Here’s How Elon Musk’s Giant Moon Cannon Would Actually Work

The lunar mass driver—essentially a cannon that uses magnetic power to accelerate an object—is a key component to launch the million satellites Musk wants to put in orbit around the Earth. But Musk ...
NBC Los Angeles

NASA delays astronaut moon mission again after new rocket problem

In the latest setback to return astronauts to the moon, NASA delayed the highly anticipated flight yet again after a new ...
Houston Public Media

NASA finds critical issue with Artemis II rocket, ‘almost assuredly’ delaying launch again

Hours after holding what the space agency called a successful dress rehearsal, NASA found interrupted helium flow into the ...

NASA says it needs to haul the Artemis II rocket back to the hangar for repairs

The helium system on the SLS upper stage —officially known as the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS)—performed well ...
The Impartial Reporter

Launch date set to be pushed back after Nasa’s Moon rocket hit by new problem

Nasa’s new Moon rocket has suffered another setback which looks likely to push back the date for a first lunar trip by astronauts in decades. The space agency revealed the latest problem just one day ...

Rocket Report: Chinese launch firm raises big money; Falcon 9 back to the Bahamas

Welcome to Edition 8.30 of the Rocket Report! As I write this week’s edition, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is undergoing ...

NASA conducts second rocket fueling test that will decide when Artemis astronauts head to the moon

Isaacman reiterated the need for safety midway through Thursday's fueling test, as he released a scathing report on Boeing's Starliner capsule program that left two astronauts stuck for months aboard ...
SpaceNews

Japan’s ispace warns of delays in new lunar lander engine

Japanese lunar company ispace said work on a new engine for its lunar landers is facing delays and that it is keeping open ...

The fuel set to propel NASA’s moon crew is notorious for leaking. So why use it?

NASA’s first crewed moon mission in decades is delayed as its engineers grapple with an all-too-familiar rocket problem: hydrogen leaks. Fixing the issue that’s plagued the agency since the Shuttle ...