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NASA is developing a 40-kilowatt lunar nuclear reactor under its Fission Surface Power program, aiming for deployment by decade’s end to provide reliable energy during the Moon’s two-week nights.
"The University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni community mourns the passing of James Lovell x’50, a pioneering astronaut whose calm leadership helped save the crew of Apollo 13. Lovell died on August 7, ...
The reactor would launch to the moon by 2030, according to a directive by acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy that was sent ...
NASA’s four Artemis II astronauts are continuing to train hard for the adventure of a lifetime, which is set to take place in ...
Lovell's "life and work inspired millions of people across the decades," said NASA Administrator Sean Duffy in a statement.
Jim Lovell, the celebrated commander of the infamous Apollo 13 lunar mission, died on Thursday at age 97. His death was ...
The Oscar-winning actor played the real-life commander of the 1970 space mission that nearly ended in tragedy.
Former Apollo astronaut James Lovell, who personified the spirt of NASA’s calm confidence that despair would never have ...
In all, Lovell flew four space missions — and until the Skylab flights of the mid-1970s, he held the world record for the longest time in space.
Nicknamed "Smilin’ Jim” by his fellow astronauts, Jim Lovell was known for his wit and quick grin, said acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy.
A legendary astronaut who commanded the almost doomed Apollo 13 lunar mission has passed away at the age of 97. Jim Lovell helped turn the 1970 failed moon mission into a success by safely bringing ...
Lovell, who died Aug. 7 at age 97, is best known for captaining the Apollo 13 mission safely back to earth after a devastating onboard explosion, saving his own life, his crew and perhaps America's ...