From their orbital altitude of 69 statute miles ... "On the computer then it said words to the effect 'You are now in lunar orbit. Your orbit is 60X130 nautical miles.' We all looked out the ...

Starship is tasked with carrying two astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis 3 ...

Using Einstein's theory of general relativity, physicists found that clocks on the moon would run 56 microseconds faster than ...

A moon spacecraft is one step closer to flying with humans on board in 2025. The Orion spacecraft, which will carry four ...

"The question was about whether to fly to a low near-Moon orbit at an altitude of 100-200 km, from which it would be easier to land on the Moon, or to opt for a highly elliptical orbit with an ...

The propulsion module, meanwhile, continued to orbit the Moon, keeping an eye on Earth ... The space agency says the module remains at a height of more than 115,000km - way above the 36,000km ...