NASA’s Orion spacecraft completes first water drop test in preparation for Artemis I launch in Nov

NASA conducted its first splash test for the Orion spacecraft in advance of the upcoming Artemis lunar missions. Cameras captured the 11-foot capsule dropping into the ‘hydro impact basin,’ a large tank of water at Langley Research Center’s Landing and Impact Research Facility in Hampton, Virginia.  However, the drop was hardly a long fall -the … Read more

NASA Artemis astronauts set to return to moon in 2024 ‘made of same stuff’ as Neil Armstrong

Astronauts of the Artemis era, heading back to the moon this decade, are ‘made of the same stuff’ as the early Apollo adventurers, says the man who wrote the book on the first human lunar landings. A Man on the Moon was first published in 1994 and tells the story of the real life adventurers … Read more

NASA starts testing new Artemis spacesuits and asks ‘what would you pack for the Moon’?

NASA is testing the spacesuits that will be worm by the first woman and next man to step on the Moon and have asked the public ‘what would you pack for the Moon’? The Artemis spacesuits are being tested underwater by NASA astronauts at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston including planting a flag and … Read more

Artemis finds small US firms set to grow big

ARTEMIS US SMALLER COMPANIES FUND: Fund that finds small American firms set to grow big By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 August 2020 Fund manager Cormac Weldon is confident there is still money to be made from investing in American companies, especially those … Read more

NASA unveils Artemis Accords to govern behavior of nations participating in the 2024 moon mission

NASA has unveiled a series of principles to govern the behavior of countries participating in the 2024 moon mission. Called Artemis Accords, the space agency will require partners to sign the doctrine that focuses on creating a ‘safe and prosperous future’ between nations in a new era for space exploration. The agreement includes 10 basic … Read more

NASA chooses SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics to design human landing systems for Artemis mission

NASA‘s Artemis mission that is set to land the first woman and next man on the moon has just turned into a space race between billionaires. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been chosen to develop human landing systems for the mission set to launch in 2024. Along with the two tech … Read more

Artemis Fowl trailer reveals the movie will skip theaters and head straight to Disney Plus this June

Disney has released a new trailer and poster for Artemis Fowl, which confirms the film will head straight to the Disney Plus streaming service on June 12.  The film, directed by Kenneth Branagh, was originally scheduled to have a theatrical release on August 9, 2019, before it was pushed to May 29, 2020. The studio … Read more