18 June 2018
ESA Council backs Lunar gateway venture
... Mars Sample Return mission or other sample return missions; and examining scenarios and mission concepts for lunar exploration missions supporting the objectives of the European scientific community. The Participating States in the E3P Programme...
18 September 2020
NASA chiefs hint that Artemis will land at Apollo site, not lunar poles
...that large quantities of water, either in ice or mixed with lunar regolith, could be available for human explorers to make use of.... the importance of the Moon’s South Pole for establishing lunar bases, NASA had already earmarked this region as the ...
10 March 2021
Russia and China agree to build joint international lunar base
... also committed to previously announced plans to create a joint lunar and deep space data centre, which will consist of hubs...programme. Despite preparing to launch its Luna 25 and Luna 27 lunar lander missions before the end of the 2020s, Russia is ...
10 March 2017
New interplanetary radar technique spots "lost" lunar spacecraft
...Moon is of paramount importance for any future mission. However searching for derelict spacecraft and space debris in a lunar orbit, at least with optical telescopes, is challenging due to its bright glare. Now, a new technological application is set...
15 March 2021
Engineers propose a "Lunar Ark" to preserve millions of species' DNA on the Moon
... on the rest of the planet." According to Thanga, the lunar ark concept, would be built in lava tubes that were discovered... build the base. Along with solar panels on the lunar surface to provide electricity to the cryogenic preservation modules and...
10 November 2021
NASA moves human lunar landing mission to 2025
... teleconference. Initially reported to cost $6.7 billion, expenditure for the spacecraft that will transport the crew to the lunar surface has grown to $9.3 billion. Rising costs were attributed in part to pandemic-related issues as well as the need...
