NASA astronaut Christina Hammock Koch to become first woman to orbit the moon
NASA astronaut Christina Hammock Koch - a flight engineer on the International Space Station and record-holder for the longest single spaceflight by a female - will become the first woman to orbit the moon next year when the space agency launches its Artemis II mission.
Koch's name was revealed Monday as a member of the four-person crew of astronauts from the United States and Canada Earth's anisotropic inner core structure driven by dipole geomagnetic field: Study
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First woman, Black astronaut to make 2024 flight around Moon
NASA unveiled the crew on Monday for its first human mission to the Moon in more than 50 years –- including the first woman and Black man to participate in a lunar flight.
Three Americans and one Canadian will fly around the Moon next year, becoming the first astronauts to venture that deep into space since the historic Apollo missions ended in 1972.
The flight, dubbed Artemis II, is scheduled to take place in November 2024 and is a prelude to returning humans to the lunar surface for the first time in a half century.
The three NASA astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch—named to Artemis II have all spent time on the International Space Station (ISS) while Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency will be making his first space flight.
The four astronauts, dressed in blue flight suits, were introduced by NASA administrator Bill Nelson at an event at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
ESA's astronaut candidates start training
ESA welcomed its latest group of astronaut candidates yesterday at its European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, at the start of their one-year basic training to prepare for future space missions.
Apex to launch first satellite in 2024
Small satellite manufacturer Apex will launch its first satellite next year as a demonstration of its capabilities as it prepares for large-scale production.
Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy
Launch company Virgin Orbit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy April 4, having failed to achieve financial orbit after burning through more than $1 billion.
50 years after NASA's Apollo mission, moon rocks still have secrets to reveal
Apple executive Doug Beck tapped to lead the Defense Innovation Unit
Apple executive Doug Beck has been named as the next director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the Defense Department announced April 4.
Arabsat blames thruster issue for temporary satellite outage
A thruster issue was behind a temporary outage of Arabsat’s aging Badr-6 broadcast satellite in February, according to an executive for the Saudi Arabia-based operator.
