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Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesNASA is about to speak out about its plan to return astronauts to the moon, and you'll be able to watch it live on Thursday .
Top space agency officials will hold a press conference Thursday to give a public update on the state of NASA'sastronauts around the moon next year and land an Artemis 3 crew near the lunar south pole in 2026. The briefing will begin at 1 p.m. EST and stream live on the NASA+ streaming service and in the window above.for NASA's next chief. Isaacman is a pilot and private astronaut who launched to orbit twice with SpaceX on missions he financed himself.
The Artemis program has come under scrutiny by the agency's inspector general and other officials due to its repeated delays and cost overruns. A report in May 2023 released by the NASA Inspector General found that the program would cost an estimated $13.1 billion over 25 years,SLS program is unaffordable
" under its current design. And earlier this year, a NASA Inspector General report found that Boeing, NASA's prime contractor on the SLS rocket,on the new moon rocket"largely due to the lack of a sufficient number of trained and experienced aerospace workers at Boeing.
"We project SLS Block 1B costs will reach approximately $5.7 billion before the system is scheduled to launch in 2028," the OIG report stated."This is $700 million more than NASA's 2023 Agency Baseline Commitment, which established a cost and schedule baseline at nearly $5 billion.
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