Lunar Landing

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Test Like You Fly! Precision Testing for Lunar Landings

Test Like You FlyAchieving a safe and precise landing on the Moon not only requires advanced software and sensors, but also rigorous testing that reflects real conditions the lander will face. We employ a “test like you fly” approach to verify every critical aspect of our Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) system for descent and landing. Every component, from sensors…

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NASA Engineers Simulate Lunar Lighting for Artemis III Moon Landing

Better understanding the lunar lighting environment will help NASA prepare astronauts for the harsh environment Artemis III Moonwalkers will experience on their mission. NASA’s Artemis III mission will build on earlier test flights and add new capabilities with the human landing system and advanced spacesuits to send the first astronauts to explore the lunar South Pole and prepare humanity to go to…

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55 Years Ago: Apollo 12 Makes a Pinpoint Landing on the Moon

In November 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Richard F. Gordon, and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Alan L. Bean completed the second crewed lunar landing mission. Conrad and Bean achieved a pinpoint landing in the Ocean of Storms within walking distance of the Surveyor 3 spacecraft that landed there in April 1967. While Gordon conducted science from lunar…

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NASA Publishes Artemis Plan to Land First Woman, Next Man on Moon in 2024

Following a series of critical contract awards and hardware milestones, NASA has shared an update on its Artemis program, including the latest Phase 1 plans to land the first woman and the next man on the surface of the Moon in 2024. In the 18 months since NASA accepted a bold challenge to accelerate its exploration plans by more than four years…

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NASA Announces US Industry Partnerships to Advance Moon, Mars Technology

As NASA prepares to land humans on the Moon by 2024 with the Artemis program, commercial companies are developing new technologies, working toward space ventures of their own, and looking to NASA for assistance. NASA has selected 12 U.S. companies for 19 partnerships to mature industry-developed space technologies and help maintain American leadership in space. NASA centers will partner with the companies, which…

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Neil Armstrong becomes the first Human to step foot on the surface of the moon

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NASA Selects First Commercial Moon Landing Services for Artemis Program

NASA has selected three commercial Moon landing service providers that will deliver science and technology payloads under Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) as part of the Artemis program. Each commercial lander will carry NASA-provided payloads that will conduct science investigations and demonstrate advanced technologies on the lunar surface, paving the way for NASA astronauts to land on the lunar surface by 2024.…

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NASA Moon 2024 Budget Amendment Available, Media Teleconference Today

NASA leaders, including Administrator Jim Bridenstine, will host a media teleconference today, Monday, May 13 to discuss how a new budget amendment for the fiscal year 2020 proposal will help NASA’s plan to land astronauts on the Moon by 2024. The media teleconference at 7 p.m. EDT will discuss details of the budget amendment. To participate, media must contact Katherine…

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NASA Administrator Statement on Return to Moon in Next Five Years

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Tuesday’s announcement by Vice President Mike Pence, at the fifth meeting of the National Space Council, about putting American astronauts back on the Moon in the next five years: “Today, I joined leaders from across the country as Vice President Mike Pence chaired the fifth meeting of the National…

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NASA Statement on National Space Council Policy for Future American Leadership in Space

Video: Complete National Space Council Meeting The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot about the results from the first meeting of the National Space Council on Thursday: “It was my pleasure today to attend the first meeting of the new National Space Council. The council includes government leaders from civil and military space, and the group…