NASA has revealed the crew for its Artemis III mission, the next step in eventually landing astronauts on the moon. NASA’s Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas and the European Space Agency’s Luca Parmitano won’t fly to the moon or land on the surface. Instead, they’ll orbit Earth while practicing docking their Orion capsule with lunar landers. The demo is targeted for 2027. NASA’s Artemis program aims to land astronauts on the moon for the first time since the 1970s.
FILE - In this image provided by NASA, The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. (NASA via AP, File)
Motorists and airline passengers aren't the only travelers thinking about high fuel prices as summer vacations near. Recreational boaters are feeling a pinch from the Iran war too. The ethanol-free gasoline that many boats prefer is even more expensive than regular gas. So is diesel fuel, which also powers some boats. The National Marine Manufacturers Association says its conversations with boaters indicate that most still plan to head out on the water this year but fuel costs are curtailing some people's plans. Businesses like fishing charters are deciding whether to add fuel surcharges to make up for their higher costs.
NASA says it has ordered astronauts aboard the International Space Station to take shelter after a new leak was detected. The five astronauts moved to the docked SpaceX capsule on Friday while cosmonauts worked to fix the leak on the Russian side of the orbiting laboratory. NASA says this was done “out of an abundance of caution.” That part of the space station has suffered from cracks and leaks over the years. NASA said Roscosmos decided on a more extensive repair after fresh leaks were found.
NEW YORK (AP) — The copilot of a United Airlines passenger jet that struck a light pole as it landed at a New Jersey airport last month recogn…
FILE - A United Airlines plane is seen in a still image taken from video after hitting a light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike as it lands at Newark Liberty International Airport, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (Patrick Oyulu, via AP)
FILE - A Transportation Security Administration sign at a Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport security checkpoint, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Glen Burnie, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
FILE - This image provided by NASA shows the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas captured by the Hubble Space Telescope on Nov. 30, 2025. (NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA), M.-T. Hui (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory), J. DePasquale (STScI) via AP, File)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After six months of radio silence, NASA’s Maven spacecraft at Mars has been declared dead.
This image provided by NASA shows four-in-one photos of Mars taken by NASA's Maven spacecraft that's been orbiting the red planet since 2014? Maven is no more, NASA just declared it dead. (NASA via AP)
