20 January 2020
ESA facility begins producing oxygen out of simulated moon dust
... - material that could be used in other applications on the Moon. “Could they be 3D printed directly, for example, or would...working with our colleagues in the Human and Robotics Exploration Directorate, European industry and academia to provide top ...
01 October 2018
ispace partners with SpaceX for 2020 & 2021 Moon missions
... exploration, announced today that SpaceX will be the launch provider for its maiden voyages to the Moon scheduled...step of our journey.” “We are entering a new era in space exploration and SpaceX is proud to have been selected by ispace to launch ...
12 April 2019
Beresheet spacecraft crash lands on the Moon
...and China, to become the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the Moon. Although unlike its contemporaries, with the cost of the project totalling around...the way for further low-cost lunar exploration and with a $1 million now at SpaceIL’s disposal, Beresheet...
02 December 2020
China's Chang'e 5 probe successfully lands on the Moon
...is preparing to start work on the surface of the moon. Scientific instruments installed on the lander include cameras to ... kilometres away, a first in the history of space exploration. The orbiter containing the lunar material is programmed to land...
28 July 2021
Bezos offers $2 billion in incentives for NASA lunar lander contract
...to the Moon. NASA has the opportunity to again inspire a whole new generation of scientists, engineers, and explorers. This ...the Agency’s own admission, it bets our return to the Moon on a single solution of “immense complexity and heightened risk ...
26 February 2018
More water on the Moon than previously thought
...for breathable air and rocket fuel. Consequently, understanding if the Moon has enough water, and if it can easily accessed is ... signatures interpreted as water in sunlight reflected from the Moon's surface. Not only that, but the signals seemed...