Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 wins 2025 Collier Trophy
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 team has been selected to receive the 2025 Robert J. Collier Trophy,…
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NASA targets April Fool’s Day to launch trip closest to Moon in half a century
NASA is targeting April Fool’s Day to launch humankind’s voyage closest to the Moon in over a half…
Is Elon Musk relocating to the moon? SpaceX founder shifts focus away from Mars
SpaceX founder Elon Musk turned to social media to inform “those unaware” that plans for a future Mars…
Venturi Space unveils lunar mobility rover for Moon missions at Paris Air Show
At the Paris Air Show 2025, Venturi Space has unveiled MONA LUNA, a fully European-made lunar rover designed…
NASA’s SLS rocket nears completion to send four astronauts around the Moon
NASA has revealed that another component of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the Artemis II mission…
NASA pulls the plug on VIPER Moon rover project due to mounting costs and delays
NASA has announced that following a “comprehensive internal review” it has decided to pull the plug on its…
China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft performs world’s third lunar landing in 2024
China achieved a major milestone in a robotic lunar exploration mission by the China National Space Administration with…
What we left behind: how human activity has already littered the Moon
As the sole natural satellite of the Earth, the Moon has always been a key part of space…
Japan postpones lunar mission for third time due to bad weather conditions
The operator of Japan’s space agency, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), reported that the planned launch of the country’s…
Lunar Codex: Moon to become permanent gallery for international art
Digitized artwork from more than 30,000 international creatives is to be archived on the Moon under the Lunar…
NASA and Nokia Bell Labs to establish first 4G cellular network on Moon
Nokia announced that NASA has chosen it to be a part of the Tipping Point initiative, fostering the…
Russia’s attempt to return to Lunar exploration delayed yet again
Luna-25, the first mission to the Moon in the history of modern Russia, has been postponed yet again…
Orion splashes down following month-long journey around the Moon
Orion capsule, which splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after spending 25 days on its journey around the…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft finishes Moon mission, heads home to Earth
The Orion spacecraft, launched by NASA on the Artemis I mission, is preparing to return to Earth after…
NASA’s Orion enters Moon’s orbit, breaks record
Orion spacecraft, launched by NASA on its Artemis I mission, broke the record for the farthest distance from…
Midpoint: Artemis I passes the half-way point to the Moon
NASA’s Orion spacecraft, flying on the Artemis I mission, reached the half-way point between the Earth and the…
World’s most powerful rocket SLS blasts off with NASA’s Artemis I mission
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the world’s most powerful rocket, took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida,…
NASA delays Artemis launch due to threat of Tropical Storm Ian in Florida
NASA has canceled plans to launch the Artemis I mission to the Moon due to the threat of…