11 April 2017
ESA to supply cameras for Russian lunar mission
... the spacecraft as Russia prepares to initiate its new lunar exploration program. The first mission of Russia's lunar program, Luna-Glob, will be one of five ...-EU programs such as ExoMars, the lunar mission may finally achieve its 2019 launch target.
June 2015
Lunar Mission One: crowdfunding endeavour and drilling on the Moon
... public. Increasingly I get people asking me what I think the consequences will be for industry if Lunar Mission One succeeds. Firstly, I set up the Lunar Missions Trust to take control of all the surplus funds at the end of the project, and to use...
April 2020
Is space poised to take another giant leap?
...’s floor, releasing a plume of debris. Careful analysis over the following years eventually revealed that India’s first lunar mission had indeed detected water ice vaporised by the impact. Today, it is China that is currently leading this new...
22 December 2015
First new 'ground truth' in 40 years as Chinese rover Yuto presents analysis of moon rocks
Chang’e-3, the Chinese unmanned lunar mission that landed on the northern part of the ... returned by the Apollo and Luna sample return missions. Since the termination of these two prominent lunar missions over nearly 40 years ago, exploration of the...
November 2019
The economic promise of space
..., to Earth orbiting capsules and, finally, to the Apollo lunar missions. John Kennedy’s challenge to land men on the Moon by... of scientific and commercial platforms in orbit, and lunar bases connected by a reliable transportation network, seemed ...
June 2020
Astrovan II - your ride to space is here
...much better known thanks to TV coverage of the lunar missions and the classic media photo-opportunity of crews climbing...This vehicle is very special,” he said. “It has an important mission, because the ride to space starts with the Astrovan II.” After...
