22 February 2019
NASA selects experiments for possible lunar flights in 2019
... selections represent an early step toward the agency’s long-term scientific study and human exploration of the Moon and, later, Mars. “The Moon has unique scientific value and the potential to yield resources, such as water and...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
