The Lab · 2026-03-25 20:57:08 · NASA
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s joking title for Carlos Garcia-Galan—the “Lunar Viceroy”—highlights a sudden and significant shift within the agency. Garcia-Galan, a previously anonymous engineer, has been thrust into the highly public role of leading NASA's ambitious Moon base initiative, officially titled program...
The Network · 2026-03-27 15:26:49 · Ars Technica
In a significant strategic pivot, NASA has announced it will "pause" development of the planned lunar space station, the Gateway, to reallocate resources toward a high-stakes demonstration of a nuclear thermal rocket engine. This move signals a sharp reprioritization within the agency's deep space exploration portfolio...
The Network · 2026-03-30 02:56:50 · Japan Times
NASA is mobilizing a colossal $100 billion effort to return astronauts to the lunar surface, but the driving force behind this monumental investment is a subject of intense debate and strategic ambiguity. The Artemis program represents not just a scientific endeavor but a high-stakes geopolitical and technological pivo...
The Network · 2026-04-01 19:27:15 · The Verge
NASA's ambitious Artemis program, aiming to return astronauts to the lunar surface and establish a permanent base, is navigating a legal minefield. The foundational 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which declares celestial bodies as the "province of all mankind," presents a direct conflict with the program's goals of resource ...
The Lab · 2026-04-08 16:26:49 · Ars Technica
Even as the Artemis II crew capsule prepares for splashdown, NASA is already deep in critical planning for the mission that will define its immediate lunar future. The agency is now locked in high-level debates over the fundamental flight path for Artemis III, a newly inserted Earth-orbit mission intended to de-risk th...
The Lab · 2026-04-10 02:09:26 · Ars Technica
A small but persistent helium leak on NASA's Orion spacecraft has forced mission controllers to rewrite the flight plan for the Artemis II lunar flyby. Ground teams canceled a scheduled manual piloting demonstration by the four astronauts to instead conduct an urgent, additional test of the spacecraft's propulsion syst...