July 2019
Robotic astronomy on the Moon
...installations. ILOA has submitted a proposal to the recent NASA Lunar Surface Instrument and Technology Payloads programme for its potential flight... looking for minerals to crewed bases and a lunar gateway platform in a nearby orbit. The Chinese human...
02 October 2019
First look at China's new spacecraft capable of deep-space travel
... agency hope will carry their astronauts to the Gateway ahead of lunar surface missions beginning in 2024, China’s as-yet..., for three weeks and can stay docked to the proposed lunar Gateway for more than six months. The new Chinese spacecraft, will...
16 July 2021
NASA's $25 billion FY2022 funding bill is approved
...proceed with development of a HLS that will take astronauts from lunar orbit down to and back from the Moon’s surface. ...$1.195 billion - a budget which also funds the Gateway, Advanced Cislunar and Surface Capabilities, Advanced Exploration Systems, ...
24 August 2020
NASA receives full-sized lunar lander mock-up from Blue Origin
...”; a vehicle that brings the landing systems into position in lunar orbit. The Transfer Element is based on its Cygnus cargo ...module for NASA's proposed Lunar Gateway which will serve as an exploration outpost for lunar missions. Meanwhile Draper, who...
March 2021
Building SLS - a contractual odyssey
... have required Bridenstine to notify Congress of the overrun. Lunar Gateway (above) formed a key part of NASA’s return... longer a priority and that Artemis would rely on an integrated lunar lander instead (top). No specifics Nevertheless, in 2019, NASA...
29 November 2019
Hera mission is approved as ESA receives biggest ever budget
..., said that approximately 25 percent of the exploration budget will be spent on lunar activities, including subscription for the iHAB and ESPRIT modules for the Lunar Gateway, lunar robotic missions, and the European service module for NASA’s Orion...
