10 December 2018
First far side of the Moon mission underway
...Chang'e 3 lunar probe, which took up residence on the Moon in December 2013. But there a few welcome updated additions...'e 4 continues China’s ambitions of eventually sending astronauts to the Moon and to one day establish a lunar base. The nation has...
18 March 2019
A habitat prototype for NASA’s Moon-orbiting Gateway
... opportunity to have crew,” Bridenstine said. “When we go back to Apollo, we remember that we landed 12 astronauts on the surface of the Moon over a period of three years, 1969 to 1972. Each one of those missions was to the equatorial regions of the...
15 May 2019
New funding under fire for Moon 2024 Artemis mission
...multi-purpose crew vehicle intended to facilitate human exploration of the Moon, and beyond. So far, so good then, right?... in on the news about reallocating funds to support a Moon mission, as former NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez took to Twitter...
12 July 2019
NASA reassigns top leaders in Moon 2024 programme
... bold challenge to put the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024, with a focus on the ultimate goal of sending humans ... “And in fact, we have an opportunity now to land on the Moon in the year 2024 because of the hard work that he has put ...
19 July 2019
The day humanity walked on the Moon
...before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.” With what seemed ...1969, Kennedy’s objective would be fulfilled. Incidentally, this momentous moon landing occasion may not have have been captured at all, ...
02 September 2019
Strange substance discovered by China's lunar rover on far side of the Moon
...– the first man-made spacecraft launched to the far side of the moon – is doing well. Really well in fact as while it continues on... that originally was hidden under the crust I.e. from the Moon’s mantle but it now scattered on the surface in the...