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November 10, 2025
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Japan launches initiative for lunar construction technology



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
Japan's Space Strategy Fund has awarded support to a consortium led by Ritsumeikan University and ispace for a project focused on advancing technologies needed for lunar base construction. The program is dedicated to establishing surveying and ground investigation technologies intended to form the basis of future infrastructure on the Moon. Ritsumeikan University will spearhead the research, developing systems to acquire high-precision topographic data and analyze lunar regolith properties. The in ... read more

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Cislune Partners with UCF on Simulation to Improve Decision-Making for Future Lunar Missions
Orlando FL (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
Funded by NASA, the research leveraged immersive technologies and insights across disciplines to examine trust dynamics between humans and machines, ensuring safety and success for future space expl ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
India space agency launches its heaviest satellite
Sriharikota, India (AFP) Nov 2, 2025
India launched its heaviest ever communication satellite on Sunday, the latest step in the country's ambitious space programme. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Protein Production Tested in Microgravity for Sustainable Space Missions
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 04, 2025
European Space Agency (ESA) has initiated the study phase of the HOBI-WAN project, aimed at addressing astronaut food supply on extended Moon or Mars missions without Earth resupply. Funded by ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Framatome to manufacture sealed fuel sources for ESA lunar and deep space power systems
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Framatome entered into a contract to collaborate with the European Space Agency, Perpetual Atomics, and Amentum to industrialize sealed fuel sources for radioisotope power systems (RPS) supporting t ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Mission to Mars: how space exploration pushes the human body to its limits
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 2, 2025
On January 14 2004, the United States announced a new "Vision for Space Exploration", promising that humans would not only visit space but live there. Two decades later, Nasa's Artemis programme is ... more
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SpaceX steps up planning for NASA lunar lander
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 2, 2025
SpaceX Sunday said it is stepping up its efforts to develop a simplified Human Landing System for NASA as it pursues a plan to return to the moon. ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
VLT telescope images cosmic nebula resembling a bat above Chile
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Astronomers have captured a striking cloud of gas and dust shaped like a bat high above the European Southern Observatory's Paranal site in Chile. The cosmic bat was imaged by the VLT Survey Telesco ... more
MOON DAILY
China accelerates crewed lunar mission with commercial partnerships and testing milestones
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
China is integrating commercial competition into its manned lunar exploration program to hasten development. The agency has adopted competitive models for the crewed lunar rover, lunar surface remot ... more

