Get the latest tech news

NASA Postpones Plans To Send Humans To Moon


NASA has postponed its plans to send humans to the moon after delays hit its hugely ambitious Artemis programme, which aims to get spaceboots bouncing again on the lunar surface for the first time in half a century. From a report: The US space agency has announced the Artemis III mission to land fou...

NASA has postponed its plans to send humans to the moon after delays hit its hugely ambitious Artemis programme, which aims to get spaceboots bouncing again on the lunar surface for the first time in half a century. NASA said the delays would allow its teams to work through development challenges associated with the programme, which partners with private companies including Elon Musk's SpaceX and Lockheed Martin and uses some largely untested spacecraft and technology. Its ultimate plans are to send people to Mars, but it has decided to return to the moon first to learn more about deep space before embarking on what would be a months-long voyage to the red planet.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Slashdot

Read more on:

Photo of Moon

Moon

Photo of NASA

NASA

Photo of Humans

Humans

Related news:

News photo

NASA Selects a Wild Plan to "Swarm" Proxima Centauri With Thousands of Tiny Probes

News photo

Why Humans Are Putting a Bunch of ‘Coal’ and ‘Oil’ Back in the Ground

News photo

China Says Its Moon Mission Is on Track as NASA Suffers Setbacks