Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 30, 2018 - The construction of the Russian lunar orbital station may start in 2025 with the launch of the base module, according to a report entitled Roadmap to the implementation of the lunar program, prepa
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2018 - Nine U.S. companies now are eligible to bid on NASA delivery services to the lunar surface through Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contracts, as one of the first steps toward long-term scie
Washington (AFP) Nov 29, 2018 - The US space agency on Thursday announced nine private companies, mostly start-ups, that will bid on $2.6 billion in contacts to build spacecraft to carry payloads to the Moon as early as 2019.
Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 20, 2018 - Russia's Roscosmos state space corporation and NASA will work on the concept of a lunar orbital station that may be built with the fully-fledged participation of Russia, Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozi
Paris (ESA) Nov 19, 2018 - It is magnificently quiet at the rim of the lunar crater. Nearly 400 000 km away from Earth, the silence and vastness of the unknown terrain can be overwhelming. Yet our moonwalker does not feel alo
Washington DC (Sputnik) Nov 17, 2018 - A potential mission to the moon in 2028 was presented Thursday to the US National Space Council's (NSC) Users' Advisory Group in response to US President Donald Trump's idea of going to the Moon.
Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 - Lunar Outpost, a space technology startup developing enabling technologies for a sustained presence on the Lunar surface, announced their Lunar Prospector designed to search for and map the Moon's n
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 - The powerhouse that will help NASA's Orion spacecraft venture beyond the Moon is stateside. The European-built service module that will propel, power and cool during Orion flight to the Moon on Expl
Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 06, 2018 - Russian space agency Roscosmos is planning to explore the possibility to 3D print details made of lunar soil in order to use them for space hardware repairs on the Moon, Dmitry Rogozin, Roscosmos ch
New York (AFP) Nov 4, 2018 - A commemorative plaque brought to the moon on the Apollo 11 mission went under the hammer for $468,500 in Texas, as part of a huge collection that once belonged to late astronaut Neil Armstrong, auctioneers said.
Brampton, Canada (SPX) Oct 31, 2018 - MDA has been selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to provide a conceptual design of a lunar rover for science exploration and to prepare for human missions on the lunar surface. As part
New York (AFP) Oct 31, 2018 - Talk about a pack rat: thousands of things that Neil Armstrong saved over the course of a career that saw him become the first man to walk on the moon will be auctioned off this week.
New Delhi (Sputnik) Oct 29, 2018 - The test demonstrated the capability of the navigation, guidance and control system of the lander to meet the mission requirement of a safe, soft and precise landing on the lunar surface by steering
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 24, 2018 - NASA will lead the development of the Gateway, a permanent spaceship orbiting the Moon, to serve as a home base for human and robotic missions to the surface of the Moon and ultimately, Mars. The fi
Baltimore MD (SPX) Oct 22, 2018 - The word HAZMAT describes substances that pose a risk to the environment, or even to life itself. Imagine the term being applied to entire planets, where violent flares from the host star may make
Columbia MD (SPX) Oct 22, 2018 - To train future explorers to support NASA's mission to return to the Moon's surface, scientists use similar environments found on the Earth. Last week, a group of domestic and international students
