NASA has plans to launch the first deep space station for humans to live long-term. Is it a necessary step to Mars?

Planned missions include: Lunar Gateway: a small space station that will orbit the moon and be a staging area for manned missions to the surface and to other parts of the solar system. Artemis 2 ...

Of course, the Mars mission would be easier if the gateway was already present at the moon. The timelines involved here are important. SpaceX states that it will send five uncrewed Starships to ...

It means Lunar Outpost has been tasked with designing and building a rover that could take part in the Artemis missions ... be added to the orbital Lunar Gateway space station.

March 2 after roughly 45 days orbiting both Earth and the moon itself. The lengthy orbital period will enable mission operators to conduct regular health checks, calibrate the propulsion system ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center carrying Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 to the moon for NASA. The lander, dubbed "Blue Ghost," hitched a ride on Jan. 15 aboard a ...