Learn About Earth's Nearest Neighbor - The Moon
Are you ready to join European Space Agency’s (ESA) initiative to support European space companies to create a constellation of lunar satellites that connect and guide missions to the Moon?
Creating lasting telecommunications and navigation links with the Moon will enable sustainable space exploration for the hundreds of lunar missions that are due to launch within the next few decades.… Read the rest of this article
On Wednesday, September 21st (2022), the European Space Agency announced that they had selected a team of seven astronauts to train for NASA’s Artemis missions to the moon – but only one of them will have the chance to become the first European to walk on the Moon’s surface.
The candidates are:
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NASA is seeking proposals for sustainable lunar lander development and demonstration as the agency works toward a regular cadence of Moon landings.
Through Artemis missions, NASA is preparing to return humans to the Moon, including the first woman and first person of color, for long-term scientific discovery and exploration.
Under the solicitation, Human Landing System Sustaining Lunar … Read the rest of this article
With humans returning to the Moon later this decade. preparations are underway for building the lunar Gateway.
The Gateway will serve as a multi-purpose outpost orbiting the Moon that provides essential support for long-term human return to the lunar surface.
It will also serve as a staging point for further deep space exploration.
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alexander … Read the rest of this article
In the first major Artemis update provided under the Biden-Harris Administration, NASA leadership discussed on November 9th the challenges and progress of America’s lunar exploration plans and reiterated a long-term commitment to exploring the Moon and sending astronauts to Mars.
The update follows a judge’s recent decision to uphold NASA’s selection of SpaceX to develop and demonstrate a modern human … Read the rest of this article