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NASA selects geology team for the first crewed Artemis landing

Aug 24, 2023 (SPX)

"Science is one of the pillars of Artemis," said Dr. Nicky Fox, NASA Science Associate Administrator. "This team will be responsible for leading the geology pla...

Indian rover begins exploring Moon's south pole

Aug 24, 2023 (AFP)

Pragyan -- "Wisdom" in Sanskrit -- rolled out of the lander hours after the latest milestone in India's ambitious but cut-price space programme sparked huge cel...

Profound lessons to be learned from modern-day lunar missions

Aug 24, 2023 (XNA)

The Russian lunar detector was sent into lunar orbit on August 11 and had hoped to beat India's Moon Mission-3 to become the first to land on the south pole reg...

India's rover sends mission's first photos from moon's south pole

Aug 24, 2023 (UPI)

The 57-pound Pragyaan rover slid down a ramp deployed by the Vikram lander Wednesday and will now start its scientific work of roaming around rocks and material...

India becomes first nation to land spacecraft near Moon's south pole

Aug 23, 2023 (AFP)

The unmanned Chandrayaan-3, which means "Mooncraft" in Sanskrit, touched down at 6:04 pm India time (1234 GMT) as mission control technicians cheered wildly and...

India's historic cut-price Moon mission set for touchdown

Aug 23, 2023 (AFP)

The world's most populous nation is closing in on milestones set by global space powers such as the United States and Russia, conducting many of its missions at...

One giant step: Moon race heats up

Aug 23, 2023 (AFP)

New Delhi's attempt came days after the crash-landing on the Moon of Russia's Luna-25 probe. Here is the latest on various missions to the celestial body: - Ind...

India lands first mission on Moon - first to reach south pole

Aug 23, 2023 (AFP)

The unmanned Chandrayaan-3, which means "Mooncraft" in Sanskrit, touched down at 6:04 pm India time (1234 GMT) as mission control technicians cheered wildly and...

India announces schedule of Moon mission's soft landing

Aug 22, 2023 (SPX)

ISRO, showcasing its commitment to transparency and public engagement, declared that this monumental event will be broadcast live. Enthusiasts can tune in throu...

Russia's Luna-25 probe crashes on the Moon

Aug 21, 2023 (AFP)

The crash comes almost a year and a half into Russia's Ukraine offensive that has seen Moscow isolated, with punishing sanctions that have affected its space in...

Russia's space agency head vows to continue Moon race

Aug 21, 2023 (AFP)

"In no case should the lunar program be interrupted, that would be the worst decision," Yuri Borisov said in an interview on television. The Luna-25 mission was...

India hopes to be first nation to land on south pole of moon later this week

Aug 21, 2023 (UPI)

On Monday, the space agency said its Chandrayaan-3 lander, the Vikram, had been mapping potential landing spots as it orbits the moon. Scientists believe frozen...

Russia's Luna-25 probe crashes on the Moon: Roscosmos

Aug 20, 2023 (AFP)

Communication with Luna-25 was lost at 2:57 pm (1157 GMT) on Saturday, Roscosmos said. According to preliminary findings, the lander "has ceased to exist follow...

Chandrayaan-3 Lunar orbit update

Aug 19, 2023 (SPX)

The mission's timeline has seen a series of critical maneuvers over the past few days. On August 17, the Lander Module was successfully separated from the Propu...

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer gets final payload water hunt

Aug 17, 2023 (JPL)

Built by the University of Oxford in England and contributed by the UK Space Agency, the Lunar Thermal Mapper (LTM) joins the High-resolution Volatiles and Mine...

A Framework for Optimized, Integrated Lunar Infrastructure

Aug 17, 2023 (SPX)

The 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study aims to rapidly develop foundational technology concepts that move away from individual scientific eff...

Chandrayaan-3 nears landing with successful orbital adjustments

Aug 17, 2023 (SPX)

In the days leading up to this current status, the spacecraft had undergone significant orbital changes. On August 14, during its orbit circularisation phase, t...

Russia's Luna-25 probe enters Moon orbit

Aug 16, 2023 (AFP)

With the lunar launch, Moscow's first since 1976, Russia is seeking to restart and rebuild on the Soviet Union's pioneering space programme. "For the first time...

NASA adds water detection instrument to Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft

Aug 16, 2023 (UPI)

"Built by the University of Oxford in England and contributed by the UK Space Agency, the Lunar Thermal Mapper (LTM) joins the High-resolution Volatiles and Min...

KBR JV awarded $719M contract to aid NASA's development of space orbital systems

Aug 15, 2023 (SPX)

The Omnibus Multidiscipline Engineering Services (OMES) III contract has a five-year period of performance with a total value of $719 million. The cost-plus-fix...