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NASA says on track to send astronauts around the Moon in 2026



Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
NASA on Tuesday said it was on track to send astronauts to orbit the Moon in early 2026, as the United States races China to return to the lunar surface. Multiple setbacks have delayed the manned mission, dubbed Artemis 2, which is now scheduled for April 2026 at the latest and could come as soon as February. "We intend to keep that commitment," said Lakiesha Hawkins, a top NASA official, at a press briefing Tuesday. Three US astronauts and one Canadian comprise the crew, which is expected t ... read more

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Space: Framatome and ENEA sign MoU to explore advanced technological solutions for designing lunar nuclear fission reactors
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Framatome and ENEA, Italy's Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Development, have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore advanced technologies for lunar surface nucl ... more
MOON DAILY
Building a Lunar Network: Johnson Tests Wireless Technologies for the Moon
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
NASA engineers are strapping on backpacks loaded with radios, cameras, and antennas to test technology that might someday keep explorers connected on the lunar surface. Their mission: test how astro ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
New NASA Mission to Reveal Earth's Invisible 'Halo'
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
A new NASA mission will capture images of Earth's invisible "halo," the faint light given off by our planet's outermost atmospheric layer, the exosphere, as it morphs and changes in response to the ... more
ROBO SPACE
European team develops robotic mission for lunar lava cave exploration
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
A European research consortium has unveiled a mission concept designed to explore lava tunnels on the Moon using autonomous robots. These natural formations, which provide shielding from radiation a ... more
MOON DAILY
Lunar soil melted into construction bricks by Chinese research team
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
At the 2025 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, researchers from China's Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) presented a prototype machine capable of transforming lunar soil into construct ... more
ROBO SPACE
NASA's Astrobee Robots Advance Through Strategic Partnership
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
NASA is continuing the Astrobee mission through a collaboration with Arkisys, Inc., of Los Alamitos, California, who was awarded a reimbursable Space Act Agreement to sustain and maintain the roboti ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA awards Blue Origin new lunar mission to deliver VIPER rover in 2027
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
NASA has selected Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, for a new Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) task order, assigning the company an option to deliver the VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar ... more
TECH SPACE
NASA Arcstone satellite and spectrometer begin active lunar calibration mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2025
Commissioning of NASA's Arcstone satellite and spectrometer has been completed, marking the transition to full scientific operations. Launched July 23 on a SpaceX Transporter-14 rideshare mission fr ... more

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NASA Prepares Artemis II Rocket with Crew Upgrades for Lunar Flight
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which will send four astronauts on a mission around the Moon next year, has been upgraded with new safety and performance enhancements. While stru ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China advances lunar program with Long March 10 ignition test
Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 12, 2025
China has conducted the second ignition trial of its new heavy-lift Long March 10 rocket, marking a significant step toward future crewed lunar missions. The test took place Friday at 3 pm at ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA Uses Colorado Mountains for Simulated Artemis Moon Landing Course
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
NASA has certified a new lander flight training course using helicopters, marking a key milestone in crew training for Artemis missions to the Moon. Through Artemis, NASA explore the lunar South Pol ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA Announces CHAPEA Crew for Year-Long Mars Mission Simulation
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Four research volunteers will soon participate in NASA's year-long simulation of a Mars mission inside a habitat at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. This mission will provide NASA with ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
'Blood Moon' rises as Kenya looks to the stars for tourism
Samburu, Kenya (AFP) Sept 7, 2025
Under the Kenyan stars tourists and tribal dancers looked up at the rust red "blood moon" as the east African country launched a new tourism initiative promoting the country's night skies. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
'Blood Moon' to rise during total lunar eclipse Sunday night
Paris (AFP) Sept 4, 2025
Stargazers will have a chance to see a "Blood Moon" on Sunday night during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia and swathes of Europe and Africa. ... more
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NASA opens student competition for 2026 human lander innovations
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
NASA has launched the 2026 Human Lander Challenge (HuLC), inviting student teams across the United States to propose new solutions for advancing human landing system technologies. The initiative sup ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA's Artemis II lunar science operations to inform future missions
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 22, 2025


