02 September 2019
Strange substance discovered by China's lunar rover on far side of the Moon
... strange discovery; a gel-like substance with an unusual colour. The strange substance, found during lunar day 8 which started on July 25 (a lunar day is equal to 14 days on Earth) has prompted mission scientists to cancel other exploration plans for...
24 August 2020
NASA receives full-sized lunar lander mock-up from Blue Origin
...”; a vehicle that brings the landing systems into position in lunar orbit. The Transfer Element is based on its Cygnus cargo ... Moon in 2024,” said Kirk Shireman, vice president of Lunar Campaigns at Lockheed Martin Space. With the mock-up now ready...
29 March 2018
Lunar Settlements
...involved or interested in the general subject of lunar exploration. The contents are divided into seven sections, covering...: “To summarize this summary, it isn’t 1961 any more, when the lunar program was carried along on a wave of public support. So we have...
22 October 2019
Bezos announces Blue Moon partnership for lunar landing
... company is to head up a national team to offer a human landing system for NASA's Artemis programme to return Americans to the lunar surface by 2024. Speaking to several thousand delegates Bezos, who received a standing ovation at the end of his talk...
01 January 2020
NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander kit
...fairly-detailed collectible replica of the Eagle lunar module, presented on a lunar surface complete with crater, flag and ...of the 1000-odd pieces make up the 20cm-square base or ‘lunar surface’, which was slightly annoying to begin with: I thought, ...
31 May 2019
Melting moon dust with lasers to use in lunar habitats
... a high priority for many international space agencies and companies wanting to stamp their mark on the dusty lunar surface, either by undertaking scientific experiments or to mine it for potential resources. Some even want to go further and build...
