07 September 2019
Chandrayaan-2 lander fails to touchdown successfully
... as contact with Chandrayaan-2 was lost minutes before its Vikram module was due to touch down at the lunar south pole. The Chandrayaan-2 approached the Moon as normal and completed the so-called rough breaking phase of the descent...
February 2019
Simulating lunar and martian regolith in the laboratory
..., due to fly in 2023 aboard the Luna 27 mission to a region near to the lunar south pole. Of particular interest there is the amount of ice and other volatiles in the lunar regolith, and their origin and extractability potential for the preparation...
January 2023
LUNAR OASIS – architectural visions for an integrated lunar habitat
... developed for the various concepts of near-term future lunar research facilities and presenting common themes related to the ... The mission was planned for 2030 and based at the Lunar South Pole on the edge of the Shackleton Crater. The choice of...
October 2023
The multidisciplinary world of space habitation design
... permanent outpost integrated with a greenhouse, permanently inhabited by eight crewmembers, and located at the lunar south pole near the Shackleton crater. The design of base or settlement elements should allow repurposing them as needed, salvaging...
22 January 2021
Russia develops instrument to search for precious metals on the Moon and Mars
... by Russian news site RIA Novosti. “It is best suited for a lunar rover. Along the route we will be able to determine the elemental... it will target the Boguslavsky crater near to the lunar south pole. Its flight is slated to leave from the Vostochny...
17 December 2021
First commercial lunar distance communications network validated in space
...newly commissioned deep space antenna (GHY-6) into IM’s Lunar Telemetry and Tracking Network (LTN). The LTN ...Program and send the first spacecraft ever to reach the lunar south pole. About Goonhilly Goonhilly is a global communications services hub ...
