23 November 2020
China's lunar sample return mission to launch tonight
... and challenging endeavours the space-faring nation has so far embarked on. If successful, Chang'e 5 will be the first lunar sample-return mission in more than four decades – the last undertaking was achieved by the former Soviet Union...
January 2021
Evolution of volatiles on the Moon
... fifty years since the last Apollo landing. Artemis astronauts working on the Moon. Onward and outward Lunar samples have proved to be the cornerstone of all planetary science, revealing magnetic signatures that tell a fascinating story that...
25 November 2020
Chang'e 5 is on its way to the Moon
... technologies such as narrow window multi-orbit binding launch, automatic lunar surface sampling and packaging, lunar surface takeoff, lunar orbital rendezvous and docking, and lunar sample storage, and improve China’s aerospace technology level; the...
13 September 2016
Scientists prove the Moon was created by a vaporised Earth
...Moon. However in 2001, a revelation occurred as Moon rock samples brought back from the Apollo missions in the 1970s were found...away is the amount of heavy potassium isotopes found in lunar samples. The duo’s findings show that Moon rocks are enriched...
May 2020
Developing a commercial market for small sample return
... discoveries about the history of the solar system. We believe there could be a sustainable multi-flight market for lunar sample return in the near-term immediate future While pursuing this vision, we drew a conclusion that could be pivotal...
October 2024
Lunar construction with regolith and robots
... Moon and Mars. Meanwhile, national governments across the world continue to explore outer space, as demonstrated by China’s lunar sample return mission in May 2024. This article links NewSpace and the Moon by introducing a concept that employs...
