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A Chinese space probe successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Thursday, China’s space agency said, hailing the event as a historic first and a major achievement for the country’s space program. From a report: The Chang’e-4 lunar probe,… Continue reading China ‘Lifts Mysterious Veil’ by Landing Probe on Far Side of the Moon
State news agency Xinhua reports that China has successfully landed its Chang’e 4 spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Thursday morning, Beijing time, becoming the first country in history to touch the lunar surface unseen by those on Earth. CNBC … Continue reading China Successfully Lands Spacecraft On Far Side of the Moon
A potential mission to the moon in 2028 was pitched at a meeting of the National Space Council yesterday in response to pressure from President Trump. Continue reading The National Space Council Is Pushing for a 2028 Moon Mission
Motherboard talks to Robert Pearlman about his new book Space Stations, and how NASA, China, and space companies are building the next phase of human life off Earth. Continue reading We Are About to Enter a New Era of Space Stations
The city of Chengdu could be illuminated by a fake moon as early as 2020. Continue reading A Chinese City Wants to Replace Streetlights With an Artificial Moon
Ham radio operators bouncing signals off the moon have become old hat. But a ham radio transmitter on the Chinese Longjiang-2 satellite is orbiting the moon and has sent back pictures of the Earth and the dark side of the moon. The transceiver’s main purpose is to allow hams to downlink telemetry and relay messages via lunar orbit.
While the photo was received by the Dwingeloo radio telescope, reports are that other hams also picked up the signal. The entire affair has drawn in hams around the world. Some of the communications use a modulation scheme devised by [Joe Taylor, …read more
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“At its current rate, we project Boeing will expend at least $8.9 billion through 2021—double the amount initially planned—while delivery of the first Core Stage has slipped 2½ years.” Continue reading NASA’s Mars Rocket is Over Budget and Behind Schedule, Audit Finds
Two astronomers have asked a question for the ages: Can moons have moons? The delightful, if theoretical, answer is: Yes — yes, they can. Sarah Laskow, writing for Atlas Obscura: As Gizmodo reports, this particular scientific inquiry began with a ques… Continue reading Moons Can Have Their Own Moons and They Could Be Called Moonmoons
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aerospace company is planning to send “several metric tons” of unspecified cargo to the Moon in the next five years. The company reportedly signed a letter of intent with Germany aerospace companies OHB Space Systems and Securit… Continue reading Jeff Bezos Is Planning To Ship ‘Several Metric Tons of Cargo’ To the Moon
Blue Origin signed a letter of intent with two German space companies to deliver supplies to the Moon by 2023. Continue reading Jeff Bezos Is Planning to Ship ‘Several Metric Tons of Cargo’ to the Moon