Luna Ascent Stage

Zwischen dem 11. und 12. August nahm der Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter der NASA eine Reihe von Bildern eines neuen Kraters auf dem Mond auf. Der Krater entstand am 5. August, als eine Oberstufe der SpaceX Falcon 9 nach dem Start der Mission „Firefly Blue Ghost M1“ im Januar 2025 auf der Mondoberfläche aufschlug.Eine Pressemitteilung der […] Der Beitrag LRO fotografiert den Falcon-9-Krater auf dem M

NASA is seeking proposals to advance the technology and infrastructure needed to explore the Moon and establish a Moon Base in the lunar South Pole region. Announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8, the solicitation targets capability gaps, including power generation, oxygen extraction, and producing materials on the Moon required for construction and operations. These technologies are […]

On Wednesday, June 17, skywatchers across the United States—and parts of Canada—enjoyed a rare event: a daytime lunar occultation of Venus. A lunar occultation occurs when the Moon moves directly in front of another celestial object from our viewpoint on Earth, briefly hiding it from sight. This time, the Moon slipped in front of Venus […]

"Requirements are being adjusted to reflect near-term mission needs."

Yesterday evening, during a signing ceremony at the Space for Inspiration event in Copenhagen, Denmark, the European Space Agency (ESA) and ispace-Europe celebrated the implementation of MAGPIE, set to be the first European rover on the Moon.

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NASA named a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the first prize winner for Phase 2 of the agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge, which focused on developing solutions for reducing waste during missions to the Moon or deep space by recycling common materials, like fabrics, plastics, foam, and metals.  The Composites for Extraterrestrial Recycling By Engineering the Reuse and Upcycling of Zotek (CERBERUZ) team, comprised of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students at MIT, received a total of $775,000 in awards.   The technology grinds mixed trash into a fine powder, […]

NASA will announce the winners of the final phase of its LunaRecycle Challenge on Friday, Aug. 28, at The University of Alabama (UA) Lee Styslinger College of Engineering in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Launched in 2024, the challenge incentivizes the invention of new recycling systems that could support non-metabolic waste management efforts for future lunar missions. Media […]

After NASA astronauts landed on the moon in 1969, their achievement bore decades’ worth of fruit, including scientific discoveries and a strategic national security advantage. Now — with plans to […] The post The Fuel for the Next Generation of Cislunar Exploration? Technology and Talent. appeared first on SpaceNews.

HELSINKI — China will launch a complex, multi-spacecraft mission late Sunday to study and land near the lunar south pole, including a search for evidence of water-ice. A Long March […] The post China’s Chang’e-7 lunar ice-hunting mission set for Sunday launch appeared first on SpaceNews.

Firefly Aerospace will fly a payload from Zeno Power on an upcoming lunar lander mission to test a radioisotope heat source to enable future missions to survive the lunar night. The post Firefly Aerospace to fly Zeno Power radioisotope heating unit on lunar lander mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA plans to award three more lunar missions this year through a commercial services program, including an orbiter that would replace the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter The post Lunar orbiter among upcoming NASA CLPS task orders appeared first on SpaceNews.