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Airbus selected for ESA's Moon lander study
Oct 15, 2020 (SPX)
Europe is already contributing to the Global Exploration Roadmap agreed by 14 space agencies around the world, in which Airbus is also playing its part. Europea...
NASA funds Nokia plan to provide cellular service on moon
Oct 15, 2020 (UPI)
That project was part of $370 million in new contracts for lunar surface research missions NASA announced Wednesday. Most of the money went to large space compa...
US remains hopeful Russia will join Artemis Space Coalition to Moon, NASA Admin says
Oct 14, 2020 (Sputnik)
Seven states participating in US lunar exploration efforts have joined the United States in signing the "Artemis Accords", Bridenstine said in a virtual event s...
UK and NASA sign international agreement ahead of mission to the Moon
Oct 14, 2020 (SPX)
The UK will play a key role in this mission. Businesses across the UK will be involved in building the service module and habitation module of the Lunar Gateway...
NASA announces eight-nation space coalition under 'Artemis Accords'
Oct 13, 2020 (AFP)
The treaty paves the way for its founding members -- Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, United Arab Emirates, Britain and the United States -- to part...
China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 23rd lunar day
Oct 13, 2020 (XNA)
The lander woke up at 11:56 a.m. Sunday, Beijing Time, and the rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, woke up at 6:57 p.m. Saturday, said sources with the Lunar Explor...
Russia shuns US lunar program, as space cooperation under threat
Oct 12, 2020 (AFP)
The proposed new station, called the Gateway, "is too US-centric, so to speak," Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, said, adding Rus...
Moon's magnetic crust research sees scientists debunk long-held theory
Oct 08, 2020 (SPX)
Australian researcher and study co-author Dr Katarina Miljkovic, from the Curtin Space Science and Technology Centre, located within the School of Earth and Pla...
First U.S. robotic moon lander since Apollo era planned for mid-2021
Oct 07, 2020 (UPI)
The lander project, which received funding from NASA, would become the first private, commercial mission to the moon, said Sharad Bhaskaran, mission director fo...
NASA Asks: What Would You Pack for the Moon?
Oct 07, 2020 (SPX)
To take the challenge to the next level, the agency also has an Expert Mode: follow the strict guidelines astronauts must adhere to when packing their "personal...
A roadmap for science on the moon
Oct 05, 2020 (SPX)
Teams from the university will participate in four upcoming or proposed space missions that seek to use the Moon as a unique laboratory for peering back to the ...
Simulations give clues to atmospheric loss from Moon's origin
Sep 30, 2020 (SPX)
New research led by Durham University, UK, shows how the extent of atmospheric loss depends upon the type of giant impact with the Earth. Researchers ran more t...
NASA needs new funding by February for 2024 moon landing, administrator says
Sep 30, 2020 (UPI)
"If we get to February of 2021 without an appropriation, that's going to really put the brakes on our ability to achieve a moon landing by as early as 2024," Br...
Japan aiming to send hopping spacecraft fuelled by lunar water to Moon
Sep 30, 2020 (Sputnik)
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has asserted it intends to engage in a lunar exploration mission beginning in the mid-2030s, making use of hydroge...
UAE to launch lunar rover in 2024
Sep 30, 2020 (Sputnik)
"With God's help, we have launched a new Emirati project to explore the Moon. It will be a space aircraft explorer that will land on the planet surface in 2024 ...
NASA and HeroX Seek Innovative Energy Solutions to Power Lunar Activities
Sep 29, 2020 (SPX)
Solar energy is abundant on the Moon when the sun is out, but nights on the Moon can last 350 hours at a time. This long lunar night, combined with extreme temp...
UAE sets sights on the moon
Sep 29, 2020 (AFP)
The UAE -- a collection of seven emirates better known for its skyscrapers, palm-shaped islands and opulent mega attractions -- is a newcomer to the world of sp...
NASA reveals new details of $28B Artemis lunar landing program
Sep 23, 2020 (UPI)
In an update provided by the space agency Monday, the administrators said $16.2 billion of the total would be to produce the initial Human Landing System - the ...
Experience, charisma will steer NASA's choice for first woman on moon
Sep 23, 2020 (UPI)
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has said the woman selected will be an experienced astronaut who has flown on space missions. Ten current astronauts meet tha...
NASA plans for return to Moon to cost $28 billion
Sep 22, 2020 (AFP)
Congress, which faces elections on November 3, will have to sign off on the financing for a project that has been set by President Donald Trump as a top priorit...
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