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NASA pushes back crewed Moon landing to 2025 or later
Nov 09, 2021 (AFP)
A target of 2024 was set by the administration of former president Donald Trump when it launched the Artemis program. But the program has since faced numerous d...
CADRE of Mini Rovers Navigate Simulated Lunar Terrain
Nov 05, 2021 (SPX)
NASA's Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE) project is developing robots programmed to work as an autonomous team to explore the lunar...
SIRIUS-21 to simulate flight to Moon starts in Moscow
Nov 05, 2021 (Sputnik)
Six people went on a conditional trip to the moon: Oleg Blinov, an instructor of the Cosmonaut Training Center; Viktoria Kirichenko, a surgeon at the IBMP; Ekat...
NASA Statement on Artemis Lunar Lander Court Decision
Nov 05, 2021 (SPX)
In addition to this contract, NASA continues working with multiple American companies to bolster competition and commercial readiness for crewed transportation ...
NASA, Intuitive Machines announce landing site location for Lunar drill
Nov 04, 2021 (SPX)
NASA data from spacecraft orbiting the Moon indicate this location, referred to as the "Shackleton connecting ridge," could have ice below the surface. The area...
US judge rules against Blue Origin in lunar lander suit
Nov 04, 2021 (AFP)
The ruling put an end to a months-long legal battle that had prevented the US space agency from working with SpaceX on the lunar lander called Starship, which w...
Judge tosses Blue Origin's lawsuit over SpaceX lunar contract
Nov 04, 2021 (UPI)
"The defendant's motion to dismiss ... is granted," Federal Claims Court judge Richard Hertling wrote in an order, citing a sealed opinion that he also signed. ...
Late bombardment of the Moon revealed
Nov 03, 2021 (SPX)
But what was the origin of this late bombardment and where did the asteroids that hit the Moon come from? Scientists discuss two possibilities. One is that thes...
NASA probe back on track to reach moon after monthlong mishap in space
Nov 02, 2021 (UPI)
A separate engine burn last week proved successful and set the craft's trajectory to arrive in the moon's orbit on Nov. 13, less than two weeks from now, the ag...
Airbus, Air Liquide and ispace Europe launch EURO2MOON
Oct 27, 2021 (SPX)
This non-profit organisation will be dedicated to promoting a better use of lunar natural resources, while accelerating the cis-lunar economy and federating ind...
International workshop seeks to turn plans for crewed lunar observatory into reality
Oct 26, 2021 (SPX)
"We are at the dawn of a new space age, with the moon at the center of our campaign for the next several years," Jani said. "This workshop drew a broad consensu...
China's Chang'e-5 mission offers new insights into evolution of Moon
Oct 21, 2021 (XNA)
The study, conducted mainly by a research team at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics (IGG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was presented in three Natur...
China's lunar samples reveal new type of basalt
Oct 21, 2021 (XNA)
Researchers from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) analyzed rock particles 10 to 500 microns (a quarter the thic...
Rhea Space Activity Receives USAF Contract to Enhance Domain Awareness in Cislunar Space
Oct 21, 2021 (SPX)
The award marks an essential next-step for RSA's SDA program. During its recently completed Phase I effort, RSA worked directly with the United States Space For...
NASA to increase Artemis fleet, orders 3 more crew capsules
Oct 21, 2021 (UPI)
The mission's primary contractor Lockheed Martin announced the plans for three additional Orion spacecraft on Thursday. The cost of the three capsules is about ...
NASA challenges students to design moon-digging robots
Oct 21, 2021 (SPX)
The competition, which is a collaboration between NASA and Future Engineers, asks students to design a robot that digs and moves lunar soil, called regolith, fr...
Samples from China mission show Moon 'active' more recently than thought
Oct 19, 2021 (AFP)
A Chinese spacecraft carried lunar rocks and soil to Earth last year -- humanity's first mission in four decades to collect samples from the Moon, and a milesto...
Mixing system prototype for future greenhouses on the Moon
Oct 18, 2021 (SPX)
"The modular design of the prototypes will make it possible to adapt the system flexibly to changing needs in the future. Even today, findings from space resear...
Apollo 9 astronaut James McDivitt dies at 93
Oct 18, 2021 (UPI)
McDivitt "passed away peacefully in his sleep" in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday as he was surrounded by family and friends, NASA said. Throughout his decade workin...
Using the Moon to address digital inequality
Oct 07, 2021 (SPX)
Digital inequality or inadequate internet access is a socioeconomic concern across the United States, and the pandemic has worsened the divide. In Cleveland, ho...
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