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It's go time: historic Moon mission set for lift-offWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 30, 2026 More than half-a-century after the groundbreaking Apollo program's last crewed flight to the Moon, three men and one woman are preparing for a lunar journey set to turn a new page in American space exploration. ... more  
'We are ready': astronauts arrive at launch site for Moon missionKennedy Space Cente (AFP) Mar 27, 2026 The four astronauts set to voyage around the Moon arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday to make final preparations ahead of their planned journey. ... more 
Artemis 2 Moon mission: a primerWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 30, 2026 NASA's Artemis 2 lunar mission is set to be the first crewed flyby of the Moon in more than half a century, and could launch as soon as April 1. ... more 
Astrobotic to build lunar wheel for Italian habitation moduleLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026 Astrobotic has secured a contract from Thales Alenia Space to design and develop a lunar wheel assembly for the Italian Space Agency's Multi-Purpose Habitation mobility system, a pressurized habitat ... more |
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Recycled sewage turns lunar regolith into crop soilLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026 Researchers explore recycling plant and human waste into fertilizer to transform barren moon and Mars surfaces into fertile fields for extraterrestrial agriculture. Their work appears in ACS Earth a ... more 
Astrobotic and CMU advance distributed nav system for Moon missionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026 Astrobotic and Carnegie Mellon University have advanced their Distributed Agent Localization Estimation for spaceCraft, or DALEC, navigation system to Technology Readiness Level 5 under a NASA Small ... more 
Far side moon soil study points to stronger ground for future basesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026 When China's Chang'e 6 mission returned to Earth in June 2024, it brought back the first samples ever collected from the far side of the Moon, giving scientists an unprecedented look at the regolith ... more 
Chickpeas grown in simulated moon soil reach harvestLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026 As the United States prepares to return astronauts to the moon with the Artemis II mission, researchers are testing how future crews might grow their own food on the lunar surface using local resour ... more |
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Webb observations confirm safe lunar pass for asteroid 2024 YR4Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026 NASA has used the James Webb Space Telescope to make new observations of asteroid 2024 YR4, confirming that it will safely pass both Earth and the Moon in 2032. The asteroid had already been ruled o ... more 
A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private handsSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the In ... more 
NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar program amid technical delaysCape Canaveral (AFP) Feb 27, 2026 NASA on Friday abruptly said it was shaking up its Artemis lunar program that has suffered multiple delays in recent years, a bid to ensure Americans can return to the Moon's surface by 2028. ... more 
New Wenchang lunar pad completes first Long March 10 testTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 27, 2026 At the future departure gate for Chinas crewed lunar journeys at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, personnel in blue uniforms have been carrying out post ... more  
Aitech and Teledyne expand partnership on space grade SP1 computing platformLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 Aitech and Teledyne e2v Semiconductors are underscoring their ongoing collaboration to advance space grade computing by integrating Teledyne e2v high reliability semiconductors into Aitech's SP1, a ... more |
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New lunar ridge map reveals fresh tectonic forces and moonquake risksLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Scientists have assembled the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges on the Moon, revealing that these subtle features are both geologically young and far more widespread than previously ... more 
Chinese visitors to Japan slump as spat rumbles onTokyo (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 Mainland Chinese visitors to Japan tumbled 60.7 percent in January year-on-year, figures showed Wednesday, in the continued fallout from the countries' diplomatic spat. ... more 
Chang'e-6 farside samples reshape lunar impact historyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 Scientists from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the CAS Aerospace Information Research Institute, and collaborating institutions have used samples f ... more 
China verifies Long March 10 booster splashdown and crew escape in key lunar testTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 13, 2026 China has carried out a pivotal flight test of a prototype rocket and crew spacecraft for its planned manned lunar landing program, validating key ascent, abort, and recovery technologies needed for ... more 
SpaceX shifts focus from Mars to Moon, Musk saysWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 SpaceX is putting its longstanding focus of sending humans to Mars on the backburner to prioritize establishing a settlement on the Moon, founder Elon Musk said Sunday. ... more |
The Race Is On: Artemis, China and Musk Turn the Moon Into the Next Strategic High GroundNew York NY (SPX) Feb 09, 2026 When Artemis II finally lights its engines and arcs away from Cape Canaveral, it will do more than send four astronauts on a ten-day loop around the Moon. It will fire the starting gun on a race tha ... more 
DLR plans new control center for future Moon and Mars missionsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 For upcoming human and robotic missions to the Moon and Mars, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will establish a new Human Exploration Control Center (HECC) at its site in Oberpfaffenhofen near Muni ... more
First Crewed Moon Flyby In 54 Years: Artemis IITempe AZ (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Almost as tall as a football field, NASAs Space Launch System rocket and capsule stack traveled slowly - just under 1 mile per hour - out to the Artemis II launchpad, its temporary home at the Kenne ... more
Artemis II teams step through full-scale launch rehearsal at KennedyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2026 The countdown for NASA's Artemis II wet dress rehearsal is underway at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking a key test before the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System rock ... more |
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Lunar soil test chamber paves way for future moon constructionParis, France (SPX) Feb 05, 2026 Before any building rises on the Moon, engineers will need to understand the soil beneath their structures just as they do on Earth. To address this challenge, a recent ESA Discovery project led by ... more 
Voyager outlines infrastructure-led roadmap for long-term US lunar presenceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Voyager Technologies has launched a strategic lunar initiative designed to align with the White House Securing American Space Superiority executive order and to reinforce United States leadership be ... more
NASA Moon mission launch srubbed to March after testWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 NASA said Tuesday it's delaying until March the launch of its first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, after encountering leaks during final tests. ... more  
AI digital twins aim to protect astronaut mobility on deep space missionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2026 West Virginia University researchers are developing artificial intelligence tools to help astronauts maintain movement control and overall physical health during long missions in microgravity enviro ... more |
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Networks ready to keep Artemis II crew connected around the Moon Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 NASA is preparing a pair of global communications networks to keep the four-person Artemis II crew connected with Earth as they travel from low Earth orbit to a loop around the Moon and back. The mi ... more
The Perception War: How Artemis II Could Win the Race Without LandingNew York NY (SPX) Jan 31, 2026 As NASA counts down toward humanity's first crewed lunar mission in more than half a century, a question beyond engineering is taking shape: Can a flight that never touches the surface still define who 'wins' the Second Moon Race? ... more 
Bezos's Blue Origin to 'pause' space tourism to focus on Moon effortsNew York (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin said Friday it would temporarily pause flights of its space tourism rocket to focus more resources on its lunar ambitions. ... more 
NASA delays Moon mission over frigid weatherWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 NASA on Friday pushed back the earliest date that astronauts could fly to the Moon, due to forecasts of freezing temperatures at the Florida launch site. ... more |
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Northrop Grumman Boosters Set For First Crewed Lunar Voyage Of Artemis Era Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2026 Two Northrop Grumman five segment solid rocket boosters are taking their place on the launch pad as NASA prepares for the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System rocket under the Artemis II m ... more 
NASA Testing Advances Space Nuclear Propulsion CapabilitiesWashington DC (SPX) Jan 27, 2026 Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefi ... more  
Lunar soil study limits late meteorite role in supplying Earth oceansLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 A long standing idea in planetary science is that water rich meteorites arriving late in Earth history could have delivered a major share of the planet's water. A new study that mines the Moon's imp ... more  
Retired EVA workhorse to guide China's next-gen spacesuit and lunar gearTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Chinese engineers are turning a long-serving spacewalk suit into a real-world testbed to extend the life and performance of China's next-generation EVA and lunar spacesuits. The retired 'extra ... more |
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