NASA's Artemis II mission, set to send four astronauts on a nearly 10-day mission around the Moon and back, will advance the agency's goal to land astronauts at the Moon's south polar region and w ... more

ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX answers critics with successful Starship test flight
South Padre Island, United States (AFP) Aug 27, 2025
SpaceX's Starship megarocket roared into the skies Tuesday on its tenth test flight, turning in a strong performance after a series of fiery failures had begun to cast doubt on its future. T ... more
VENUSIAN HEAT
ESA Jupiter probe ready for Venus flyby to get some gravity juice.
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 27, 2025
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is ready for a planned flyby of Venus on Sunday after the agency fixed its communications system. ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA seeks volunteers to track Artemis II space mission
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 27, 2025
NASA said it's seeking volunteers to help track its Artemis II Orion spacecraft as the crewed mission travels to the moon and back. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX scrubs latest Starship launch due to bad weather
Washington (AFP) Aug 26, 2025
Bad weather on Monday forced SpaceX to postpone the latest launch of its massive prototype Starship rocket, key to founder Elon Musk's dreams of colonizing Mars and NASA's plans to return astron ... more
VENUSIAN HEAT
Juice mission on track for Venus flyby after spacecraft communications restored
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 25, 2025
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) has resumed normal operations after a communications anomaly temporarily cut contact during its cruise to Venus for a critical gravity- ... more
MOON DAILY
Solar System Internet Achieves Breakthrough DTN Edge Processing Test on Lunar Mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
In a milestone for interplanetary communications, Lonestar Data Holdings confirmed the successful test of the Solar System Internet's Delay Tolerant Network (DTN) aboard its lunar data center missio ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX delays Starship megarocket launch in latest setback
South Padre Island, United States (AFP) Aug 25, 2025
SpaceX delayed a planned test flight for its Starship megarocket by 24 hours until Monday, saying it needed time to troubleshoot problems, in the latest setback for Elon Musk's behemoth after a ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
SpaceX scrubs Starship launch in latest setback
South Padre Island, United States (AFP) Aug 25, 2025
SpaceX called off a planned test flight for its Starship megarocket on Sunday, saying it needed time to troubleshoot problems, in the latest setback for Elon Musk's behemoth after a series of ex ... more
MOON DAILY
LunaGrid Lite advances toward lunar power transmission milestone
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
Astrobotic reported that its LunaGrid-Lite mission has cleared Critical Design Review (CDR) and has begun building flight hardware, moving the project closer to a planned 2026 demonstration of lunar ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Intuitive Machines to Acquire KinetX Expanding Role in Deep Space Navigation and Mars Relay Services
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025
Intuitive Machines has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arizona-based KinetX, an aerospace company with more than three decades of experience in deep space navigation, systems engineering, g ... more
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After repeated explosions, new test for Musk's megarocket
Washington (AFP) Aug 15, 2025
Elon Musk's SpaceX announced Friday that its Starship megarocket is scheduled to blast off on a new test flight next weekend after recent attempts have ended in fiery explosions. The biggest ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA opens next round in Moon recycling challenge
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 13, 2025
NASA has launched Phase 2 of its LunaRecycle Challenge, inviting U.S. innovators to create systems for recycling trash generated during deep space missions. The goal is to convert materials such as ... more
MOON DAILY
Astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13, dies at 97
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 8, 2025
Astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the Apollo 13 mission to the moon, died Thursday in Illinois, his family announced. He was 97. ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA to unveil last piece of hardware for the Artemis II Orion mission
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 12, 2025
NASA is ready to show off its final piece of space flight hardware for the Space Launch System rocket for the Artemis II mission. ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA launches second phase of moon recycling competition
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 11, 2025
NASA is launching the second phase of its moon recycling competition to clean up trash in space. ... more
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