The Artemis III mission will then utilize one of ... are currently no plans to make an SLS rocket available to launch HLS elements. The lander is capable of docking either to the Lunar Gateway ...

If moonquakes are a frequent reality, a more robust redesigned Starship HLS landing gear will be heavier ... seismic instruments near SMRs on crewed Artemis missions, these regions should be ...

In one of the images, a sleek, white version of Starship's Human Landing System (HLS) docks nose-to-nose with Orion in orbit around the moon. During this part of the mission, NASA's Artemis 3 ...

A key component of the Artemis program is the Space Launch System ... of the logistical challenges of the Human Landing System (HLS), and how they were working with the teams at SpaceX to convert ...

Early concepts for the Artemis 3 lunar landing mission included a complex sequence of Gateway, Human Landing System (HLS), and Orion launches and dockings, with multiple mission-critical ...

There remain extraordinary challenges for the Artemis “rebooting” of the Moon ... the human landing system (HLS) and Orion mating; and HLS successful descent to and ascent from the lunar ...

If Artemis is going to return astronauts to the Moon, this is a problem that needs to be solved quickly. For their part, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate awarded several contracts in ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — There’s a sense of urgency among NASA and its partners aiming for the first human spaceflight of the Artemis program. Artemis II is slated to launch four astronauts on ...

New Glenn rockets are scheduled to fly for NASA in 2028 and 2029, when the company’s lunar lander, Blue Moon HLS, is to be delivered for use in Artemis V.