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NASA seeks student solutions for lunar lander life support technologiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2025 NASA has launched the 2026 Human Lander Challenge, inviting U.S.-based university students to propose fresh concepts for life support and environmental systems vital to long-duration spaceflight. Th ... more 
NASA says on track to send astronauts around the Moon in 2026Washington (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. ... more  
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  
Space: Framatome and ENEA sign MoU to explore advanced technological solutions for designing lunar nuclear fission reactorsParis, 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 |
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Building a Lunar Network: Johnson Tests Wireless Technologies for the MoonHouston 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
Lunar soil melted into construction bricks by Chinese research teamTokyo, 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  
European team develops robotic mission for lunar lava cave explorationMadrid, 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
NASA awards Blue Origin new lunar mission to deliver VIPER rover in 2027Los 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 |
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China advances lunar program with Long March 10 ignition testBeijing, 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 |
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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  
NASA Arcstone satellite and spectrometer begin active lunar calibration missionLos 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 
NASA Uses Colorado Mountains for Simulated Artemis Moon Landing CourseWashington 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  
NASA Announces CHAPEA Crew for Year-Long Mars Mission SimulationHouston 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 |
 
'Blood Moon' rises as Kenya looks to the stars for tourismSamburu, 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  |
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'Blood Moon' to rise during total lunar eclipse Sunday nightParis (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 
NASA opens student competition for 2026 human lander innovationsLos 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 
NASA's Artemis II lunar science operations to inform future missionsGreenbelt 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 
SpaceX answers critics with successful Starship test flightSouth 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 |
 
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
NASA seeks volunteers to track Artemis II space missionWashington 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 
SpaceX scrubs latest Starship launch due to bad weatherWashington (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 
Juice mission on track for Venus flyby after spacecraft communications restoredParis, 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 |
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Solar System Internet Achieves Breakthrough DTN Edge Processing Test on Lunar MissionLos 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
SpaceX delays Starship megarocket launch in latest setbackSouth 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  
SpaceX scrubs Starship launch in latest setbackSouth 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
LunaGrid Lite advances toward lunar power transmission milestoneLos 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 |
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Intuitive Machines to Acquire KinetX Expanding Role in Deep Space Navigation and Mars Relay ServicesLos 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 megarocketWashington (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 
NASA opens next round in Moon recycling challengeLos 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 
Astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13, dies at 97Washington 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
NASA to unveil last piece of hardware for the Artemis II Orion missionWashington 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 |
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