#moon-landing

#moon-landing

Private sector successfully landed craft on the moon for the first time in five decades

Mission aimed to explore areas with potential resources like water, oxygen, and rocket fuel for future astronauts

Collaboration between public and private sectors, academia, and innovative tech entrepreneurs is driving progress in space exploration. [ more ]

The United States landed a craft on the Moon after 50 years but faced signal issues.

Companies like Intuitive Machines and NASA are involved in lunar missions. [ more ]

Private spacecraft Odysseus by Intuitive Machines lands on the moon, carrying scientific instruments and art.

Mission marks several significant achievements: first private spacecraft to land on the moon successfully, closest landing to the moon's south pole, and first American-built mission since 1972. [ more ]

Japan successfully landed its SLIM craft on the surface of the Moon, making it the fifth country to do so.

The SLIM lander has advanced technology that allows for precision landing in small, rocky areas of the Moon, which will be crucial for future missions.

The SLIM lander also carried two small rovers that demonstrate new technologies for moving on the Moon. [ more ]

Japan successfully landed a robotic spacecraft on the moon, but its solar panels were not generating power.

The mission was intended to demonstrate precision landing and could be useful for future manned missions to the moon. [ more ]

Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Slim) encountered difficulty generating electricity after landing on the moon.

The lander's solar panels may not have been angled correctly towards the sun, resulting in battery power being used instead. [ more ]

Astrobotic Technology's moon lander, Peregrine, experienced a major malfunction and ended up reentering Earth's atmosphere instead of reaching the moon.

The craft was carrying payloads from NASA as part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, which aims to put experiments on the moon at a lower cost by using commercial companies. [ more ]

Robin McKie, science editor of the Observer, is most excited about space and the moon

No person has stepped on the moon since 1972, but there are ongoing efforts to land on the lunar surface [ more ]

JAXA is attempting a soft landing on the moon with their "Moon Sniper" mission.

The SORA-Q robot, designed by the company that invented Transformers, will rove the lunar surface if the landing is successful. [ more ]

Japan is set to become the fifth country to land on the moon with its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Slim)

The mission aims to land with unprecedented precision and determine if the spacecraft deserves its nickname 'moon sniper'

Success would mark a transition towards more precise landings for future missions and add Japan to a short list of countries who have successfully landed on the moon [ more ]

Landing on the moon today is just as tough as it was during the Apollo missions.

Multiple countries are racing to send humans back to the moon, with varied goals and timelines. [ more ]

Landing on the moon is still difficult and challenging, even with advancements in technology.

Different countries are competing to land on the moon, with the US and China aiming to send humans to the moon. [ more ]

Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander suffered a propellant leak, preventing a soft landing on the moon.

The lander still has 40 hours of fuel left and engineers are determining its new mission in orbit. [ more ]

The first US-based spacecraft to attempt a moon landing in over 50 years faced near-certain failure shortly after takeoff.

Astrobotic Technology's lunar lander, Peregrine, experienced technical troubles with its propulsion system, leading to a critical loss of fuel and potential failure of the mission. [ more ]

Private companies are racing to make lunar deliveries for NASA and other customers.

Astrobotic Technology and a Houston company are competing to be the first private business to successfully land on the moon. [ more ]