moon mission

NASA’s new space suits are delayed, making a 2024 Moon landing ‘not feasible’0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 12, 2021
The agency’s lunar-grade astronaut suits are behind schedule, an inspector general report says

By David Aragorn
Jeff Bezos offers Nasa $2bn in exchange for moon mission contract 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 28, 2021
Bezos claims Nasa’s decision will delay moon mission

By David Aragorn
NASA reveals its first two payload missions to the Moon’s far side 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 12, 2021
The Moon has two ‘sides,’ one that perpetually faces the Earth and another that perpetually faces away from our planet. Many refer to this as the Moon’s far side, one that hasn’t gotten as much attention from scientists as the part we can directly observe. That has slowly changed, however, and now NASA plans to join the work.

By David Aragorn
Real-life BB-8 ‘hamster ball’ robot may one day map moon caves 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 8, 2021
ESA’s spherical rover hopes to lower, roll, and hop its way through lunar caves.

By David Aragorn
China’s Yutu 2 rover finds ‘milestone’ on far side of the moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 26, 2021
This weird elongated rock shard could have been displaced by a meteor impact.

By David Aragorn
Chinese space probe returns to Earth with samples from the moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 19, 2020
China now joins the ranks of the U.S. and the former Soviet Union in pulling off the feat.

By David Aragorn
Canada signs deal to send first astronaut on U.S. mission around the moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 17, 2020
Canada will for the first time send an astronaut to circle the moon on a U.S. mission planned for 2023, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said on Wednesday, announcing a formal deal with Washington.

By David Aragorn
China’s Chang’e 5 moon lander is no more after successfully snagging lunar rocks 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 15, 2020
China’s Chang’e 5 lander touched down on the moon and collected the first lunar samples in nearly 50 years, but now the lights have gone out.

By David Aragorn
Lunar Gold Rush Could Create Conflict On The Ground If We Don’t Act Now – New Research 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 12, 2020
When it comes to the Moon, everyone wants the same things. Not in the sense of having shared goals, but in the sense that all players target the same strategic sites – state agencies and the private sector alike. That’s because, whether you want to do science or make money, you will need things such as water and light.

By David Aragorn
Artemis Astronauts Will Be Doing Some Serious Science on the Moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 10, 2020
NASA has released its science priorities for the first crewed Artemis lunar landing, scheduled for 2024. Prior to planting their boots on the lunar regolith, however, the next man and woman to visit the Moon will have to go back to school, as mission planners prepare their tools for the upcoming mission.

By David Aragorn