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1 day ago
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Artemis II: What NASA's Scientists Hope to Learn From Sending Humans to the Moon | KQED

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fromThe Walrus
1 day ago

With the Artemis II Mission, the Lunar Land Grab Begins | The Walrus

The Artemis II mission marks a significant return to lunar exploration, with a Canadian astronaut participating for the first time in over fifty years.
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fromWIRED
2 days ago

Artemis II Countdown: How and When to Watch the Launch

Artemis II mission is set for liftoff, marking NASA's return to lunar exploration after over 50 years.
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fromEngadget
23 hours ago

The Artemis II mission has started its 10-day journey around the moon

The Artemis II mission successfully launched, marking the first crewed Artemis flight and a significant step towards future lunar exploration.
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fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Artemis II, NASA's most daring mission in generations, launches to the Moon

Artemis II successfully launched with four astronauts, marking a significant step in NASA's lunar exploration efforts after decades of absence from the Moon.
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fromKqed
1 day ago

Artemis II: What NASA's Scientists Hope to Learn From Sending Humans to the Moon | KQED

The Artemis II mission aims to gather lunar data and study human responses to deep space conditions during a journey beyond Earth's magnetic field.
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fromAxios
1 day ago

NASA's Artemis II Moon mission is set to make space history

NASA's Artemis II mission will mark significant milestones in space exploration with diverse crew members traveling beyond low Earth orbit.
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fromThe Walrus
1 day ago

With the Artemis II Mission, the Lunar Land Grab Begins | The Walrus

The Artemis II mission marks a significant return to lunar exploration, with a Canadian astronaut participating for the first time in over fifty years.
Science
fromWIRED
2 days ago

Artemis II Countdown: How and When to Watch the Launch

Artemis II mission is set for liftoff, marking NASA's return to lunar exploration after over 50 years.
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fromIndependent
1 day ago

One small Trump decision, one giant headache for Nasa - why return to the moon has proven so difficult

The US plans to return to the lunar surface to secure rare minerals and establish a military outpost.
fromFast Company
2 days ago

I interviewed the CEOs of Reddit, Colgate-Palmolive, and 6 other top companies about leading for the long run. Here's what they said

Artemis II is a 50-year case study in leadership commitment. It survived because enough people, across enough leadership transitions, kept building the structural conditions for it to continue even when the spotlight dimmed.
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fromFast Company
1 week ago

Trump's NASA man has a new plan to take the U.S. to the moon

NASA's 'Ignition' plan aims to establish a permanent lunar base by 2028, but faces significant engineering and timeline challenges.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Nasa's Artemis II rocket begins slow crawl to launchpad in preparation for moon fly-by

NASA aims to launch Artemis II for a lunar fly-around on April 1, 2024, after overcoming technical delays.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago

Earth's magnetic field may be more powerful than we thought

Earth's magnetic field extends farther into space than previously believed, providing protection from galactic cosmic rays even beyond the moon.
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fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

Artemis II takes a rain check on return to launch pad

NASA delayed the Artemis II rocket rollout by one day to March 20 to replace a faulty electrical harness in the flight termination system, but maintains an April 1 launch target.
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fromwww.dw.com
10 months ago

The moon: Why we want to go back DW 06/02/2025

NASA and ESA are collaborating on the Artemis program to establish a permanent lunar base, signaling a new era of lunar exploration.
Video games
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Capcom's next big game explores the horrors of AI

Pragmata is a sci-fi third-person action game where players control two characters—a suited man and an android child—to explore a lunar research station and combat robots through hacking mechanics.
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fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

NASA officials sidestepped questions on Artemis II risks-there's a reason why

Artemis II presents unprecedented risks as the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, traveling beyond the Moon with limited flight data to quantify danger.
#nasa-artemis-program
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago
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It's the Most Famous Line in NASA History. You've Heard It a Million Times. The Future of the Agency Now Depends on Remembering It.

fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago
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It's the Most Famous Line in NASA History. You've Heard It a Million Times. The Future of the Agency Now Depends on Remembering It.

#china-space-program
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fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

China's Moon Landing Is Starting to Look Very Real

Researchers identified four suitable landing sites in the Sinus Aestuum basin and Rimae Bode region for China's crewed lunar mission, offering diverse geological samples and scientific value.
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fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

China's Moon Landing Is Starting to Look Very Real

Researchers identified four suitable landing sites in the Sinus Aestuum basin and Rimae Bode region for China's crewed lunar mission, offering diverse geological samples and scientific value.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 weeks ago

Is this where China's astronauts will land on the moon?

