Amid numerous questions about whether SpaceX can have the Human Landing System (HLS) variant of Starship ready in time for Artemis 3, the company released a significant amount of information on its progress with HLS and Starship in relation to the Artemis Program.
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Impulse Space, the innovative startup founded by SpaceX veteran Tom Mueller, has unveiled plans for…
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NASA’s CLPS program accelerates as two landers head for the Moon
As NASA focuses on returning humans to the Moon with Artemis, commercial providers are gearing…
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SpaceX launched not one but two lunar landers to the Moon on the same mission,…
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China’s Chang’e 6 landed on and sampled the far side of the Moon while the…
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China launches to the far side of the Moon with sample return
by Adrian BeilIn cooperation with France, China launched the Chang’e 6 mission. The launch happened at Friday,…
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Launch Roundup: China returns to the moon, SpaceX keeps up high launch cadence
by John SharpThis week, China returns to the Moon with the Chang’e-6 mission, making the first-ever attempt…
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Japan’s SLIM lands on the Moon upside down, overcomes power issues
by John SharpJapan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lunar lander appears to have achieved a soft…
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Luna 25: the first Russian spacecraft in 47 years heading to the moon
by P. KatinOn August 10, 2023, at 23:10 UTC, the Russian Luna 25 spacecraft launched to the…
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Launch Roundup: Russia returns to the Moon with Luna 25 mission, Virgin Galactic completes first fully private space tourism flight
It’s a busy week in spaceflight, especially for Russia. The week of Aug. 7 following…
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NASA and the SLS teams have successfully launched the agency’s super heavy lift rocket which…
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The launch countdown for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Artemis I mission…
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SpaceX launches Danuri, South Korea’s first mission to the Moon
by Lee KanayamaSpaceX has launched South Korea’s first mission to the Moon on Thursday. A flight-proven Falcon…
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Rocket Lab has launched the CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment)…
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Spaceflight Inc has announced “GEO Pathfinder,” a rideshare mission to geostationary orbit that will use…
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To date, only Americans have travelled to the Moon. On Artemis 2, that will change…
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Rust on the Moon. How is that possible without oxygen and liquid water?
Humanity’s fleet of robotic explorers peppered throughout the solar system continue to reveal new and…
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Vulcan on track as ULA eyes early-2021 test flight to the Moon
by Mihir NealUnited Launch Alliance has announced their Vulcan rocket is progressing towards its maiden launch as…
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CommercialMars
More than Flags and Footprints – Spare Mars Rover robotic arm to fly to the Moon
by Chris BerginMaxar Technologies has signed a contract with NASA to deliver a robotic arm called Sample…
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NASA has been tasked with returning humans to the surface of the moon by 2024.…