Posted on · Judging from the early returns of the Artemis 1 mission, NASA is off to a good start. The empty Orion crew module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja on December 11 after a 25-day mission that covered 1.3 million miles, including a loop around the Moon.
Posted on · The launch of the uncrewed space vehicle was scheduled for Tuesday but is being pushed back because Tropical Storm Ian might hit Florida next week as a hurricane.
Posted on · During a press conference on Thursday, space agency officials said they were eyeing Sept. 23 or Sept. 27 as possible dates for the launch.
Posted on · Nicky Davis is one of the social media influencers whose name made it to the coveted list of attendees to NASA's Artemis I launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Posted on · On Monday’s show: We learn what caused the delay in launching NASA's Artemis 1 mission. And should Houston be the real technology capital of Texas instead of Austin? Plus we discuss what water scarcity in the Rio Grande region means for the rest of Texas. And we preview the Texans season.
Posted on · On Friday’s show: We conclude our week of conversations about lessons learned five years after Hurricane Harvey with one final lesson to impart: It will happen again, so we all better be ready.
Posted on · NASA historians, astronomers, and space logistics experts discuss sixty decades of NASA and the scientific, technological achievements in human spaceflight.
Posted on · Vanessa Wyche, a 30-year NASA veteran, directs an organization whose current missions include sending astronauts to the International Space Station and returning humans to the Moon.
Posted on · Houston Matters producer Joshua Zinn takes us inside the Orion capsule to learn how NASA's next missions to the moon will eventually lead to Mars.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn about NASA's Artemis Program, we break down the week's news, and musician AJ Croce talks about his father, Jim Croce.