11 December 2020
NASA reveals Artemis Team to train for moon landings
... technical development. They also will engage the public and industry on the Artemis program and NASA’s exploration plans. “There is so much exciting work ahead of us as we return to the moon, and it will take the entire astronaut corps to make that...
April 2024
ROOM at the 74th International Astronautical Congress
... and refuelling otherwise healthy satellites. However, despite the push to return to the Moon, there is scant recognition of the issues looming in the cis-lunar environment: with an increase in the lunar orbital population, what about sustainability...
30 November 2016
German company announce their 'Mission to the Moon' plans
...17, 45yrs after the historic mission saw the last human footprints on the Moon. The company’s ‘Mission to the Moon’ is hoping to achieve what no-one else has achieved since 1972, but this time around the race to return to the Moon will be a privately...
01 February 2019
First private spacecraft gearing up for Moon landing
... non-governmental entity in the world to go to the moon. Landing on the moon was for many years a little-discussed topic among the public, but recently we see growing interest as world superpowers seek to return to the moon in a variety of commercial...
27 January 2020
US bill spurns Moon programme favouring Mars instead
... White House’s plan to push forward with a human return to the Moon by 2024 has been put forward by top Democrats and Republicans on the House committee that authorises NASA activities. The 102-page bill submitted on 25 January, 2020 instead favours...
13 November 2020
NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission gets ready for launch tomorrow
... be certified by NASA,” said SpaceX boss Elon Musk. “This is a great honor that inspires confidence in our endeavour to return to the Moon, travel to Mars, and ultimately help humanity become multi-planetary,” Musk said, as he thanked NASA for their...
