Human Landing System Program

NASA Announces Winners of Inaugural Human Lander Challenge

NASA’s 2024 Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) Forum brought 12 university teams from across the United States to Huntsville, Alabama, near the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center, to showcase their innovative concepts for addressing the complex issue of managing lunar dust.

Posted June 28, 2024

Human Landing System Program

Artemis

Artemis 3

Astronauts

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Humans in Space

Johnson Space Center

Marshall Space Flight Center

Spacesuits

xEVA & Human Surface Mobility

NASA Astronauts Practice Next Giant Leap for Artemis

The physics remain the same, but the rockets, spacecraft, landers, and spacesuits are new as NASA and its industry partners prepare for Artemis astronauts to walk on the Moon for the first time since 1972. NASA astronaut Doug “Wheels” Wheelock and Axiom Space astronaut Peggy Whitson put on spacesuits, developed by Axiom Space, to interact […]

Posted June 4, 2024

Human Landing System Program

Artemis

Artemis 3

Humans in Space

Marshall Space Flight Center

Work Underway on Large Cargo Landers for NASA’s Artemis Moon Missions

Under NASA’s Artemis campaign, the agency and its partners will send large pieces of equipment to the lunar surface to enable long-term scientific exploration of the Moon for the benefit of all.

Posted April 19, 2024

General

Artemis

Human Landing System Program

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Names Finalists to Help Deal with Dust in Human Lander Challenge

NASA selected 12 finalist teams to compete in the next round of the Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) competition. In 2023, NASA invited undergraduate and graduate students from accredited colleges and universities in the United States to propose innovative solutions to manage the lunar dust a spacecraft stirs up when landing on the Moon.

Posted March 29, 2024

Human Landing System Program

Artemis

General

Marshall Space Flight Center

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Technology Demonstration

Technology Demonstration Missions Program

NASA Artemis Mission Progresses with SpaceX Starship Test Flight

As part of NASA’s Artemis campaign to return humans to the Moon for the benefit of all, the agency is working with SpaceX to develop the company’s Starship human landing system (HLS), which will land astronauts near the Moon’s South Pole during the Artemis III and Artemis IV missions. On March 14, SpaceX launched the […]

Posted March 14, 2024

Artemis

Human Landing System Program

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA, SpaceX Test Starship Lunar Lander Docking System

As part of NASA’s Artemis campaign that will establish the foundation for long-term scientific exploration at the Moon, crew will need to move between different spacecraft to carry out lunar landings.

Posted February 28, 2024

Artemis

Artemis 1

Artemis 2

Artemis 3

Artemis 4

Human Landing System Program

Missions

Space Launch System (SLS)

La NASA comparte avances sobre las primeras misiones lunares Artemis con tripulación

La NASA anunció el martes cambios en las próximas misiones Artemis, que sentarán las bases para la exploración científica a largo plazo de la Luna, el aterrizaje de la primera mujer y la primera persona no blanca en la superficie lunar, y la preparación de expediciones con seres humanos a Marte en beneficio de todos. […]

Posted January 9, 2024

Artemis

Artemis 2

Human Landing System Program

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Missions

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Shares Progress Toward Early Artemis Moon Missions with Crew

NASA announced Tuesday updates to its Artemis campaign that will establish the foundation for long-term scientific exploration at the Moon, land the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface, and prepare for human expeditions to Mars for the benefit of all. To safely carry out these missions, agency leaders are adjusting […]

Posted January 9, 2024

Missions

Artemis

Human Landing System Program

Humans in Space

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Administrator, Leaders to Discuss Artemis Moon Mission Plans

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 9, to provide an update on the agency’s lunar exploration plans for the benefit of all under Artemis. Audio of the briefing will stream live on NASA’s website.

Posted January 6, 2024

Human Landing System Program

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Astronauts Test SpaceX Elevator Concept for Artemis Lunar Lander

NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Doug “Wheels” Wheelock participated in a recent test of a sub-scale mockup elevator for SpaceX’s Starship human landing system that will be used for NASA’s Artemis III and IV missions to the Moon. The Starship human landing system will carry two astronauts from the Orion spacecraft in lunar orbit to […]

Posted December 21, 2023