PBS NewsHour
How a Blue Origin rocket explosion could impact NASA's moon mission Miles O'Brien · Diane Lincoln Estes
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on the launchpad during a test in Cape Canaveral on Thursday. The company, owned by Jeff Bezos, said no one was injured and all personnel were accounted for. But the rocket has a crucial role in NASA's Artemis program to return American astronauts to the surface of the moon. Amna Nawaz discussed its significance with science correspondent Miles O'Brien.
29 May 2026 at 22:40

How a Blue Origin rocket explosion could impact NASA's moon mission

29 May 2026 at 22:40

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on the launchpad during a test in Cape Canaveral on Thursday. The company, owned by Jeff Bezos, said no one was injured and all personnel were accounted for. But the rocket has a crucial role in NASA's Artemis program to return American astronauts to the surface of the moon. Amna Nawaz discussed its significance with science correspondent Miles O'Brien.

The Guardian World news
‘Earth’s first starfleet’: Nasa reveals Artemis III crew and project’s next steps Richard Luscombe
Luca Parmitano to pilot all-male crew of four paving way for planned first human landing on Artemis IV in 2028Jared Isaacman, the Nasa administrator, hailed the creation of “Earth’s first starfleet” on Tuesday as he revealed the Artemis III crew and details of the next stages of the space agency’s project to return humans to the moon.An Italian astronaut, Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (ESA), will be the pilot of the planned two-week mission to lower Earth orbit next year that will
9 June 2026 at 17:07

‘Earth’s first starfleet’: Nasa reveals Artemis III crew and project’s next steps

The Guardian World news

By: Richard Luscombe

9 June 2026 at 17:07

Luca Parmitano to pilot all-male crew of four paving way for planned first human landing on Artemis IV in 2028

Jared Isaacman, the Nasa administrator, hailed the creation of “Earth’s first starfleet” on Tuesday as he revealed the Artemis III crew and details of the next stages of the space agency’s project to return humans to the moon.

An Italian astronaut, Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (ESA), will be the pilot of the planned two-week mission to lower Earth orbit next year that will test lunar landers from private companies Blue Origin and SpaceX.

El País in English
NASA tasks Jeff Bezos with taking the first step to build its lunar base Francisco Doménech
Two months after NASA promised what seems impossible — to build the first human colony on the Moon within the next decade — officials at the U.S. space agency have outlined the first steps toward making that dream a reality. On Tuesday, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced that by the end of 2026, three robotic missions to the lunar surface will be launched, carried out by private companies.Seguir leyendo
27 May 2026 at 12:01

NASA tasks Jeff Bezos with taking the first step to build its lunar base

El País in English

By: Francisco Doménech

27 May 2026 at 12:01

Two months after NASA promised what seems impossible — to build the first human colony on the Moon within the next decade — officials at the U.S. space agency have outlined the first steps toward making that dream a reality. On Tuesday, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced that by the end of 2026, three robotic missions to the lunar surface will be launched, carried out by private companies.

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