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January 28, 2025
MARSDAILY
ORBIMARS: A proposed terminology for Mars orbital operations



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
In the evolving lexicon of space exploration, the term "cislunar" has become fundamental to describing Earth-Moon operations, encompassing everything from satellite deployments to lunar gateway missions. As humanity extends its reach to Mars, we face a compelling need to define and characterize the complex orbital environment of our neighboring planet. The introduction of ORBIMARS represents more than a mere linguistic convenience - it encapsulates the intricate gravitational dynamics, radia ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
General Atomics tests advanced nuclear thermal propulsion fuel at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced a major step forward in nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) technology with successful testing of its reactor fuel at NASA's Marshall Space Fl ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
New Shepard's 29th mission to simulate Lunar Gravity
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
Blue Origin is preparing for the 29th flight of its New Shepard rocket, set to launch on January 28 at 10:00 AM CST / 1600 UTC from Launch Site One in West Texas. The mission, known as NS-29, will s ... more
MOON DAILY
Blue Ghost enroute dispatched to Luna with help of Rocket Lab software
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
Rocket Lab is playing a key role in the 45-day journey of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft to the Moon, providing its advanced MAX Flight and MAX Ground Data Software suites. The comp ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA invests in studies for sustainable Lunar exploration
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
NASA has awarded a series of new study contracts aimed at advancing capabilities to support life and work on the Moon. These initiatives are part of the Artemis program, the agency's strategy for de ... more
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National Astronomy Week illuminates February with rare planet parade
London, UK (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
A rare celestial display featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will dazzle stargazers during National Astronomy Week 2025, which runs from February 1-9. Complementing the planet parade, the Moo ... more
MOON DAILY
Study suggests small asteroid 2024 PT5 likely originated from the Moon
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
The near-Earth object 2024 PT5, a small asteroid discovered in 2024, has been identified as likely originating from the Moon. Scientists believe it was ejected into space thousands of years ago foll ... more
MOON DAILY
Advanced modeling improves Gateway Lunar dust mitigation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
NASA's Artemis program is spearheading efforts to return humans to the Moon, establish a sustainable lunar presence, and pave the way for crewed missions to Mars. As part of this initiative, enginee ... more
MOON DAILY
Establishing a permanent lunar presence will depend on ingenuity and the moon's own resources
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
NASA's Artemis program goal of establishing a human presence on the Earth's moon is closer than ever to becoming a reality within the next few decades. But today's starry-eyed dreamers are reckoning ... more

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TECHNOLOGY NEWS


TECH SPACE
Flexential Links Up with Lonestar to Support First Commercial Space Data Center
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Flexential, a prominent provider of secure and adaptive data center solutions, has joined forces with Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. (Lonestar), a leading innovator in lunar infrastructure and Resilien ... more
MOON DAILY
Finland signs on to Artemis Accords
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 22, 2025
Finland became the 53rd nation to join NASA's Artemis Accords on Tuesday as the space agency continued to build global support for responsible manned exploration of the moon. ... more
MOON DAILY
Blue Ghost Advances Lunar Mission Milestones
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander continues its ambitious mission to the Moon, transporting 10 NASA science and technology payloads. Now four days into the mission, the spacecraft has successfully c ... more
MOON DAILY
Astronauts on NASA's Artemis mission to the Moon will need better boots - here's why
Grand Forks, ND (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
The U.S.'s return to the Moon with NASA's Artemis program will not be a mere stroll in the park. Instead it will be a perilous journey to a lunar location representing one of the most extreme enviro ... more
MARSDAILY
Trump vows to plant flag on Mars, omits mention of Moon return
Washington (AFP) Jan 20, 2025
US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars" but made no mention of NASA's planned return to the Moon, heightening speculation about his space strategy. ... more
MOON DAILY
Snooping science on the Moon
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed its inaugural exploration data purchase agreement with Hungary-based Puli Space Technologies. The agreement focuses on the deployment of a neutron spectrom ... more
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Hubble traces hidden history of Andromeda galaxy
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ste ... more
MOON DAILY
The Moon a remnant of Earth's mantle
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
A collaborative study by researchers from the University of Gottingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has offered new insights into the formation of the Moon and the ori ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
India achieves 'historic' space docking mission
Bengaluru, India (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
India docked two satellites in space Thursday, a key milestone for the country's dreams of a space station and manned Moon mission, the space agency said. ... more
MOON DAILY
Arweave Genesis Block embarks on Lunar preservation mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
Arweave, recognized as the first permanent storage network globally, has achieved a significant milestone: the Arweave Genesis Block is now on its way to the moon. Transported as molecular storage e ... more
MOON DAILY
Private US, Japanese lunar landers launch on single rocket
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
One rocket, two missions: lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies launched their "rideshare" to the Moon on Wednesday, showcasing the private sector's growing role in space exploration. ... more
MOON DAILY
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 begins transit to the Moon
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2025
Firefly Aerospace announced the successful launch of its Blue Ghost lunar lander on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking the beginning of its 60-day mission. Following a 45-day transit to the Moon, the ... more
MOON DAILY
SwRI sends first instrument to the Moon to study its interior
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
Through NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed the Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder (LMS) to explore the Moon's interior structure ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Achieving High Precision for In-Orbit Instrument Calibration
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
One of the most complex challenges in space-based remote sensing is attaining the high level of instrument calibration accuracy required while in orbit. The Moon, as an exoatmospheric calibration so ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA and Italian Space Agency test future Lunar navigation technology
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 13, 2025
As the Artemis campaign leads humanity to the Moon and eventually Mars, NASA is refining its state-of-the-art navigation and positioning technologies to guide a new era of lunar exploration. A ... more
MOON DAILY
Nokia's cellular network to enable Lunar mission connectivity as Intuitive Machines completes integration
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2025
Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK, Euronext: NOKIA) have completed the final integration of Nokia's Lunar Surface Communication System ("LSCS") into the Athena luna ... more
SPACEMART
ispace-EUROPE secures historic authorization for Lunar resource mission
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 13, 2025
ispace-EUROPE S.A. (ispace-EUROPE), a Luxembourg-based leader in lunar exploration and space resource development, has achieved a significant milestone by obtaining the first mission authorization u ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
SIIS Signs MOU with Pixxel to Expand Hyperspectral Data Solutions in Korea
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
SIIS Co., Ltd. (CEO Kim Moon-Gyu) has formalized a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pixxel, a US-India-based space technology enterprise known for its hyperspectral satellite constellation. Th ... more
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MOON DAILY
NASA lander will demonstrate vacuum-based lunar Sample collection
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
NASA is preparing to showcase a cutting-edge sample collection method on the Moon as part of its ongoing efforts to revolutionize planetary exploration. The Lunar PlanetVac (LPV), a key technology d ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Back in Florida
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
The Orion crew module, designated as the Orion Environmental Test Article (ETA), has returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after an extensive 11-month test campaign at the Neil Armstron ... more
OUTER PLANETS
SwRI models suggest Pluto and Charon formed similarly to Earth and Moon
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
A NASA postdoctoral researcher at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has employed advanced simulations to propose that Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, formed in a manner akin to the Earth-M ... more
MOON DAILY
Japan startup hopeful ahead of second moon launch
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 9, 2025
Japanese startup ispace vowed its upcoming second unmanned Moon mission will be a success, saying Thursday that it learned from its failed attempt nearly two years ago. ... more
MOON DAILY
US company Firefly Aerospace to launch for Moon next week
Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2025
US company Firefly Aerospace said Tuesday it is aiming to launch a lander to the Moon next week under an experimental NASA program that partners with the commercial sector to reduce costs. ... more
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