Is There A Moon Suit Crisis? Artemis III SLS Moves To Florida! | This Week in Spaceflight

NASA’s Artemis program advances as the massive SLS Core Stage for Artemis III rolls out of Michoud for its journey to Kennedy Space Center, while the Mobile Launcher is already being refurbished after a successful Artemis II mission. However, a new NASA OIG report warns that Axiom’s xEVAS spacesuit development could push crewed lunar landings into the 2030s. This episode also covers Voyager 1’s latest instrument shutdown, Blue Origin’s New Glenn struggling with second-stage orbit insertion on its third flight, SpaceX retiring droneship Just Read The Instructions for Starship transport duties, and Curiosity rover’s detection of new organic molecules on Mars—including a nitrogen heterocycle. Plus: full FY2027 NASA budget details, Jared Isaacman’s congressional hearing, ESA’s Space Rider test model completion, Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope progress, and this week’s global launch recap. ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡ 🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal. 🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera. 🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, Patrick O'Laughlin, Micah Pieczarka, Jerry Pike, D Wise, Space Coast Live, NASA, Axiom Space, NASA/JPL, NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS, United States Navy, Prada, The White House, United States House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, ESA, ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, ESA/Mlabspace, Blue Origin, SpaceX, Rocket Lab, Roscosmos, Минобороны России, CCTV, Arianespace. ✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton. 💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed). 🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ #Artemis #NASA #SpaceNews #Spaceflight #NewGlenn #BlueOrigin #Firefly #SpaceX #Orion #SLS #LunarMission #RocketLaunch #SpaceExploration #NextSpaceflight LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3