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NASA aims to solve Lunar housekeeping's biggest issue - infinite dust! Washington DC (SPX) Dec 16, 2024 If you thought the dust bunnies under your sofa were an issue, imagine trying to combat dust on the Moon. Dust is a significant challenge for astronauts living and working on the lunar surface. So, NASA is developing technologies that mitigate dust buildup enabling a safer, sustainable presence on the Moon. A flight test aboard a suborbital rocket system that will simulate?lunar gravity is the next step in understanding how dust mitigation technologies can successfully address this challenge. Duri ... read more |
Artemis II core stage positioned for integration Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket core stage is now vertical inside High Bay 2 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The maneuver was completed on Tu ... more Washington DC (SPX) Dec 16, 2024 As NASA develops a blueprint for space exploration throughout the solar system for the benefit of humanity, the agency released several new documents Friday updating its Moon to Mars architecture. T ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024 Thailand officially joined the Artemis Accords during a signing ceremony held in Bangkok, becoming the 51st nation to commit to safe, open, and peaceful space exploration that benefits humanity. ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024 The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has announced the launch of the Center for Space Technology and Operations Research (CSTOR), a new initiative aimed at advancing research, technology, a ... more |
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Available on Amazon Books Grand Forks, ND (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 Off the coast of Baja California in December 2022, sun sparkled over the rippling sea as waves sloshed around the USS Portland dock ship. Navy officials on the deck scrutinized the sky in search of ... more |
China boosts Lunar and Mars mission capabilities with advanced Long March rockets Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 China's Long March 10, the next-generation manned launch vehicle, is set to significantly enhance the nation's lunar mission capabilities, increasing its lunar transfer orbit payload capacity from 8 ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 08, 2024 China's next-generation Long March 10 carrier rocket will significantly boost the nation's capacity for manned lunar exploration, increasing its lunar transfer orbit payload from 8.2 tonnes to 27 to ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2024 NASA engineers have identified the technical cause behind the unexpected char loss on the Artemis I Orion spacecraft's heat shield during its return from the Moon. The issue arose from trapped gases ... more Washington DC (UPI) Dec 5, 2024 NASA said Thursday it has pushed back the next two launches in its delay-plagued Artemis moon landing program after studying the causes of unexpected charring to the heat shield of Artemis I in 2022. ... more |
NASA delays crewed lunar landing to 2027 Washington (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 The United States is delaying its planned return to the Moon from 2026 to "mid-2027," citing heat shield issues and other problems plaguing its Orion crew capsule, NASA officials said Thursday. ... more Available on Amazon Books |
Lunar research station advances global collaboration and talent development Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 04, 2024 The International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), led by China in collaboration with multiple nations, is positioning itself as a hub for technological innovation, scientific exploration, and the dev ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 28, 2024 Instruments aboard robotic landers have measured seismicity on the Moon and Mars, helping researchers learn about the inner workings of those celestial bodies. But the internal makeup of Venus is st ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is partnering with Starsite Pty Ltd to build and operate a 20-meter antenna at a new site in Western Australia. Starsite, the Australian landowner, will manage an ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2024 Firefly Aerospace announced the successful completion of environmental testing for its Blue Ghost lunar lander, marking a significant milestone ahead of its maiden mission to the Moon under NASA's C ... more |
Atomic-6 partners with Starpath Robotics for Lunar Power Tower development Paris, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2024 Atomic-6 has entered into a development contract with Starpath Robotics to design and build a deployable composite boom for Starpath's advanced solar power generation system. This collaboration brin ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 25, 2024 China has revealed additional insights into its manned lunar mission, targeting a moon landing by 2030, through a video presentation at the Human Space Symposium. The animation, released by the Chin ... more Paris, France (SPX) Nov 22, 2024 The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed a new joint statement to deepen their partnership across asteroid, lunar, and planetary exploration. Sig ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2024 Lunar Outpost, a leader in lunar mobility, robotics, and space resource development, has finalized an agreement with SpaceX to transport its Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) to the Moon aboard a SpaceX S ... more |
JSC tests lunar solar technology in thermal vacuum chamber Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024 Designing technology to endure the Moon's harsh environment for up to a decade is a critical task for NASA's Artemis missions. To meet this challenge, three companies have been selected to develop s ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 21, 2024 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the nation's state-owned space industry leader, has successfully tested a key component of its Long March 10 rocket, an essential part of C ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2024 NASA is set to deepen its Artemis campaign, targeting long-term lunar exploration, by assigning key cargo missions to SpaceX and Blue Origin under their current contracts. This move supports NASA's ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2024 Billions of years in the past, an asteroid of immense size collided with the Moon, generating such intense heat that the lunar rock melted and glowed white-hot before eventually solidifying. This fo ... more |
Available on Amazon Books London, UK (SPX) Nov 19, 2024 An international collaboration, including researchers from Scotland's Heriot-Watt University, has announced a pioneering approach to harness solar energy in space by converting sunlight into laser b ... more |
Full Beaver Supermoon set to be last of 2024 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 15, 2024 Friday marks the final supermoon of 2024, the last of four consecutive instances of the phenomenon to end the year. ... more Washington (AFP) Nov 16, 2024 Should NASA return to the Moon, or go straight to Mars? Maintain its focus on climate science, or pivot away? ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2024 The Moon's near and far sides show significant differences in geomorphology, topography, chemical composition, crustal structure, and volcanic history. To gain deeper insight into these distinctions ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 15, 2024 China is seeking to push forward in its quest to build the first lunar base, launching an in-space experiment to test whether the base's bricks could be made from the Moon's own soil. ... more |
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