Del Toro dubbed the Medium Landing Ship the McClung class, with USS McClung (LSM-1) as the lead ship. The vessel is named after Marine Corps Maj. Megan McClung, a public affairs officer who was ...

It might be a human landing site, a robotic probe or rover." The designation applies not just to those sites, but to the whole Moon, which Dr Gorman said was "really significant". "[The nomination ...

Congress is none too pleased after SpaceX CEO and unelected official Elon Musk declared that the "Moon is a distraction" and that NASA should instead be going "straight to Mars." Mark Kelly ...

Hawaii and Texas residents united during a virtual meeting Monday hosted by the Federal Aviation Administration to overwhelmingly oppose SpaceX’s latest plans for rocket launches. SpaceX asked ...

The government on Thursday approved setting up of a third launch pad at Sriharikota to send heavier spacecraft in orbit as it aims to build a space station, carry out human spaceflight Gaganyaan and ...

Both companies have contracts worth billions with NASA's Artemis program, with Starship and Blue Origin's "Blue Moon" lunar lander set to carry astronauts to the moon over the next decade.

Bezos told Reuters on Sunday, before Blue Origin's first launch attempt, that he was most nervous about landing the booster. But he added that sticking the landing would be the "icing on the ...

The rocket's reusable first stage booster was due to land on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean after separating from its second stage, but failed to make that landing, Cornell confirmed. Telemetry ...

international collaboration is required to protect the physical remnants of early Moon landings and preserve these enduring symbols of collective human achievement.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands beside an American flag placed on the moon during Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. He is photographed by the mission's commander, Neil A. Armstrong, 1969. Photo: Getty ...