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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2025 Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has entered into a contract with Telespazio, itself a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), to handle the design and development of the orbital segment for the European Space Agency's Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation Services (LCNS) initiative. Spearheaded by ESA and led by Telespazio, the Moonlight program aims to establish a network of satellites orbiting the Moon to deliver state-of-the-a ... read more |
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Ghostly lunar sunsets shot by private landerWashington (AFP) Mar 18, 2025 A private US lander has captured eerie high-definition images of a lunar sunset, which NASA hopes will help unravel the mystery of a strange haze first observed on the Moon in the 1960s. ... more  
NASA and USGS join forces to advance space resource detectionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2025 NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently convened a diverse group of stakeholders from government, industry, and the international space community to focus on the technologies needed for ... more 
ispace and Kurita partner to test lunar water purification systemTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 18, 2025 ispace, inc. has entered into a formal agreement with Kurita Water Industries, Ltd., a Japanese specialist in water treatment and chemical manufacturing, to support the delivery of a water purificat ... more  
Hong Kong spearheads lunar robotics initiative for national space programSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has taken a pivotal step in contributing to national space ambitions with the launch of the Hong Kong Space Robotics and Energy Center. This n ... more |
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Stargazers marvel at 'Blood Moon', rare total lunar eclipseBelo Horizonte, Brazil (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 Stargazers across a swathe of the world marvelled at a dramatic red "Blood Moon" during a rare total lunar eclipse in the early hours of Friday morning. ... more |
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NASA Works to Regain Contact with Lunar Trailblazer and Evaluate Future PossibilitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 NASA's mission team is continuing efforts to restore communication with the Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft after losing contact on February 27, just a day after its launch. The mission operators at Ca ... more  
Less mapped than the Moon: quest to reveal the seabedTokyo (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 It covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but the ocean floor is less mapped than the Moon, an astonishing fact driving a global push to build the clearest-ever picture of the seabed. ... more  
Goonhilly Provides Critical Communications for Lunar Mission, Advancing Moon EconomyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd continues to play a pivotal role in lunar exploration and infrastructure expansion, reinforcing its importance in humanity's return to the Moon. Goonhilly is delive ... more
China advances manned lunar program for 2030 moon landingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 China is making steady strides toward its goal of landing astronauts on the moon by 2030, with research and development efforts progressing as scheduled, the China Manned Space Agency announced Mond ... more |
NASA rolls out Artemis II Orion spacecraft, twin rocket boosters for moon missionWashington DC (UPI) Mar 7, 2025 NASA on Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry astronauts in the first crewed Artemis mission around the moon. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Oops, we tipped it again: Mission over for sideways US landerWashington (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 Intuitive Machines' second Moon mission ended in disappointment on Friday after the US company confirmed that its spacecraft had tipped over and was unable to recharge its solar-powered batteries - mirroring its first attempt last year. ... more 
US firm targets Moon landing with drill, rovers, hopping droneWashington (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 A drill to search for ice. A 4G network test. Three rovers and a first-of-its-kind hopping drone. ... more 
Perfect Lunar Landing Achieved in Mare CrisiumBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 On 2 March 2025, the Blue Ghost mission successfully executed an automated landing in Mare Crisium, a basin located on the Moon's northeastern near side. This milestone marks Firefly Aerospace as th ... more 
Lunar Data Center Demonstrates Success on Journey to the MoonLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 Lonestar Data Holdings has reached a critical milestone with the successful testing and operation of its commercial data center payload while traveling through space en route to the Moon. This achie ... more |
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NASA Continuing Efforts to Restore Contact with Lunar Trailblazer Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 NASA's mission operations team at Caltech's IPAC remains committed to restoring communication with the Lunar Trailblazer satellite, which recently lost signal. Preliminary telemetry data prior ... more 
NASA Successfully Acquires GPS Signals on MoonLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history on March 3, when the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first technology demonstration to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the Moon's surface ... more 
Japan startup targets June 6 Moon landingTokyo (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Japanese startup ispace on Tuesday set a June 6 target touchdown date for its Moon lander, following the success of its rocket "rideshare" buddy, a spacecraft from a US firm. ... more 
Lunar Research Facility Lands on Moon for Regolith StudyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 The Regolith Adherence Characterization (RAC) experiment has successfully arrived on the lunar surface, where it will operate for one full lunar day-equivalent to 14 Earth days-conducting research o ... more |
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Rocket Lab Space Software Aids in Successful Lunar Landing for Firefly's Blue Ghost 1 MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has played a key role in the successful Moon landing of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1, which touched down on March 2 at 8:34 a.m. UTC (3:34 a.m. ET). T ... more
Private US company aces lunar landing on first missionWashington (AFP) Mar 2, 2025 A US company successfully landed its spacecraft on the Moon on Sunday, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone - and the first to do so upright. ... more 
UAE sends AI-equipped drones to spot Ramadan moonDubai (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 The United Arab Emirates is flying AI-equipped drones to help spot the crescent moon marking the start of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, official media said on Friday. ... more 
Chang'e 6 Samples Confirm Global Magma Ocean on Early MoonSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 28, 2025 A recent analysis of lunar samples retrieved by China's Chang'e 6 mission has provided substantial evidence supporting the theory that the moon was once enveloped in a global molten "magma ocean" fo ... more |
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NASA's Hubble Captures Andromeda's Dynamic Galactic EcosystemLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2025 The Andromeda galaxy, situated 2.5 million light-years from Earth, appears to the unaided eye as a dim, spindle-shaped formation comparable in size to the full Moon. However, beyond this faint glow ... more |
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Private US company blasts off for second Moon landing attemptKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 A US company is aiming for its second lunar touchdown after a lander carrying a suite of unique experiments successfully launched aboard a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday. ... more 
MIT engineers prepare to send three payloads to the moonBoston MA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 In the coming days, weather permitting, MIT engineers and scientists will send three payloads into space, on a course set for the moon's south polar region. ... more 
NASA Prepares Gateway Lunar Space Station for Artemis MissionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 The Power and Propulsion Element for NASA's Gateway lunar space station is currently undergoing assembly, setting the stage for its mission to orbit the Moon as part of the Artemis program. This cru ... more
Private US company set for second Moon landing attemptWashington (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 Intuitive Machines made history last year as the first private company to put a robot on the Moon, although the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side. ... more |
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