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When the Artemis lunar program was first conceived, the third mission would have seen astronauts step foot on the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972. But …read more Continue reading NASA Announces Artemis III Crew and Ambitious Goals
NASA has outlined a three-phase plan to build a lunar base at the moon’s south pole. The first phase, from 2026 to 2029, will focus on robotic missions, landers, rovers, reactors, satellites, and Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance test. Later pha… Continue reading NASA Details Its Plan to Build a Lunar Base At the Moon’s South Pole
Most people take the Moon for granted, not considering its slow cycle where the sun gradually illuminates different parts of it. A recent project from [Karsten Mueller] helps you keep …read more Continue reading Put the Moon on Your Desk
If you read a headline that signs of intelligent life were found on the moon, you might suspect a hoax. But they are there! Humans have dumped a lot of …read more Continue reading What Have We Dumped on the Moon?
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman posted an out-of-this-world iPhone video on Sunday, showing Earth disappear behind the Moon at 8x zoom. “I could barely see the Moon through the docking hatch window but the iPhone was the perfect size to catch the view,” sa… Continue reading iPhone Video Shows ‘Earthset’ From Space
After Artemis II’s astronauts returned to earth, “NASA has Artemis III in its sights,” reports the Associated Press:
In a mission recently added to the docket for next year, Artemis III’s yet-to-be -named astronauts will practice docking their Orion c… Continue reading SpaceX, Blue Origin Compete For ‘Artemis III’ Mission
Humanity first reached the moon in 1969. We went back a few times, then lost interest within three short years, and we haven’t been back since. NASA has just flew …read more Continue reading China is Shooting For The Moon Sooner Than You Think
Moon missions are hot again for the first bit since the space race. While the previous period had us land on the big lunar rock, the missions of tomorrow have …read more Continue reading From Lunar Dust to Breathable Air
“Breathable oxygen has been created from Moon dust,” reports the Telegraph, “in a world first that paves the way for a lunar base.”
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin “”announced this week that it had developed a reactor that could successfully release oxygen … Continue reading Oxygen Made From Moon Dust For First Time
NASA’s Artemis astronauts are now entering “the lunar sphere of influence,” reports NBC News, “meaning the pull of the moon’s gravity will become stronger than Earth’s.” Now as they begin their swing around the moon, the Artemis astronauts “are chasing… Continue reading Artemis Astronauts Enter Moon’s Gravitational Pull, Catch First Glimpses of Far Side