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Terran Orbital's Nanosatellite Surpasses 450 Days in Lunar Service for NASA
Feb 26, 2024 (SPX)
Launched on June 28, 2022, the CAPSTONE nanosatellite is built on Terran Orbital's proven Voyager platform, which has showcased remarkable stability and perform...
Biden hails US lunar landing as space milestone
Feb 24, 2024 (AFP)
The uncrewed Odysseus lander, built by a private company and funded by NASA, landed near the lunar south pole Thursday, more than 50 years since the agency's la...
US spaceship lying sideways after dramatic Moon touchdown
Feb 24, 2024 (AFP)
The Odysseus spacecraft landed near the lunar south pole Thursday at 6:23 pm Eastern Time (2323 GMT), after a nail-biting final descent when ground teams had to...
America returns spaceship to the Moon, a private sector first
Feb 23, 2024 (AFP)
Odysseus, built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, touched down near the lunar south pole Thursday at 2323 GMT, after a nail-biting final descent where flight...
American spaceship facedown on the Moon after dramatic touchdown
Feb 23, 2024 (AFP)
Odysseus landed near the lunar south pole Thursday at 6:23 pm Eastern Time (2323 GMT), after a nail-biting final descent when ground teams had to switch to a ba...
Commercial US spaceship lands on Moon, a first for private industry
Feb 23, 2024 (AFP)
But while flight controllers confirmed they had received a faint signal, it was not immediately clear whether Odysseus, the lander built by Intuitive Machines, ...
US heads back to the Moon -- with a commercial spaceship
Feb 22, 2024 (AFP)
A Houston-based company is set Thursday to attempt to land America's first spaceship on the Moon in more than 50 years, as part of a new fleet of NASA-funded co...
A brief history of famous Moon landings and failures
Feb 22, 2024 (AFP)
Here's a look back at notable attempts -- both successful and unsuccessful -- at landing on Earth's cosmic companion. - First survivable landing - The Soviet Un...
NASA Science Aboard Intuitive Machines Continues Journey to Moon
Feb 22, 2024 (SPX)
Launched on February 15, the mission swiftly transitioned into a critical phase, establishing communications with the mission operations control in Houston. The...
What to know about the NASA-funded commercial Moon fleet
Feb 21, 2024 (AFP)
A first attempt under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative ended in disappointing failure last month, but a second, led by Houston-based Intu...
NASA Invests in Research to Secure the Future of Space and Lunar Operations
Feb 20, 2024 (SPX)
With up to $300,000 allocated for projects focused on orbital sustainability and $200,000 dedicated to lunar surface sustainability, OTPS is targeting a broad s...
Nova-C Lander Set to Deploy Six Crucial NASA Instruments to the Moon's South Pole
Feb 15, 2024 (SPX)
Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander, set to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, is a testament to the burgeoning partnership betw...
SpaceX launches Intuitive Machines' lunar lander for NASA commercial services
Feb 15, 2024 (AFP)
Intuitive Machines, the Houston-based company leading mission "IM-1," hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on our celesti...
Private US spaceship takes off for the Moon
Feb 15, 2024 (AFP)
Intuitive Machines, the Houston company leading mission "IM-1," hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon, and to ...
US prestige at stake as Texas company launches for the Moon
Feb 15, 2024 (SPX)
The launch, which occurred flawlessly at 1:05 am ET, was met with jubilation and pride, signaling a triumph over the setbacks that led to a brief delay. The pos...
TRIDENT Drill Integrated into NASA's VIPER Rover, Completing its Scientific Arsenal
Feb 15, 2024 (SPX)
TRIDENT is not just a drill; it represents a leap in technology designed to navigate and analyze the lunar regolith. Equipped with a rotary percussive mechanism...
Private spaceship bound for the Moon, in test for US industry
Feb 15, 2024 (AFP)
Intuitive Machines, the Houston-based company leading mission "IM-1," hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on our celesti...
Cathedral termite mounds inspire UArizona-designed lunar structures
Feb 15, 2024 (SPX)
Associate professor Jekan Thanga and his students in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, in the College of Engineering, have developed proto...
International Symposium spotlights the importance of preserving Lunar Farside
Feb 13, 2024 (SPX)
A Convergence of Global Expertise The symposium exemplifies international collaboration, bringing together a broad spectrum of speakers, space agencies, organiz...
Water-Ice Weathering in Permanently Shadowed Craters on the Moon
Feb 13, 2024 (SPX)
The Moon is blanketed in a layer of material called regolith, made up of fragments of rock, soft lunar soil, and fines: particles less than 2 microns across (1 ...
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