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Meteoroid strikes eject precious water from moon
Apr 16, 2019 (SPX)
The findings will help scientists understand the history of lunar water - a potential resource for sustaining long term operations on the Moon and human explora...
Lunar gravity 600 kilometres above Earth
Apr 12, 2019 (SPX)
After its launch on 3 December 2018, DLR engineers successfully tested and commanded the spacecraft. The experiments were then put into operation on 5 December....
Billionaire plans second mission to the moon for Israel
Apr 12, 2019 (UPI)
On Saturday, the SpaceIL chairman said on Channel 12's Meet the Press, "we started something and we need to finish it. We'll put our flag on the moon." The 5-fo...
Bridgestone Joins International Space Exploration Mission with JAXA and Toyota
Apr 12, 2019 (SPX)
Bridgestone has partnered with both organizations to research this next phase of human exploration, building on a joint research partnership with JAXA in the 20...
To get to the Moon in 2024, the rocket is just NASA's first headache
Apr 11, 2019 (AFP)
His firm has continued to specialize in the advanced technology required for space travel and is a natural candidate to help the US space agency in its quest to...
Israeli spacecraft crashes during moon landing: mission control
Apr 11, 2019 (AFP)
"We didn't make it, but we definitely tried," project originator and major backer Morris Kahn said in a live videocast from mission control near Tel Aviv. "I th...
ESA boosts startup to the Moon
Apr 08, 2019 (ESA)
PTScientists are planning to launch lunar landers and rovers as a regular service in the future, with an inaugural flight expected in 2020. Specialists from ESA...
Israeli spacecraft starts orbiting moon on maiden voyage
Apr 04, 2019 (AFP)
The move -- known as a "lunar capture" -- shifted the unmanned Beresheet craft into an elliptical orbit that brought it within 500 kilometres (310 miles) of the...
SpaceIL lunar lander in orbit around moon ahead of touchdown
Apr 04, 2019 (UPI)
On Thursday, the first privately funded lunar lander, a small Israeli spacecraft named Beresheet, successfully inserted itself into orbit around the moon. Engin...
Lunar lander firm OrbitBeyond eyes Florida for new facility
Apr 03, 2019 (UPI)
The board at Space Florida, the state's economic development agency for space, moved toward an agreement Monday to provide $1 million worth of assistance or hel...
URI researcher calculates temperature inside moon to help reveal its inner structure
Apr 01, 2019 (SPX)
She found the temperature to be between 1,300 and 1,470 degrees Celsius, which is at the high end of an 800 degree range that previous scientists had determined...
ESA and NASA to team up on lunar science
Apr 01, 2019 (ESA)
Signed during the National Academies' Space Science Week in Washington DC, the statement highlights a common interest in accessing the Moon, driven by scientifi...
US boots on the Moon in 2024? It won't be easy
Mar 30, 2019 (AFP)
On Tuesday, the government of President Donald Trump set a new deadline: 2024. But that timeframe is anything but ironclad, and would force the US space agency ...
US wants astronauts back on Moon within five years: Pence
Mar 26, 2019 (AFP)
"It is the stated policy of this administration and the United States of America to return American astronauts to the Moon, within the next five years," Pence s...
US to speed up astronaut return to Moon: target 2024
Mar 26, 2019 (AFP)
"It is the stated policy of this administration and the United States of America to return American astronauts to the Moon, within the next five years," Vice Pr...
Returning Astronauts to the Moon: Lockheed Martin Finalizes Full-Scale Cislunar Habitat Prototype
Mar 15, 2019 (SPX)
Under a public-private partnership as a part of NASA's Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) Phase II study contract, Lockheed Martin ...
Floating ideas for an airlock near the Moon
Mar 14, 2019 (ESA)
In late 2018, ESA commissioned two consortia - one led by Airbus and the other by Thales Alenia Space - to undertake parallel studies into the design of a scien...
Goddard prepares for a new era of human exploration
Mar 13, 2019 (SPX)
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is playing a vital role in these initiatives, particularly in the areas of communications and instrum...
NASA selects teams to study untouched Lunar samples
Mar 12, 2019 (SPX)
"By studying these precious lunar samples for the first time, a new generation of scientists will help advance our understanding of our lunar neighbor and prepa...
NASA selects experiments for possible Lunar flights in 2019
Mar 12, 2019 (SPX)
"The Moon has unique scientific value and the potential to yield resources, such as water and oxygen," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. "Its proximity t...
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