'I really like these suits.' Boeing's snazzy (and flexible) Starliner spacesuits have astronauts buzzing (exclusive)

Launch-and-entry suits worn by space shuttle crews tended to run about 30 pounds (13.7 kg), while Boeing's version is only 20 pounds (9 kg). Aside from the jointed gloves, other flexibility features ... Read More

NASA to pick new moon car for Artemis astronauts today: Watch it live

Related: NASA's new moon car for Artemis ... be unpressurized, meaning astronauts will need to wear spacesuits while driving it around on the moon. Breaking space news, the latest updates on ... Read More

3 companies win NASA contracts to develop new Artemis moon rover designs

Artemis moon landers and new spacesuits, NASA is pressing ahead with plans to buy an unpressurized moon rover that can carry astronauts, science payloads — or both — across the rugged terrain ... Read More

This Week @NASA: Following the Shadow of the Total Solar Eclipse, Astronaut Returns, VIPER Moon Rover

Following the shadow of the total solar eclipse… A NASA astronaut returns safely from the space station… And NASA’s lunar-roving robot gets some new hardware… A few of the stories to tell you about – ... Read More

NASA astronauts to try growing plants on the Moon during Artemis III mission

Astronauts from NASA will attempt to grow plants on the Moon's surface when they land in 2026. Crews from Artemis III will take part in three key missions to learn how the Moon formed and evolved ... Read More

NASA Picks 3 Companies to Help Astronauts Drive Around the Moon

The L.T.V. will not be ready in time for the astronauts of Artemis III, the first landing in NASA’s return-to-the-moon program ... be good news for the fate of the universe. A new set of ... Read More

NASA Is Recruiting a New Class of Astronauts

He will be the first Black person to travel around the moon.Credit...NASA “We want the group of astronaut ... That could be good news for the fate of the universe. A new set of computer ... Read More

NASA Unveils First Astronaut Moon Kit Since Apollo

An artist’s concept of an Artemis astronaut deploying an instrument on the surface of the Moon. Illustration ... teaming—an entirely new way of doing science,” NASA Deputy Administrator ... Read More

NASA wants university students to solve the moon landing dust problem

NASA and its partners are knee-deep in planning how the Artemis III mission will put astronauts on the surface of our lunar body. One concern is the amount of dust the new moon landers will ... Read More

NASA to pick new moon car for Artemis astronauts today: Watch it live

You can watch the event live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA, or directly via the agency. Related: NASA's new ... Apollo moon buggy (formally, the Lunar Roving Vehicle), the LTV will be ... Read More

NASA Unveils First Astronaut Moon Kit Since Apollo

The Artemis 3 astronauts will be the first to walk on the surface of the Moon in more than 50 ... machine teaming—an entirely new way of doing science,” NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy ... Read More

NASA to pick new moon car for Artemis astronauts today: Watch it live

You can watch the event live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA, or directly via the agency. Related: NASA's new ... astronauts will need to wear spacesuits while driving it around on the moon. Read More