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SSTL Lunar to lead consortium for ESA Moonlight
May 21, 2021 (SPX)
The Moonlight Phase A/B1 Study will define the service infrastructure and clearly lay out the development path for a constellation of Lunar communication and na...
NASA awards $500K in First Phase of $5M Watts on the Moon Challenge
May 21, 2021 (SPX)
Sixty teams submitted original design concepts aimed at meeting future needs for robust and flexible technologies to power human and robotic outposts on the Moo...
Moon mission delays could increase risks from solar storms
May 21, 2021 (SPX)
Scientists at the University of Reading studied 150 years of space weather data to investigate patterns in the timing of the most extreme events, which can be e...
ESA advances its plan for satellites around the Moon
May 21, 2021 (ESA)
Two consortia of companies will be supported by ESA to devise detailed definitions of how to provide telecommunications and navigation services for missions to ...
New government funding helps UK companies lead the way for future Moon missions
May 21, 2021 (SPX)
NASA plans to return to the Moon by 2024 and, working with ESA and other partners, intends to put a Gateway with living quarters for astronauts in lunar orbit. ...
European Space Agency plans network of moon satellites
May 20, 2021 (UPI)
The agency has initiated a study of potential designs for the network, named Moonlight, that would tap private companies for proposals. Those firms include the ...
Getting ready to rocket
May 19, 2021 (ESA)
Visible in this image are the twin solid fuel rocket boosters, now fully stacked atop the mobile launcher. The boosters will be mated with the rocket's 65 m tal...
NASA eyes moon's dark side for astronomy, new telescopes
May 19, 2021 (UPI)
Science equipment headed to the moon already includes a spectrometer built for launch in early 2022, known as ROLSES, which will study how sunlight charges the ...
Scientists succeed for first time growing plants in soil from the moon
May 12, 2021 (UPI)
University of Florida researchers were able to grow the plants in small samples of lunar soil -- also known as lunar regolith -- gathered during the Apollo 11, ...
VIPER Hits the SLOPEs
May 11, 2021 (SPX)
The Simulated Lunar Operations Laboratory, or SLOPE Lab, at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is home to multiple sandboxes that mimic the lunar and Mar...
Researchers create new lunar map to help guide future exploration missions
May 05, 2021 (SPX)
The researchers identified significant geologic features of the Schrodinger basin, located near the lunar south pole. Schrodinger is the second-youngest impact ...
Measuring the Moon's nano dust is no small matter
Apr 29, 2021 (SPX)
Another factor in its appearance is the size and shape of moon dust particles, the small rock grains that cover the moon's surface. Researchers at the National ...
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dead at 90
Apr 28, 2021 (AFP)
Sometimes called "the loneliest man in history" because of his long solo flight while his colleagues loped across the lunar surface, Collins never earned the sa...
Blue Origin protests NASA choice of SpaceX to land astronauts on Moon
Apr 27, 2021 (AFP)
"NASA has executed a flawed acquisition for the Human Landing System program and moved the goalposts at the last minute," Blue Origin said in a statement sent t...
China, Russia welcome int'l partners in moon station cooperation
Apr 24, 2021 (XNA)
The announcement was made by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and its Russian counterpart Roscosmos at a conference for the international moon sta...
The Hunt for the UK's Moon Trees
Apr 21, 2021 (SPX)
Roosa took around 500 seeds from trees like the Sycamore - in the US known as the Sycamore Maple - and the Loblolly Pine with him on the mission. Although most ...
Elon Musk's SpaceX wins $2.9B contract to build lunar lander
Apr 16, 2021 (UPI)
In selecting only SpaceX for the lunar program, NASA ended consideration of Musk's rival, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin space company, and a thi...
China releases lunar sample data online
Apr 15, 2021 (XNA)
Researchers and the public can access the Lunar and Deep Space Exploration Scientific Data and Sample Release System via the website www.clep.org.cn, where they...
China sets up expert advisory committee for lunar samples
Apr 14, 2021 (XNA)
According to the regulations on lunar sample management, the CNSA established the committee as an expert advisory institution for the management of lunar sample...
UAE to send rover to the Moon in 2022
Apr 14, 2021 (AFP)
The UAE -- made up of seven emirates including the capital Abu Dhabi and freewheeling Dubai -- announced in September 2020 that it planned to launch the "Rashid...
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