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...
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...
May 2019
Space for Art – Astronauts and artists
... of the first Moon landing, as part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission, we should take time to reflect on all of the lessons ...shared some of the most beautiful paintings of the Apollo missions with us. Inspired by Monet, he took artistic license with...
November 2019
Space for Art – Reflections on the Moon
... we continue to celebrate the 50th anniversaries of Apollo, we are experiencing a time of reflection on the significance of those first lunar missions - Apollo 8 and the iconic Earthrise image, Apollo 11 and the first Moon landing, and over the ...
April 2020
Lunar artefact – a time capsule for the future
... narrative to future humans about humanity today. These sentiments are conjectural but the plausibility of the impending lunar mission within a context of a renewed global focus on the Moon’s importance as a gateway for moving humanity into the solar...
November 2020
Walking on the Moon
.... A model of Asagumo under test in lava tubes in Japan. Ultimate goal One of the main criticisms of previous lunar mission developments has been their lack of sustainability. The Apollo programme itself was famously unsustainable, largely from...
