SpaceX reveals next Starship launch date
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With Blue Origin's mockup now assembled at JSC, astronauts can now seamlessly transition from training inside Orion to training in Blue Moon as they prepare for the Artemis missions ahead. The next mission, Artemis 3, is dependent on at least one lunar lander being ready to fly before the mission can launch.
A full-scale mock-up of Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 crew lander has arrived at NASA's Johnson Space Center to support Artemis training and testing.
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NASA’s Artemis III to rehearse Orion spacecraft docking with SpaceX lunar landers
NASA is overhauling its lunar exploration timeline with a new Earth-orbit mission that will
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Will SpaceX's Starship or Blue Origin's Blue Moon be ready for an Artemis moon landing in 2028?
After Artemis 2, NASA's moon return hinges on two unproven commercial landers, each of which faces major technical and timeline challenges.
An independent astronomer predicts a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's upper stage will crash into the moon on Aug. 5, 2026, after orbiting Earth for a year.
Blue Origin is testing its Blue Moon lunar lander for an uncrewed mission to the moon's south pole, which could happen in 2026.
SpaceX’s debut launch of Starship V3, and its suite of advanced upgrades, could make or break its lunar landing aspirations.
SpaceX is due to launch its Starship megarocket for the first time in months in what could be the most critical test of the vehicle yet from Texas.