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Artemis II Completes Historic Translunar Injection, Crew Begins Journey to the Moon

Sam Greenwood

Following a successful launch of the Space Launch System on April 1, 2026, the Artemis II crew has officially left Earth orbit—marking the first time humans have journeyed toward the moon in over 50 years. Despite minor technical hurdles involving ground communications and “off-nominal” hardware issues, the Orion spacecraft is currently on a precise trajectory toward the lunar far side after a successful five-minute and 50-second Translunar Injection burn. Continue reading Artemis II Completes Historic Translunar Injection, Crew Begins Journey to the Moon

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NASA Shifts Focus to Lunar Surface as “Ignition” Strategy Pauses Gateway

Sam Greenwood

NASA has unveiled a sweeping realignment of its exploration goals, pivoting toward an aggressive lunar surface-first strategy. The “Ignition” strategy, detailed in a series of leadership briefings, shifts the focus away from the planned Gateway orbital outpost and toward high-cadence … Continue reading NASA Shifts Focus to Lunar Surface as “Ignition” Strategy Pauses Gateway

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Cassini’s Grand Finale

Sam Greenwood

NASA’s Cassini probe will soon be ending its long and historic mission. Over the years, the probe has made many groundbreaking discoveries, including: The probe will begin its final descent following its last flyby of Titan on April 22nd. Cassini will then start a series of orbital maneuvers, with its first dive into the gap between Saturn and its rings occurring on April 26th. Finally, the probe will make its ultimate plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere on September 15th. Resources: Continue reading Cassini’s Grand Finale

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Another Falcon Has Landed – The Tech News Source

Sam Greenwood

Earlier this morning SpaceX successfully launched their Falcon-9 with the EchoStar satelite into low-earth orbit. I can’t say they successfully landed because they didn’t attempt.  The EchoStar satelite that was launched is going to be used for communications and will last according to SpaceX will last about 20 years. Continue reading Another Falcon Has Landed – The Tech News Source