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NASA’s moon mission is about to make history, but there’s one last test standing in the way

NASA has launched a two-day countdown rehearsal for its next lunar mission, aiming to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time since 1972. With fueling scheduled and the rocket on the launch ...

NASA is sending its first Black and first female astronauts to the moon

NASA is sending the first Black and first female astronauts to the moon in an upcoming launch, marking the first journey to ...

NASA to resume supersonic aircraft tests. Here's what to know

NASA's experimental supersonic X-59 jet designed to travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight from California.
BGR

NASA's Artemis II Rocket Is Making A Slow And Steady Trek Before Take Off

NASA is getting ready to send astronauts beyond Earth's orbit for the first time in decades. On track to launch its Artemis II mission as early as February, NASA will spend the next month preparing to ...
BellaNaija

Meet Wendy Okolo: the Nigerian Woman Making Aircraft and Spacecraft Safer for All of Us

Dr Wendy Okolo made history at 26 as the first Black woman to obtain a PhD in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington, and today she is an aerospace engineering researcher at ...
Ars Technica

NASA seeks a “warm backup” option as key decision on lunar rover nears

At issue is the agency’s “Lunar Terrain Vehicle” (LTV) contract. In April 2024, the space agency awarded a few tens of millions of dollars to three companies—Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and ...