The U.S. and China compete to land humans on the moon, with the U.S. targeting the resource-rich but challenging south pole by 2028, while China pursues an easier equatorial near-side site by 2030.
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fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

China browses lunar landing spots in race to land on Moon

China has identified four potential landing sites in the Rimae Bode region for its first crewed lunar mission before 2030, offering access to diverse geological materials and rare-Earth metals.
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fromArs Technica
4 weeks ago

The US Senate empowers NASA to fully engage in lunar space race

The Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation authorizing NASA funding and strategic direction for the Artemis program, endorsing Administrator Isaacman's plan to accelerate lunar missions and establish a permanent presence at the lunar south pole.
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fromKotaku
1 month ago

Billionaires Found The Next Dumb Thing To Gamble The Economy On And It's The Moon - Kotaku

Major financial institutions and billionaires are accelerating investment into a nascent Moon economy focused on lunar exploration, infrastructure, and commercial and strategic opportunities.
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fromFuturism
1 month ago

Scientists Spot Signs of Derelict Soviet Moon Lander on Lunar Surface

Two research groups claim to have located the tiny 1966 Luna 9 Soviet lunar lander, but their proposed landing sites disagree.
Tech industry
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Here's why Blue Origin just ended its suborbital space tourism program

Blue Origin paused New Shepard for two years to redirect resources to lunar capabilities, likely ending the suborbital space tourism program despite prior successes.
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fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The Future of the Astronaut and Its Impact on Our Psychology

A serious medical issue forced early evacuation of four astronauts from the ISS, highlighting human-health risks and implications for future crewed deep-space and lunar missions.
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fromFuturism
3 months ago

Korea Tests Ultra-Rugged Robot to Explore the Moon's Mysterious Caves

Expandable helix-woven flexible-metal wheels enable a rover to traverse lunar-cave-like terrain, absorb impacts, and adapt size for robust exploration and tight-entry access.
US politics
fromBreaking Defense
3 months ago

New Trump space policy sets 2028 deadline for Moon base, Golden Dome prototype - Breaking Defense

Executive order directs return to the Moon by 2028, establish initial lunar outpost by 2030, prioritize commercial launch services, and pursue missile-defense prototypes.
fromArs Technica
3 months ago

Congress warned that NASA's current plan for Artemis "cannot work"

The Artemis III mission and those beyond should be canceled and we should start over, proceeding with all deliberate speed," Griffin said. He included a link to his plan, which is not dissimilar from the "Apollo on Steroids" architecture he championed two decades ago, but was later found to be unaffordable within NASA's existing budget.
US politics
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fromNature
4 months ago

Why space exploration needs science leadership now - before it's too late

Scientific inquiry must guide and shape an expanding, geopolitically driven era of lunar and deep-space exploration to ensure missions yield knowledge, innovation and lasting value.
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fromArs Technica
4 months ago

Intuitive Machines-known for its Moon landers-will become a military contractor

Intuitive Machines expands from lunar-focused contractor to multi-domain space prime by acquiring Lanteris, gaining satellite manufacturing capabilities and broader NASA and defense contracts.
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fromFuturism
4 months ago

Mining Company Says It's Identified Hugely Valuable Material on Surface of the Moon

The United States and China race to the Moon while private companies pursue lunar helium-3, raising geopolitical, economic, and technical challenges.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
6 months ago

NASA aims to launch its first crewed Moon mission to the Moon in more than half a century in February

Artemis 2 aims to test several crucial systems, such as astronaut life support, which will be used on the Artemis 3 mission, scheduled to land on the Moon in 2027. The program's goal, said Hawkins, is to maintain a continuous human presence on the Moon. Part of this effort will be to test technologies developed in collaboration with private companies and international partners, including Europe, which could help carry the first astronauts to the next step: Mars.
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fromThe Mercury News
7 months ago

Why Lawrence Livermore National Lab is in a different kind of space race after low-orbit telescope deal

Development of a low-orbit telescope by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory aims to support lunar exploration and deep space threat identification.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
7 months ago

Why Lawrence Livermore National Lab is in a different kind of space race after low-orbit telescope deal

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is developing a low-orbit telescope for a 2027 mission to enhance lunar imaging and assess deep space threats.
#ispace
European startups
fromTechCrunch
9 months ago

Europe will have to be more Tenacious to land its first rover on the Moon | TechCrunch

Europe faces a setback in lunar exploration as the Tenacious rover loses contact during its landing attempt.
Startup companies
fromArs Technica
10 months ago

Rocket Report: Northrop backs Firefly and names its rocket; Xodiac will fly no more

The Xodiac rocket made its final flight after 175 missions due to an anomaly.
Astrobotic is developing a larger rocket called Xogdor following the retirement of Xodiac.
fromFast Company
10 months ago

What the wins and losses for 2025 lunar exploration mean for the future

Lunar exploration remains one of the most technically demanding frontiers in modern spaceflight, where even small miscalculations can lead to major errors in landing.
Startup companies
Roam Research
fromwww.dw.com
10 months ago

China and Russia plan to build nuclear power station on moon DW 05/16/2025

China and Russia are jointly developing a nuclear reactor on the moon for a permanent lunar base by 2035.
Startup companies
fromTheregister
10 months ago

Intuitive Machines blames data, lighting for tipped lander

Intuitive Machines faced significant challenges with lunar landings due to lighting, altimeter issues, and crater navigation difficulties.
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