But Kennedy sold the space program instrumentally as well, in a more familiar politician’s register. Sometimes he used the strategic language of the Cold War, promising to achieve “a position of pre-eminence” relative to the Soviet Union in order to pre-empt scenarios in which space is weaponized against us.

Space simulator Kerbal Space Program has seen a resurgence as players celebrate the launch of the world's first manned mission to the Moon, Artemis II, in decades.

The Space Launch Systems rocket will launch Artemis II in April, using tech that would be familiar to space enthusiasts and historians. (Copyright 2026 by WKMG ...

Excitement over the Artemis II launch to the moon has raised some questions about the cost. Related Articles. Here’s how many astronauts have gone to space and the moon ; Artemi

In December 2017, the first Trump administration signed a directive refocusing the space program on sending American astronauts back to the moon, followed by missions to Mars and potentially even farther. In May 2019, NASA named the program Artemis – in Greek mythology, the twin sister of Apollo and the goddess of the moon.

NASA announced ambitious long-range plans Tuesday to spend $20 billion over the next seven years to build a moon base near the lunar south pole featuring habitats, pressurized rovers and nuclear power systems. The announcement came just over a week before ...

Have you ever wanted to see the computers behind the first (and for now only) man-made objects to leave the heliosphere? [Gary Friedman] shows us, with an archived tour of JPL building 230 in the

People may know Artemis as NASA’s return-to-the-Moon program. However, it is much more than a rerun of Project Apollo.

We often hear about how people working in the space industry first had their interest piqued by space movies and games, but someone working in the space industry for over a decade before making the jump to developing video games is a much rarer tale.

A sampling of the over 2,000 artworks that are part of the NASA Art Program were recently uploaded to NASA's Flickrstream, and give an insight into the breadth of work that has come out of this rare merger between a government agency and art. Annie ...

China’s economy is facing serious pressure — but its space program continues to move forward. As financial challenges grow, questions are rising about what this means for the future of China’s ambitions beyond Earth.