China's New Space Exploration School to Train Next-Generation Deep Space Talent FriendsofNASA.org: The newly unveiled School of Space Exploration at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences aims to cultivate and pool comprehensive talents in deep-space exploration as part of the country's goal in advancing its strength in aerospace. The school, officially launched on January 27, 2026, has designed an interdisciplinary curriculum for students to have them prepared for the next frontier in sp

From Apollo to Artemis: Artemis II will be the first flight with crew aboard the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Similar to the Apollo 8 mission, Artemis II will fly around the moon to confirm all the spacecraft’s systems operate as designed with crew aboard in the actual environment of deep space. Discover the legacy and future of space exploration at #KennedySpaceCenter! 🌓🧑‍🚀 Credit: NASA/JSC/Goddard | Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex