Artemis

Space

After a night of uncertainty, NASA's Artemis moon rocket takes to the skies

WMFE Staff

NASA's Artemis moon rocket has finally launched after months of setbacks, from fuel leaks to hurricanes. If successful, the mission signals a big step toward returning humans to the moon.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket and the Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida 11/15/22. Photo: Brandon Moser

NASA's Artemis moon rocket is hours from launch. Will it finally fly?

WMFE Staff

The space agency has been trying for months to send its giant moon rocket on its first test flight. The goal is to send a crew capsule, with no astronauts on board, around the moon and back.

Space

NASA eyes late September for its next attempt to launch the Artemis moon mission

WMFE Staff

During a press conference on Thursday, space agency officials said they were eyeing Sept. 23 or Sept. 27 as possible dates for the launch.

Illustration of of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander on the lunar surface. The lander will carry a suite of 10 science investigations and technology demonstrations to the Moon in 2023 as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.Credits: Firefly Aerospace

NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace to Conduct Commercial Moon Missions in 2023

Radio Intern

Firefly Aerospace out of Cedar Park, Texas was recently awarded a $93.3 million dollar contract by NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program to deliver a suite of ten payloads to the lunar surface in mid-2023.