Earlier this evening, the Athena III crew launched into orbit embarking on their mission to become the first humans back to the moon’s surface since 1972. WorldTek CEO Joseph Graves confirmed that the launch went smoothly without any problems. Graves also confirmed that the Fornax capsule carrying Captain Kelsey Clark, Pierre Laurent, and Alexei Levedev successfully separated from the Earth2Moon launch vehicle. From here, it will take a few days for the capsule to reach the m

One year ago today, President Fenway spoke to the crew selected for the Athena III mission to return humans to the lunar surface. Now,...

Space Informer was able to sit down with WorldTek CEO Joseph Graves briefly at Space Summit 2026 after his groundbreaking speech at the...

Over eight years have elapsed since NASA’s joint statement with partners WorldTek and Galaxy Aerospace announcing the Athena Program, a series of missions led by private space companies to return humans to the moon by 2026. Athena was a first-of-its-kind mission that wasn’t solely funded by the United States government and ushered in a new era of space travel and exploration. Athena's Milestones After the initial announcement in 2017, NASA revealed it had given contracts to b