Why NASA Names Its Spacecraft After the Ancient Greek Gods

Why NASA Names Its Spacecraft After the Ancient Greek Gods

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Credit: Keegan Barber & NASA, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons Throughout its 64-year history, NASA has named several of its spacecraft and missions after ancient Greek gods and mythological figures. But what is the connection between NASA and ancient Greek mythology? From the Apollo program, which ran between 1961 …

NASA, US DoD rehearse recovery ops for Artemis II abort scenario

New Delhi: Artemis II is the first crewed flight of NASA’s ambitious Artemis Programme, and is currently slotted for early 2026. The planned mission profile is for four astronauts to fly the brand new Orion spaceship to lunar orbit and return. NASA along with the US Department of Defence rehearsed recovery operations in case of a pad abort during the launch, on 11 and 12 June. The recovery teams rehearsed two abort scenarios, one while the rocke…

Clark Planetarium hosts NASA Astronaut to highlight Utah’s role in Artemis Space Mission - Utah Policy

NASA is headed to Salt Lake City. On Tuesday, June 24th at 6 p.m., Clark Planetarium will host a free, family-friendly event featuring a NASA astronaut and officials from the Artemis program to spotlight Utah’s pivotal role in sending humans deeper into space than ever before. The event, will take place inside the Planetarium’s IMAX Theater and showcase how local companies and innovators are contributing to NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS)—the p…

NASA, DoD run high-stakes abort drills to safeguard Artemis II lunar mission

These drills also form part of a broader campaign under NASA’s Moon to Mars Program to fine-tune launch-day emergency response procedures and recovery readiness.

NASA and DoD Simulate Critical Abort Scenarios to Secure Artemis II Moon Mission

NASA and the U.S. Department of Defence carried out joint emergency rescue simulations for Artemis II, rehearsing astronaut recovery during launch abort scenarios. Conducted off Florida's coast, the...