Moon landing

SpaceX's Starship engine failure could cause problem for NASA's 2028 moon mission objectives

A longer delay would pose not only a greater setback to SpaceX's commercial ambitions to rapidly expand its Starlink broadband satellite network, but its pivotal role in NASA's Artemis moon program.

The SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy v3 Booster lift off on its 13th test flight from the SpaceX launch complex in Starbase, Texas, U.S., July 24, 2026.
 A view of Earth, partially hidden by the Moon, photographed through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:40 p.m. EDT (22:40 GMT) April 6, 2026

NASA finds some microbes could survive on moon, raising concerns over unintended life transfer

A Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft and a crew of three astronauts, lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert, in northwest China on October 31, 2025. A new crew took off for China's Tiangong space station on October 31.

China to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing

 A large screen shows news footage of a Chinese national flag carried by Chang'e-6 probe's lander on the far side of the moon, in Beijing, China June 4, 2024

Beijing tests lunar lander tasked with putting first Chinese on the moon


Israel's journey to the moon is not over

“If at first you don’t succeed, you try again.”

Kfir Damari, Yonatan Winetraub, Morris Kahn and Yariv Bash

My Word: Reaching for the Moon and freedom to choose

Like many in Israel and around the world, I held my breath on Thursday, April 11, as I watched what I hoped would be the successful landing of the SpaceIL lunar probe Beresheet on the Moon.

The Israeli spacecraft Beresheet takes a selfie 37,600 km from Earth.

SpaceIL reveals preliminary reasons behind Beresheet crash

"I am proud of SpaceIL's team of engineers for their wonderful work and dedication," said SpaceIL President Morris Kahn.

Far side of the moon by Beresheet, April 10, 2019

Beresheet was the Start-Up Nation at its best

Yes, the spacecraft reached the Moon, but it crash-landed, ending any contact with its handlers and any ability to have it serve experimental purposes from the Moon’s surface.

THE SURFACE of the moon as seen from Beresheet

Looking at the Moon from Jerusalem on April 11

Was the SpaceIL Beresheet Moon mission a success? Yes. On a scale of 1-10, we would give it an eight.

Beresheet takes a selfie minutes before touching down on the moon

On verge of space history, Beresheet fails to land safely on Moon

The State of Israel fell just short of becoming only the fourth member of a prestigious club of nations to complete the formidable task of landing a spacecraft on the lunar surface.

Beresheet takes a selfie minutes before touching down on the moon

Ben-Gurion Airport? Make sure you don't accidentally land on the moon

Israel is set to make history on Thursday night when the SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries' spacecraft Beresheet is scheduled to land on the moon.

Israel Airports Authority lists moon landing on its timetable, Ben Gurion Airport website on April 11th, 2019