03 March 2025
Blue Ghost lander operations underway on lunar surface
... Riders in the Sky’ is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative and sets the tone for the...the world.” Surface operations during the 14-day mission include lunar subsurface drilling, sample collection, X-ray imaging and dust ...
17 May 2021
European startup to produce oxygen from lunar soil for ESA 2025 mission
... Moon, the process involves separating ilmenite – a compound which contains iron, titanium and oxygen (FeTiO3) – from lunar soil, crushing it to a fine powder and then heating it in an enclosed reaction vessel in the presence of hydrogen gas. The...
28 May 2021
US GAO report casts doubt on 2024 lunar landing
...—along with some technical risks—mean that it's less likely a lunar landing will happen in 2024,” says the report published 26 May...“has not fully addressed management challenges related to its lunar programmes” that were identified in the 2020 study. ...
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...
