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  Washington DC (SPX) May 13, 2025 April 2025 was a busy month for space. Washington DC (SPX) May 13, 2025 Pop icon Katy Perry joined five other civilian women on a quick jaunt to the edge of space, making headlines. Meanwhile, another group of people at the United Nations was contemplating a critical issue for the future of space exploration: the discovery, extraction and utilization of natural resources on the Moon. At the end of April, a dedicated Working Group of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space ... read more |
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NASA hosts Twitch event for moon mascot, zero-g indicator contestWashington DC (UPI) May 12, 2025 NASA will host a live Twitch event Tuesday to help "global creators" of all ages design a plush mascot that will indicate zero gravity, when Artemis II astronauts take flight next year around the moon. ... more  
Glass Beads Provide Insight into Moon's Mysterious InteriorSydney, Australia (SPX) May 13, 2025 Researchers from Curtin University, Nanjing University, and The Australian National University have discovered unusual high-magnesium glass beads collected by China's Chang'e-5 mission, revealing po ... more 
Oracle-M Completes Successful Hot Fire Test for Cislunar Space MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have achieved a critical milestone in cislunar space situational awareness (SSA) with th ... more  
European Space Agency and Indian Space Research Organisation Expand Human Spaceflight CollaborationParis, France (SPX) May 12, 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have taken a significant step in human space exploration by signing a joint Statement of Intent focused on collabo ... more |
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Van Hoeydonck, first artist to exhibit on Moon, diesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) May 3, 2025 Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck, who made what was for decades the only work of art on the Moon, died on Saturday aged 99, his family said on Facebook. ... more |
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Moon RACER achieves autonomous navigation milestone on lunar terrain vehicleLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 05, 2025 On a simulated lunar landscape, Intuitive Machines has successfully tested the autonomous driving capabilities of its Moon RACER Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) mock-up, marking a major step forward in ... more 
Trump NASA budget prioritizes Moon, Mars missions over researchWashington (AFP) May 2, 2025 President Donald Trump's proposed NASA budget released Friday puts crewed missions to the Moon and Mars front and center - slashing science and climate programs as it seeks to shrink the agency's funding by nearly a quarter. ... more 
Lockheed Martin completes Orion spacecraft for crewed Artemis II lunar missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2025 Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has finalized assembly and testing of NASA's Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission, officially transferring the vehicle to NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) t ... more  
South Korea to send cube satellite aboard NASA's Artemis II test flightWashington DC (UPI) May 2, 2025 South Korea will fly a shoebox-size cube satellite on an Artemis II test flight in April 2026 in preparation for missions to the moon, NASA and the Korea AeroSpace Administration announced Friday. ... more |
NASA moon instrument to return for subsurface volatile surveyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 30, 2025 NASA will once again send its Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operations (MSOLO) instrument to the Moon, this time aboard a commercial rover under a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreem ... more  |
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China's Shenzhou-19 astronauts return to EarthBeijing (AFP) April 30, 2025 Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after six months on the country's space station, state media footage showed, as Beijing advances towards its aim to become a major celestial power. ... more 
10 Intertnational lunar projects picked for Chang'e 8 missionSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 28, 2025 China has selected 10 international projects to join its upcoming Chang'e 8 lunar mission, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Thursday. The chosen initiatives, representi ... more 
NASA tests hybrid rocket motor to improve safe lunar landingsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2025 NASA's Artemis program will rely on human landing systems developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin to ferry astronauts between lunar orbit and the Moon's surface, paving the way for future crewed mission ... more 
Lunar Gateway Module Reaches Final Assembly Phase for Artemis MissionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2025 NASA's Gateway program is advancing steadily as preparations continue for deep space exploration alongside commercial and international collaborators. The HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) pri ... more |
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Innovative methods refine search for lunar ice Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2025 Scientists continue to push the boundaries of lunar exploration with new strategies to identify and map ice deposits on the Moon. Ice could play a vital role in supporting future human activity on t ... more 
China shares moon rocks with U.S.and 5 other nationsWashington DC (UPI) Apr 25, 2025 China is allowing six nations, including the United States, to examine moon rocks on loan from the 2020 Chinese Chang'e-5 lunar mission. ... more 
Veteran Chinese astronaut to lead fresh crew to space stationJiuquan, China (AFP) April 23, 2025 China announced on Wednesday that a veteran astronaut will lead two crew members on their first flight to the Tiangong space station, the latest milestone in its race to send a manned mission to the Moon by 2030. ... more
Current hurdles and technological roadmap for processing lunar hyperspectral orbiter dataSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 Spectral imagers have become vital tools in the quest to unravel the Moon's mineralogical makeup, playing a central role in today's lunar science missions. As interest grows in acquiring higher-qual ... more |
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China deploys three-satellite system in Earth-Moon retrograde orbitSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 China has successfully established the first three-satellite constellation operating in the distant retrograde orbit (DRO) of the Earth-Moon system, a major achievement in the nation's ongoing expan ... more 
China to launch new crewed mission into space this weekBeijing (AFP) April 22, 2025 China is expected to launch a new crewed mission into space this week, as Beijing takes steady steps towards its goal of putting astronauts on the Moon. ... more 
Drier far side of the Moon deepens understanding of lunar evolutionSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 The Chang'e 6 mission has unveiled that the Moon's far side mantle holds significantly less water than its near side, offering crucial insight into the Moon's geological history. Analysis of rock sa ... more 
Can Solar Wind Make Water on Moon? NASA Experiment Shows MaybeGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 16, 2025 Scientists have hypothesized since the 1960s that the Sun is a source of ingredients that form water on the Moon. When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind smashes into the lunar su ... more |
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Crew examines spaceflight-related eye changes as three astronauts prepare to return homeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Expedition 72 astronauts kicked off the week investigating how extended spaceflight alters human vision, while simultaneously conducting other scientific studies, maintaining vital systems, and prep ... more |
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Surviving lunar night with radioisotope energy Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 At the 40th Space Symposium, ispace technologies U.S., inc. (ispace-U.S.) and Zeno Power Systems, Inc. (Zeno Power) announced a joint initiative to develop power systems that enable sustained operat ... more 
Voyager unveils dust-resistant coating tested on lunar surfaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Voyager Technologies (Voyager) has marked a milestone in lunar technology advancement with the arrival of its proprietary Clear Dust-Repellent Coating (CDRC) on the Moon. Delivered aboard Firefly Ae ... more  
Blue Skies Space to Design CubeSat Constellation for Lunar-Based Cosmology ResearchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Blue Skies Space has secured funding from the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to explore the design of a CubeSat-based satellite constellation capable of orbiting the Moon and conducting observations of ... more  
Engineer targets next frontier in lunar welding technologyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 As plans to establish long-term human presence on the Moon and Mars accelerate, researchers are developing new techniques to enable construction in hostile, low-gravity environments. One such breakt ... more |
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