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Lunar Resources and Wood selected by NASA to study building a pipeline on the Moon
Feb 16, 2023 (SPX)
"It is imperative for America to develop industrial infrastructure on the Moon to enable a permanent lunar presence. We are thrilled to team with Wood on the de...
CAPSTONE mission demonstrating utility and resilience at the Moon
Feb 10, 2023 (SPX)
The system has been operating in an Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) for 85 days and has completed approximately 12.5 orbits since arrival November 13th which...
Europe shoots for the moon with role in NASA program
Feb 10, 2023 (AFP)
The US space agency's Artemis programme aims to return humans to the Moon for the first time since the historic Apollo missions, which ended in 1972. For the fi...
Building a catalog of lunar trash to track
Feb 07, 2023 (SPX)
Today, experts estimate that there are a few dozen pieces of space junk like spent rocket bodies, defunct satellites and mission-related debris orbiting in cisl...
Will lunar rover Jade Rabbit have company for the next Lantern Festival?
Feb 07, 2023 (XNA)
The festival this year falls on Sunday, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar when a full moon appears. As the closest celestial body to...
China to advance lunar exploration program
Feb 07, 2023 (XNA)
Wu said China will continue its lunar research with the Chang'e-6, Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8 missions. The Chang'e-6 mission is scheduled to complete the sample-r...
Progress underway on Lunar rockets for crewed Artemis missions
Feb 07, 2023 (SPX)
SLS proved to be the world's most powerful rocket, when its two solid rocket boosters and four RS-25 engines produced more than 8.8 million pounds of thrust at ...
Turning astronauts into Moon explorers
Feb 03, 2023 (ESA)
Since 2016, PANGAEA has equipped ten astronauts from three space agencies with the foundational knowledge and skills in field geology required for lunar explora...
Too hot and too cold; now Moon it could be just right for humans
Feb 03, 2023 (SPX)
But heating and cooling systems won't be effective enough to support habitats for lunar exploration or even longer trips to Mars without an understanding of wha...
Data from the first SLS flight to prepare NASA for future Artemis missions
Jan 27, 2023 (SPX)
Building off the assessment conducted shortly after launch, the preliminary post-flight data indicates that all SLS systems performed exceptionally and that the...
New photos from China's lunar rover released with New Year blessings
Jan 25, 2023 (XNA)
The photos showed the wheel track left by the rover, some rocks and a small impact crater on the lunar surface. Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, is known as the pet of Lun...
Buzz Aldrin, second man on the Moon, marries on 93rd birthday
Jan 21, 2023 (AFP)
Aldrin and Anca Faur, executive vice president of Buzz Aldrin Ventures, were wed in a private ceremony. "On my 93rd birthday... I am pleased to announce that my...
Fireworks, flowers in Wuhan for Lunar New Year but grief lingers
Jan 21, 2023 (AFP)
But while many stocked up Saturday on colourful blooms at the bustling flower market to welcome the Lunar New Year and enjoy the Spring Festival, others had a m...
Researches on Chang'e 5 lunar samples gain fruitful results
Jan 20, 2023 (XNA)
Over 150 scientists and researchers participated in the first Chang'e-5 Lunar Sample Research Results Seminar held by the CNSA on Monday. They discussed topics ...
Light-based tech could inspire Moon navigation and next-gen farming
Jan 19, 2023 (SPX)
They say the artificial crystal offers the platform of choice for these technologies due to its superior performance and recent advances in manufacturing capabi...
The moon is a sight for scientific eyes at Raytheon Intelligence and Space
Jan 18, 2023 (SPX)
Raytheon Intelligence and Space has partnered with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the Green Bank Observatory to use the National Science Foundatio...
Mounting the first human mission to the Lunar South Pole
Jan 15, 2023 (SPX)
Following two Artemis test missions, Artemis III, currently planned for 2025, will mark humanity's first return to the lunar surface in more than 50 years. NASA...
Lunar Flashlight team assessing spacecraft's propulsion system
Jan 13, 2023 (SPX)
The mission team, which first observed the reduced thrust three days after launch, is working to analyze the issue and provide possible solutions. During its cr...
Chinese scientists discover ubiquitous, increasing ferric iron on lunar surface
Jan 10, 2023 (SPX)
Recently, however, a research team led by Profs. XU Yigang and HE Hongping from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has d...
General Atomics awarded contract from Advanced Space for Cislunar Spacecraft for AFRL Oracle Program
Jan 09, 2023 (SPX)
"On-orbit capability to generate greater space situational awareness has wide application as space exploration and efforts to return to the Moon continue to acc...
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