?

NASA lost contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter in December 2025 after more than a decade of operation. A solar conjunction, where Mars and Earth are on opposite sides of the sun, has temporarily blocked all communication. Data suggests the spacecraft may be ...
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NASA dismisses talk about comet 3I/ATLAS being an alien spacecraft

WASHINGTON >> NASA released fresh images today of the interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS that astronomers have determined is a comet likely older than our solar system, as U.S. space agency officials dismissed speculation that it is an alien spacecraft.
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Astronauts Give Crucial Clue About NASA’s Emergency Space Evacuation

A particular piece of equipment "came in super handy." The post Astronauts Give Crucial Clue About NASA’s Emergency Space Evacuation appeared first on Futurism.
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5 things to know about NASA’s likely new boss

Jared Isaacman is getting another chance to lead the space agency after President Donald Trump changed his mind about the Elon Musk ally. Jared Isaacman is set to appear before Congress again on Wednesday, and this time the president’s pick to run NASA ...
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A plan written by Trump’s NASA pick was leaked. Here’s what to know about ‘Project Athena’

(CNN) — A 62-page document written by President Donald Trump’s on-again-off-again pick to run NASA, billionaire Jared Isaacman, outlines a sweeping, ambitious, and at times controversial plan for the space agency. While Isaacman has publicly ...
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NASA plans 2 January spacewalks at ISS. Here's what to know, how to watch

A spacewalk, often called extra-vehicular activity in space industry parlance, refers to any activity an astronaut undertakes outside of a space station or spacecraft. The upcoming spacewalk is the first of two planned for January at the International ...
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NASA has lost thousands of workers. Here’s what that means for science.

For 13 consecutive years, NASA has been named the “Best Place to Work in the Federal Government” among large agencies. But since the Trump administration took over and proposed deep budget cuts, there has been an exodus from the agency — with many of ...