It's still not clear, though, how much money will go towards the ambitious Mars Sample Return mission.
The complex project was beset by technical difficulties, cost overruns, and a lackluster performance from the main contractor, Maxar.
The space agency has also been trying to resolve an issue with the spacecraft's heat shield.
NASA also tested a critically important docking system, in another important Artemis-related development.
The mission, though stranded for months, turned out to be historically significant, achieving two new and important milestones.
The leak, originating from a vestibule of the Zvezda module, was first reported by Russia in 2020 and has now worsened to twice its original intensity.
An out-of-control satellite, Martian eclipses, and large sunspots make this month's gallery.
The company behind Odysseus said the landing gear did what it was supposed to do and “protected the lander as it landed on the surface.”
As the lunar sunset dims its solar arrays, Intuitive Machines' lander is set to power down, with a slim possibility of revival in about three weeks.
Two satellites missed each other by less than 66 feet on Wednesday, a close call that could have significantly increased orbital debris.
The tiny asteroid was left deformed after the spacecraft slammed into it at a high rate of speed.
SpaceX needs to implement 17 corrective actions before it can proceed with the planned third test of its groundbreaking megarocket.
After ending up on its side, the lunar lander may only have until Tuesday before it runs out of power.
SLIM, which wasn't designed to endure the lunar night and is in an awkward position, remarkably re-established contact with Earth, defying all expectations.
During its descent toward the south polar region, one of the lander's legs may have been caught on the surface, Intuitive Machines said.
The Intuitive Machines spacecraft is the first American lunar lander since Apollo.
ERS-2 made an uncontrolled reentry on Wednesday and landed in the North Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Hawaii.
The Odysseus lunar lander is set for a Thursday touchdown, as Intuitive Machines aims to become the first private company to pull off a soft landing.
The commercial lunar lander is targeting a Thursday touchdown on the Moon, hoping to break a streak of failures.
A lucky four-person crew will spend a year in a 1,700-square-foot habitat.
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