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Artemis 2 Heads for Launch as NASA Recasts the Moon Program Around Surface Operations

Artemis 2 Heads for Launch as NASA Recasts the Moon Program Around Surface Operations

The Artemis 2 crew arrived in Florida ahead of a launch attempt no earlier than April 1, 2026.
The mission will take four astronauts around the Moon on a free-return trajectory.
NASA is pairing the launch with a broader shift toward lunar surface operations.

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 31, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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Study co-author and NASA X-ray scientist, Dr. Scott Eckley, seen loading a Bennu sample into an X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT) machine that was used for the study. (Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz)

Bennu’s Boulder Mystery May Be Explained by Deep Cracks Inside Its Rocks

Returned Bennu samples suggest the asteroid’s low thermal inertia is caused by cracks within surface rocks.
Before OSIRIS-REx arrived, thermal data had led researchers to expect more small rock fragments on the surface.
The findings reinforce the value of sample-return missions for validating remote observations.

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 30, 2026·via universetoday.com

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A man wearing a white spacesuit is accompanied by two people wearing black jumpsuits.

Astronaut Health Risks Are Back in Focus as NASA Prepares for Artemis II

A report says astronaut Michael Fincke experienced a medical episode that left him unable to speak aboard the ISS.
The incident is being framed as a warning about unresolved health risks in human spaceflight.
NASA is preparing for the 10-day Artemis II mission around the moon.

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 30, 2026·via livescience.com

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A solar outburst releases charged particles that travel rapidly out through the Solar System. These solar storms pose hazards for astronauts and satellites in space, and can damage Earth-based communications and other technologies. Protecting the Artemis astronauts from these storms during the mission is a primary goal of NASA and NOAA. Credit: NASA/JSC/Goddard

Artemis Crews Face a Familiar Lunar Threat: Solar Storms

NASA and NOAA are coordinating to warn Artemis crews about dangerous solar activity.
Lunar missions face higher radiation exposure because they leave Earth’s magnetosphere.
Protection relies on monitoring, warning time, spacecraft hardening and crew shelter procedures.

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 30, 2026·via universetoday.com

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An orange rocket on the launchpad.

NASA Says Artemis 2 Remains on Track for April 1 Crewed Lunar Flyby Launch

NASA says Artemis 2 still targets an April 1 launch.
Officials report no technical issues threatening the opening window.
Backup launch opportunities extend through April 6.

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 30, 2026·via space.com

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 29, 2026·via universetoday.com

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 29, 2026·via space.com

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 29, 2026·via nasa.gov

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 29, 2026·via science.nasa.gov

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Artist's impression of an exoplanet reflecting the light from its nearby star (Credit : NASA)

A Tiny Optical Mask Could Help NASA See Other Earths

NASA’s planned Habitable Worlds Observatory would need to suppress starlight by a factor of ten billion.
An optical vortex phase mask can cancel centered starlight through destructive interference.
The technology could be crucial for directly imaging Earth-like exoplanets.

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NASA’s Victor Glover Says Artemis 2 Has to Reach Beyond Space Fans

Victor Glover says Artemis 2 should speak to all communities, not just space enthusiasts.
The mission is currently scheduled no earlier than April 1.
Glover is expected to make history by leaving low Earth orbit.
NASA’s long-term case for Artemis depends partly on broader public engagement.

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Christina Koch says Artemis 2 is ready to carry history beyond low Earth orbit

Christina Koch is set to become the first woman to travel beyond low Earth orbit on Artemis 2.
Artemis 2 is scheduled to launch no earlier than April 1 on a round-the-moon mission.
The crew also includes Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen.

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Artemis 2 Nears Launch With Reid Wiseman Framing the Moon Mission as a Test of Focus and Risk

Artemis 2 is scheduled to launch no earlier than April 1 on a roughly 10-day mission around the moon and back.
Reid Wiseman brings a background in Navy aviation, test piloting, and prior ISS service to the role of mission commander.
The mission’s importance lies not only in symbolism but in proving NASA’s modern crewed lunar architecture under real conditions.

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NASA’s Artemis 2 Crew Will Get a Small Luxury Apollo Never Had: Privacy

Artemis 2 is targeting an April 1 launch for a 10-day trip around the moon.
The crew is Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.
Apollo crews used open waste systems with little privacy.
Artemis 2 astronauts will have access to a private bathroom aboard Orion.

