Artemis Moon Program Science Payloads Announced by NASA
2 Jul 2019, 15:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA announces the list of 12 science and technology payloads that will be included in the recently born Artemis Moon program
NASA Cargo to Be Hauled to the Moon by Three Private Companies
6 Jun 2019, 13:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines and Orbit Beyond to fly missions to the Moon for NASA ahead of the human return there in 2024
Jeff Bezos Unveils Blue Moon Lander, Says It Could Be Used for 2024 Mission
10 May 2019, 08:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Blue Origin unveils the Blue Moon lunar lander less than a two weeks after NASA called for private companies to chip in ideas for such a machine
NASA Calls for More Help from Private Companies to Reach the Moon in 2024
30 Apr 2019, 15:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA asks for help to develop an integrated human lunar landing system, including elements such as a descent element, ascent element, and transfer vehicle
Beresheet Lander Moon Crash Possibly Caused by Manual Command
19 Apr 2019, 13:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Beresheet lander crash might have been caused by a manual command of unspecified nature that led to a cascade of failures
Dark Side of the Moon Looks Eerie in Photos Taken by SpaceIL Beresheet Lander
8 Apr 2019, 12:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / SpaceIL Beresheet lander entered Lunar orbit last week and sent back several new photos showing the dark side of the Moon
NASA Test Fires SLS Engines, Says 5 Year Target for Moon Return Possible
5 Apr 2019, 13:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Final hot test fire of the Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engine was completed this week at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi
NASA Orion Spacecraft Conducts First Altitude Abort System Test
29 Mar 2019, 15:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Northrop Grumman Orion capsule performed on March 20 a static hot-fire test of the Launch Abort System Attitude Control Motor
America to Return to the Moon Much Sooner than Planned
27 Mar 2019, 10:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Vice president Mike Pence said the administration he is part of wants Americans to return to the Moon four years sooner than planned, in 2024
Toyota Reveals Pressurized Moon Rover Designed for JAXA
13 Mar 2019, 09:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The rover will have an enclosed body capable of providing all the needed functions for the crew to survive without the need for them to be equipped with suits
NASA Gets $21 Billion Budget to Go Explore the Moon and Mars
12 Mar 2019, 10:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The budget seems to be solid enough for the agency to go forward with most of its plans for the future, including a return to the Moon and missions to Mars
NASA Readies New Experiments for the Moon, Plans to Launch Them This Year
22 Feb 2019, 10:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In all, 12 such experiments have been chosen by NASA to be launched by the end of this year using American commercial partners
World’s First Private Moon Lander Launches on Falcon 9 Rocket
22 Feb 2019, 07:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Falcon 9 took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday carrying SpaceIL’s Beresheet lander, as well as an Indian communications satellite ca
Israeli Beresheet Lunar Lander Reaches U.S. to Be Launched by SpaceX
1 Feb 2019, 14:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The lander is the size of a dishwasher. It has the capability of moving around on the lunar surface by hopping. It will reach the Moon in about two months
Life Starts on the Dark Side of the Moon Onboard Chinese Lander Chang'e-4
16 Jan 2019, 15:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Plants will eventually make enough oxygen to keep the fruit flies alive, while yeast will act as a decomposition agent for their waste
Chinese Rover Lands on Dark Side of the Moon, First Photos Released
3 Jan 2019, 14:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / China becomes the first country in the world to land an object on the far side of the Moon, a major achievement for the emergent space power
China Targets the Dark Side of the Moon with Chang'e-4 Rover
10 Dec 2018, 13:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chang'e-4 comprises two pieces of hardware, the main lander and a rover and has been built initially as a backup for the 2013 Chang’e-3 mission
Lunar Landers Selected by NASA for Payload Delivery to the Moon
30 Nov 2018, 11:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nine U.S. companies have been chosen to bid for delivering science and technology payloads for NASA to the Moon on a regular basis
Lunar Prospector Rover Ready to Map the Moon for Natural Resources
14 Nov 2018, 10:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Space exploration startup Lunar Outpost unveils the Prospector, a rover meant to map the lunar soil for natural resources
Moon Express Gets Funding For Lunar Scout Explorers
1 Oct 2018, 09:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / New funding for Moon Express will help the company work faster on the building of the robotic ships it plans on launching to the Moon.