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Japan attempts to revive Moon lander after second lunar night
Mar 26, 2024 (AFP)
The unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down in January at a wonky angle that left its solar panels facing the wrong way. As the sun's a...
Queqiao-2 achieves lunar orbit, advancing China's growing moon program
Mar 26, 2024 (SPX)
The satellite initiated its braking sequence at approximately 12:46 am (Beijing Time), commencing at a distance of 440 kilometers from the moon. Within 19 minut...
US Moon lander 'permanently' asleep after historic landing: company
Mar 24, 2024 (AFP)
Houston-based Intuitive Machines said late Saturday that the lander, named Odysseus, had not phoned home this week when its solar panels were projected to recei...
China's Queqiao 2 Satellite Embarks on Mission to Support Future Moon Landings
Mar 22, 2024 (SPX)
The satellite, named Queqiao 2 or Magpie Bridge 2, was launched aboard a Long March 8 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on Hainan Island at 8...
Northrop Grumman advances Lunar Rail concept
Mar 20, 2024 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman's involvement in this initiative is comprehensive, covering the development of the rail network's foundational aspects. The company is tasked w...
China Prepares to Launch Next-Gen Lunar Relay Satellite, Queqiao 2
Mar 19, 2024 (SPX)
Following their individual transportation and assembly at the Wenchang center since February, the satellite and rocket are undergoing final checks, with propell...
China's Chang'e-6 Mission Advances: Carrier Rocket Arrives for Upcoming Lunar Launch
Mar 18, 2024 (SPX)
The assembly and subsequent ground tests of the rocket with the Chang'e 6 probe are set to commence at the coastal launch complex, with CNSA noting that prepara...
NASA Artemis Mission Progresses with SpaceX Starship Test Flight
Mar 15, 2024 (SPX)
A complement of 33 Raptor engines, fueled by super-cooled liquid methane and liquid oxygen, powered the Super Heavy booster with Starship stacked on top, from t...
NASA Lights 'Beacon' on Moon With Autonomous Navigation System Test
Mar 15, 2024 (SPX)
The Lunar Node 1 demonstrator, or LN-1, is an autonomous navigation system intended to provide a real-time, point-to-point communications network on the Moon. T...
SwRI receives $2 million NASA grant to develop lunar-regolith-measuring instrument
Mar 14, 2024 (SPX)
SwRI is one of five teams awarded funding by NASA's DALI program, which supports the development of instruments for future lunar missions, including Commercial ...
NASA Allocates DALI Grants to Foster Lunar Science and Exploration Innovations
Mar 14, 2024 (SPX)
The announcement was made at the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) on March 13, in The Woodlands, Texas, during NASA's Technology Development P...
From Exploration to Exploitation: China's Lunar Strategy Shift
Mar 13, 2024 (SPX)
The program's ambition extends to mining metals and silicon minerals for advanced processing into construction materials and solar panels. These resources are i...
New Partnership Catalyzes Autonomous Lunar Navigation Breakthrough
Mar 12, 2024 (SPX)
Funded by a NASA TechFlights Program grant, JAM represents a pioneering leap in space navigation technology. Its design allows spacecraft to autonomously ascert...
China's Lunar Program Unveils Vision for Moon's Resource Utilization and Human Settlements
Mar 12, 2024 (SPX)
A pivotal figure in the Chinese lunar exploration program, Yang Mengfei, emphasized the dual nature of these missions - blending scientific inquiry with the gra...
Chinese lunar lander and new crew spaceship names revealed
Mar 11, 2024 (SPX)
According to a news release from the China Manned Space Agency, the lunar lander that will carry Chinese astronauts to the moon's surface is named Lanyue, or Em...
How NASA Uses Simple Technology to Track Lunar Missions
Mar 11, 2024 (SPX)
These devices consist of a small aluminum hemisphere, 2 inches (5 centimeters) in diameter and 0.7 ounces (20 grams) in weight, inset with eight 0.5-inch-diamet...
NASA's Network of Small Moon-Bound Rovers Is Ready to Roll
Mar 11, 2024 (JPL)
Part of a technology demonstration called CADRE (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration), each solar-powered rover is about the size of a carry-...
Olsen secures UK funding for development of lunar rover drive system
Mar 09, 2024 (SPX)
The project will develop and fabricate a jumping robot system capable of thrusting upwards, descending, and self-righting that will be lowered into lava tubes u...
GITAI tests robotic construction of lunar comms tower in desert simulation exercise
Mar 07, 2024 (SPX)
GITAI, in a collaborative effort with KDDI Corporation, one of Japan's premier telecommunications giants, led this pioneering project. The demonstration utilize...
NASA Names Winners in Lunar Gateway Packing and Storing Challenge
Mar 05, 2024 (SPX)
To help address the issue, the Lunar Gateway Cargo Packing and Storing Challenge invited the public to devise innovative stowage solutions for NASA's Gateway De...
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