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NASA rejects Kardashian's claim Moon landing 'didn't happen'
Washington (AFP) Oct 31, 2025
NASA hit back on Thursday at reality TV star Kim Kardashian's claim that the 1969 Moon landing "didn't happen," a theory consistently debunked over decades. ... more
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Lunar Lander Testing Campaign Builds Confidence for Griffin-1 Moon Landing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
Astrobotic is preparing for the Griffin-1 lunar landing by applying a rigorous "test like you fly" methodology designed to validate every aspect of its Guidance, Navigation, and Control system. Each ... more
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Space Robotics at the Edge of the Unknown
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
Many robotics systems function in conditions where the environment is well-defined: factory floors, urban roads, research facilities. But what about robots designed for space? Keenan Albee, ... more
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New partnership targets seamless lunar refueling and docking to boost long term Moon missions
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
ispace inc and OrbitAID Aerospace Private Limited have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on sustainable lunar exploration. The agreement, announced during IAC2025 in Sydney, focuse ... more
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Orion spacecraft prepared for lunar mission as stacking with SLS rocket achieved
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 25, 2025
NASA's Exploration Ground Systems team has completed the stacking and integration of the Lockheed Martin-developed Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in Hig ... more
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Griffin-1 lander enters final test phase for multi-payload lunar mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
Astrobotic's Griffin-1 lunar lander is advancing toward its mission to deliver a diverse suite of payloads - including Astrolab's FLIP rover, the Astrobotic CubeRover, and several secondary instrume ... more
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Glass beads found on Moons far side reveal ancient meteor impact diversity
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 24, 2025
Researchers have examined over 400 glass particles collected from the far side of the Moon during the Change-6 mission, identifying 178 impact glass beads to analyze their microstructures and compos ... more
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Chang'e-6 lunar samples reveal new pathways for solar system material movement
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
Meteorites are vital tools for investigating planetary formation and evolution, yet most are lost to atmospheric and geological processes on Earth. Carbonaceous Ivuna-type (CI) chondrites are partic ... more
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GMV technology links global habitats in record-breaking space analog mission
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 22, 2025
The World's Biggest Analog Mission (WBA) - the most extensive Moon and Mars simulation campaign ever conducted - has officially launched. Coordinated by the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF), the project ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Tensions flare between Musk and NASA over Moon mission
Washington (AFP) Oct 21, 2025
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lashed out at NASA's acting administrator on Tuesday after the space agency chief invited other companies to enter the race to help get humans back on the Moon. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China expands space capabilities with new lunar and deep space milestones
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
China has recorded a series of landmark achievements in its ongoing quest for space exploration, spanning its crewed space station program, lunar far-side sample return, and interplanetary missions. ... more
MOON DAILY
US soliciting new bids for Moon mission amid SpaceX delays: NASA chief
Washington (AFP) Oct 20, 2025
NASA is seeking bids for its planned Moon mission to compete against SpaceX, Elon Musk's company that the US space agency's chief said Monday is "behind." ... more
MOON DAILY
Space Quarters Secures $5 Million to Pioneer Robotic Space Construction
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
Space Quarters Inc., a deep-tech startup spun out from Tohoku University, has raised $5.0 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of robotic and electron beam welding systems for const ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
A hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy of space immunology
Navato CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
With the advent of commercial spaceflight, an increasing number of people may be heading into space in the coming years. Some will even get a chance to fly to the Moon or live on Mars. One of the ma ... more
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Orion spacecraft makes crucial move toward its 2026 launch to moon
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 17, 2025
NASA's Orion spacecraft was moved seven miles to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center Thursday, its second-to-last move before its scheduled launch in 2026. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launches Starship megarocket on successful test flight
South Padre Island, United States (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
SpaceX's massive Starship rocket soared through Texas's golden-hour skies Monday before splashing down successfully, as the US company vies to silence critics who doubt Elon Musk's startup can deliver NASA's lunar projects on time. ... more
MOON DAILY
Lunar mega basin signals radioactive ejecta and reshapes Moon origin story
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025
New analyses of the South Pole-Aitken basin recast the formation of the Moon's largest impact crater and what it reveals about lunar origins. Led by University of Arizona planetary scientist Jeffrey ... more
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With new analysis, Apollo samples brought to Earth in 1972 reveal exotic sulfur hidden in Moon's mantle
Providence RI (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
When astronauts returned from NASA's final Apollo Moon mission in 1972, some of the samples they collected were sealed and carefully stored away in the hope that future researchers using advanced eq ... more
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Far side lunar mantle found cooler than near side in Chang'e 6 sample study
London UK (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
The lunar far side may have a colder interior than the near side, according to a new analysis of rock samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission. A study led by researchers from UCL and Peking U ... more
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QUT to advance navigation systems for Australia lunar rover
Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
QUT's Centre for Robotics will play a central role in keeping Australia's first lunar rover, known as Roo-ver, safely on course during its mission to the Moon. Professor Michael Milford, Direc ... more
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Blue Origin teams with Luxembourg on Oasis 1 lunar resource mapping mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
Blue Origin has announced Project Oasis, a multi-phase campaign to identify and utilize lunar resources. The first mission, Oasis-1, will work with Luxembourg partners to produce the most detailed o ... more
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Telespazio and ispace Partner on Lunar Transport and Navigation Services
Rome, Italy (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67 percent) and Thales (33 percent), and lunar exploration company ispace have signed a Letter of Intent to begin technical and commercial collaboration ... more
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Lunar and Earth Construction Robot Charlotte to Debut in Sydney
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Crest Robotics and Earthbuilt Technology will present Charlotte, the first robot capable of constructing buildings on both Earth and the Moon, at the 76th International Astronautical Congress in Syd ... more
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