This progress follows the completion of a comprehensive wet dress rehearsal on the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center.
The funding will establish the AHRC Doctoral Focal Award in Humanity and Space, supporting nine PhD scholarships over the next six years.
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Elon Musk and SpaceX have announced they will prioritize building a permanent, self-growing city on the Moon before focusing on Mars. This marks a notable departure from the company’s long-standing emphasis on establishing a city on the Red Planet.
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When people hear about Artemis II, the question is usually simple: “Are they going to the Moon?”
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NASA’s Artemis II mission marks a historic return of humans to deep space, building on the legacy of Apollo while laying the groundwork for sustained lunar exploration.
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As the space sector continues to grow across science, defence, climate monitoring, and commercial services, initiatives like this play a vital role in ensuring that talent, leadership, and understanding keep pace with ambition.
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On February 1, 2003, NASA lost Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) and its seven-member crew during atmospheric re-entry. While the immediate cause was damage to the shuttle’s left wing sustained during launch, the ultimate failure unfolded through the unforgiving physics of hypersonic flight and re-entry heating.
Artemis 2 is a gateway mission — the final major test before astronauts attempt to land on the Moon during Artemis 3.
On January 28, 1986, NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger (mission STS-51-L) was destroyed shortly after liftoff, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members.
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