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NASA in megadeal with Lockheed for moon mission
Sep 24, 2019 (AFP)
The megadeal calls for a first phase including three capsules for $2.7 billion, for Artemis missions III to V -- to take astronauts back to the moon. Each capsu...
Orion to face simulated rigors of space in last major testing before Artemis I
Sep 23, 2019 (SPX)
Slated to begin this fall, a team of engineers and technicians stand ready to test the spacecraft, consisting of the crew and service modules, under simulated e...
Lunar soil is a dangerous nuisance for astronauts
Sep 23, 2019 (SPX)
Neil Armstrong first stepped onto the moon 50 years ago, and his footprints in lunar soil will be there for million of years, according to NASA. There is no win...
China's lunar rover discovers mysterious material on far side of Moon
Sep 20, 2019 (Sputnik)
The Chinese-language science outreach publication Our Space, which announced the findings on August 17, used the term "jiao zhuang wu", which can be translated ...
Kentucky companies give NASA Artemis missions a boost
Sep 20, 2019 (SPX)
NASA recognized three Kentucky businesses - Parker Hannifin Corp., American Synthetic Rubber Co., a Michelin company; and Eckart America Corp. - in Lexington an...
Audit faults NASA for failing to detect schedule delays for moon return
Sep 19, 2019 (Sputnik)
"For example, NASA should enhance contract management and oversight to improve program outcomes," the report said. "NASA's past approach in this area has left i...
Astrobotic and Spacebit aim eye first commercial UK lunar payload
Sep 19, 2019 (Sputnik)
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander will be launched on a Vulcan Centaur rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The...
NASA Funds CubeSat Pathfinder Mission to Unique Lunar Orbit
Sep 16, 2019 (SPX)
The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) is expected to be the first spacecraft to operate in a nea...
Are we prepared for a new era of field geology on the moon and beyond?
Sep 12, 2019 (SPX)
Key to the success of these efforts will be careful field geology prior to sample collection. Here, Hodges and Schmitt discuss whether space agencies are fully ...
India locates missing Moon lander
Sep 10, 2019 (AFP)
The lander, called Vikram -- after the founder of India's space programme -- was due to touch down on the Moon in the early hours of Saturday, but contact was l...
China's lunar rover travels over 284 meters on moon's far side
Sep 10, 2019 (XNA)
Both the lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe switched to its dormant mode for the lunar night on Friday (Beijing time), according to the Lunar Explorati...
India to launch another Lunar probe to in early 2020s with Japan
Sep 10, 2019 (Sputnik)
The Japanese embassy in New Delhi confirmed on Monday said the two country's space agencies will launch a lunar probe in the early 2020s. "JAXA and ISRO are pla...
NASA Goddard Creates CGI Moon Kit as a Form of Visual Storytelling
Sep 09, 2019 (SPX)
Smartphones have allowed millions to become amateur photographers, but capturing the perfect picture can still be difficult under certain conditions. So, imagin...
India loses contact with Moon lander
Sep 07, 2019 (AFP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to comfort glum scientists and a stunned nation from mission control in Bangalore, saying India was still "proud" and claspi...
India loses contact with spacecraft trying to land on Moon
Sep 07, 2019 (AFP)
India had hoped to become just the fourth country after the United States, Russia and China to successfully land on the Moon. But as Prime Minister Narendra Mod...
NASA Science Experiments to be Delivered to Moon by Commercial Landers
Sep 06, 2019 (SPX)
The device, a neutral mass spectrometer dubbed SEAL, is one of four instruments from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland that will fly on ...
Chandrayaan-2 Completes Second De-Orbiting Manoeuvre Ahead of Historic Landing: ISRO
Sep 05, 2019 (IANS)
"With this manoeuvre, the required orbit for the Vikram Lander to commence it descent towards the surface of the Moon is achieved," ISRO said in a statement. On...
Ttiny satellites that will pave the way to Luna
Sep 02, 2019 (The Conversation)
But building a moon base and actually living on the moon will require careful planning. First, we need to identify and map available lunar resources, including ...
SLS Rocket Engine Section Completed for Artemis I
Sep 02, 2019 (SPX)
The engine section, shown on the right beside the rest of the assembled stage, was covered with scaffolding used for assembly and checkout. On Aug. 29, NASA and...
Pull Me to the Moon: Scientists Revolutionize Space Lift Concept to Save Cash on Lunar Missions
Sep 02, 2019 (Sputnik)
Scientists have come up with an interesting twist on the old concept of space lift, which should, in theory, significantly cut the cost of future Lunar missions...
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