12 June 2020
NASA picks Astrobotic to fly VIPER to the Moon
... and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 through the Artemis program.” VIPER’s flight to the Moon is part of NASA’s... inform the selection of future landing sites for astronaut Artemis missions by helping to determine locations where water and other...
January 2018
Cosmic cocktails and galactic moonshine
...for creative inspiration. Alcohol is also a part of life at the lunar surface facility in Andy Weir’s new novel Artemis. According to Weir, “Artemis is a vacation destination. So, they import alcohol from Earth and sell it at a huge mark-up. But they...
July 2019
Robotic astronomy on the Moon
...may soon become a reality as USA is planning the Artemis programme to land the first woman, and man, at the Moon south ...pole by 2024. Artemis, the name of Apollo’s twin sister, could advance the celestial ...
May 2020
Developing a commercial market for small sample return
... shadowed regions of the lunar poles that US officials promoting the Artemis programme have said they covet as a source of air to ...build the infrastructure for a Moon base. The US Artemis programme could help to drive investments in robotic sample...
October 2020
Connecting the global space community
... the properties of these intriguing objects. In 2021, we expect the first uncrewed test flight for NASA’s Artemis programme, Artemis-1, to be launched. Furthermore, several robotic missions to explore the Moon are scheduled in the framework of NASA...
July 2021
Collaboration and competition in lunar exploration
..., has established partnerships with agencies in Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan and UAE with a current emphasis on the Artemis programme. Meanwhile, China and Russia have partnered for their International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) programme...
