Astronauts complete practice countdown for upcoming trip around the moon

Such "countdown demonstration tests" have traditionally taken place shortly before launch with the rocket and crew ship ...

Orion Capsule’s Lunar Flyby: A Precursor To Lofting Astronauts To Mars

The world’s most advanced deep-space capsule, the Orion, is set to speed astronauts around the Moon, a trek that could ...

Trump’s Plan To Put Americans Back On Moon: What We Know

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order formalizing a new U.S. space policy that sets the goal of landing Americans on the moon by 2028 and beginning to establish a "permanent lunar ...

Inside Mongolia’s 'Mars camp': The extreme adventure that wants to turn tourists into astronauts

Humans can’t go on vacation to Mars yet — but they can go to Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, where MARS-V is developing a new ...

Perseverance Mars rover ready to roll for miles in years ahead

After nearly five years on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover has traveled almost 25 miles (40 kilometers), and the mission team has been busy testing the rover's durability and gathering new science ...