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NextSTEP-3 E: Network Extension for User Continuity and Sustainability (NEXUS) Ka-Band Backward-Compatible Relay Broad

NASA moves to shore up aging relay infrastructure with NEXUS procurement plan

NASA intends to launch a competitive procurement for a backward-compatible Ka-band relay service.
The effort is meant to address continuity risk as the aging TDRS system declines, especially in the 2029 to 2031 period.
NASA wants end-to-end service proposals and says future solutions should have a broader commercial business case beyond the agency alone.

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Jeremy Hansen’s Artemis II seat marks a milestone for Canada’s lunar ambitions

Jeremy Hansen is set to become the first Canadian to fly around the moon on Artemis II.
He was selected as an astronaut in 2009 but did not receive a mission seat until the Artemis II crew announcement in 2023.
Before the assignment, Hansen worked on ISS repair tools, Canadian space policy, and astronaut training operations.

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The Artemis 2 crew poses in front of an Orion simulator Jan. 23, 2026 at NASA

Artemis 2 Crew Enters Final Stretch as NASA Targets a Return to Lunar Flight

Artemis 2 could launch as soon as April 1.
The crew includes three NASA astronauts and one Canadian astronaut.
The mission is intended to validate crewed Orion operations around the moon.

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NASA Selects 10 Scientists to Shape Artemis Lunar South Pole Research

NASA selected 10 participating scientists to help shape lunar surface science under Artemis.
The scientists will support plans for instrument deployment, landing-site observations, and Moon rock collection.
They will join the first Artemis lunar surface science team and support the inaugural Artemis geology team.
NASA tied the effort to sustained lunar operations and future human exploration of Mars.

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Official insignia of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

NASA readies a dense slate of technology tests for a March 30 Falcon 9 rideshare launch

NASA says multiple technology and science demonstrations will launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission on March 30.
Payloads include the AEPEX CubeSat for studying energetic particle precipitation and CubeSats tied to the MagQuest magnetic-field challenge.
The mission also includes work on in-space communications, logistics, and thermal protection systems.

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NISAR Views Mount St. Helens

Fresh NISAR Imagery Shows How NASA and ISRO’s Radar Satellite Sees Through Clouds

NASA released a NISAR radar image of Mount St. Helens captured on November 10, 2025.
The satellite’s L-band radar can see through clouds, allowing surface observations in poor weather.
NISAR is the first satellite to carry two SAR instruments at different wavelengths.
The mission will monitor Earth’s land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days.

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NISAR’s View of Mount Rainier

NISAR’s Mount Rainier Image Shows What Dual-Radar Earth Observation Can Do

NASA released a NISAR image of Mount Rainier captured on Nov. 10, 2025.
The mission’s L-band radar was able to observe the surface through cloud cover.
NISAR is the first satellite to carry two SAR instruments at different wavelengths.
The mission will monitor Earth’s land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days.

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Rendering of the orange and black Nova-D lunar lander between two small lunar rovers on the dark gray surface of the Moon.

NASA Picks Intuitive Machines for $180.4 Million Artemis South Pole Delivery

NASA awarded Intuitive Machines a $180.4 million CLPS contract.
The mission will deliver seven payloads, including five funded by NASA, to the lunar South Pole region in 2030.
NASA says the payloads will study regolith properties and the radiation environment to support long-term Artemis operations.

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NASA Releases Artemis II Moon Mission Launch Countdown

NASA publishes the Artemis II countdown as the Moon mission moves closer to launch

NASA says the Artemis II launch countdown begins about two days before liftoff.
The sequence includes planned holds, spacecraft and rocket power-ups, battery charging, chilldown procedures, and a go or no-go tanking decision.
The release shows Artemis II moving from broad program goals into detailed launch operations.

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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope stands fully assembled, following the integration of its two major segments, in the clean room at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The mission is slated to launch by May 2027, but the team is on track for launch as early as fall 2026.

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Reaches a Visible Milestone Ahead of Launch

NASA says Roman has completed construction and is wrapping up prelaunch testing.
The observatory is slated to launch by May 2027 and could fly as early as fall 2026.
NASA will display the fully integrated telescope at Goddard on April 21.
The agency says Roman will deliver deep, panoramic surveys of the cosmos.

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