NASA is set to launch another rocket to the moon. Is NASA launching its most powerful rocket ever to the moon ? Yes it is NASA is set to launch a rocket that will carry its first human-rated capsule into lunar orbit since the Apollo era. NASA hopes the scheduled launch will be a springboard for a return to the moon. What time does the NASA rocket launch today? The first mission is scheduled to be a weekslong flight around the moon to test both the rocket and the Orion crew capsule where astronauts will sit on future missions. Is Artemis 1 going to the moon? Monday’s scrubbed launch added another delay to the moon program, named Artemis, which has already cost more than $40 billion and is years behind schedule. The program, including the giant rocket, has nonetheless received steady support from Congress and NASA officials. Artemis I launch for a journey around the moon rescheduled for Saturday The uncrewed Artemis I mission will get another attempt at launching ...
U.S. warships transit Taiwan Strait, first since Pelosi visit. KEY POINTS In recent years U.S. warships, and on occasion those from allied nations such as Britain and Canada, have routinely sailed through the strait, drawing the ire of China. Beijing claims Taiwan against the objections of its democratically elected government. Pelosi’s Taiwan trip in early August infuriated China which saw it as a U.S. attempt to interfere in its internal affairs. Taiwan Strait international waters Us warships sail taiwan strait chinese Taiwan Strait UPSsC Two U.S. Navy warships sailed through international waters in the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the first such operation since a visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi enraged China which regards the island as its territory. The U.S. Navy, confirming a Reuters report, said cruisers Chancellorsville and Antietam were carrying out the ongoing operation. Such operations usually take eight to 12 hou...