Moon landing
China to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing
The Shenzhou-23 vessel is scheduled to launch using the Long March-2F Y23 carrier rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, with three Chinese astronauts on board.
Beijing tests lunar lander tasked with putting first Chinese on the moon
COVID-19 was a 'social experiment', Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer player claims
US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft
Russia's Luna-25 smashes into moon in failure
Russia's moon mission failed after the Luna-25 spacecraft slammed into the moon.
Israeli Beresheet 2 Moon mission in jeopardy after losing biggest donors
The withdrawal of donations is not related to SpaceIL or the Beresheet 2 mission to the Moon. However, the organization needs to find new sources of cash to maintain momentum.
Scientists find a way to extract oxygen from Moon soil - NASA
An experiment by scientists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center successfully extracted oxygen from simulated lunar soil.
Rolls-Royce to build nuclear reactor for the Moon with UK funding
The Rolls-Royce micro-nuclear reactor is seen as a promising method of providing a power source for a long-term human presence on the Moon.
NASA unveils new spacesuit astronauts will wear for Artemis III moon mission
The new design has a different look than the famous puffy white suits worn by moonwalkers of the 20th century. Rather, Axiom's prototype looked black with blue and orange detailing
NASA, Israel Space Agency to cooperate on Beresheet 2 lunar mission
Israel is set to get full support from the US space agency on their widely anticipated return to the Moon, set to launch in 2025.
NASA, DARPA to develop nuclear rocket engine as soon as 2027
A nuclear thermal engine for a space rocket could be three or more times as efficient as conventional chemical rockets.
China could try to keep the US off the Moon - NASA administrator
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson warned that China's Moon ambitious could see them dominate resource-rich areas, or completely claim it, barring the US from the lunar surface.
Sim Dot Space to provide advanced simulation training for Beresheet 2
The laboratory simulates the extreme conditions in space in general and on the moon in particular.
European Space Agency to send robot dogs to explore the Moon
Robot dogs, powered by artificial intelligence, could be deployed to the Moon to help study the lunar surface, thanks to the LEAP mission backed by the ESA.
