12 April 2019
Beresheet spacecraft crash lands on the Moon
...way since its inception. Originally designed to take part in Google’s Lunar XPRIZE by the nonprofit organisation SpaceIL, together with IAI the two ...paved the way for further low-cost lunar exploration and with a $1 million now at SpaceIL’s disposal, Beresheet ...
06 November 2019
Boeing's ‘fewest steps to the Moon’ proposal for NASA’s Human Lander
NASA’s call to industry asking American companies to provide an integrated human landing system for the agency’s Artemis lunar exploration programme, has been answered by space manufacturing giant Boeing with a design that specifies it will ensure a...
22 July 2020
China's first Mars rover set to launch tomorrow
...have the rich engineering heritage gained during the country's lunar exploration programme to fall back on. “Tianwen-1 is going...whom is Wan Weixing, chief scientist of China’s Mars exploration program who unfortunately passed away in May after a long ...
17 February 2021
NASA forecasts cost of Artemis programme at $86 billion
...such as Orion, the Space Launch System (SLS) and Exploration Ground Systems (EGS), but that around $50.5 billion will ... House affirmed last week that Artemis will continue. “Lunar exploration has broad and bicameral support in Congress, most recently...
27 September 2021
Early findings from Chang'e 5 samples shows a mix of "exotic" materials
... to head to the Moon, grab samples and return the lunar payload to Earth for study. Its destination was a landing ... of the Moon's history and help prepare for further lunar exploration." The presentation entitled, "The Exotic Materials at the ...
11 November 2020
Senate deals major blow to Bridenstine’s Moon ambitions
... disastrous uncrewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule; and a popular surge in private-sector contracts for lunar exploration. When first asked to approve Bridenstine’s nomination as administrator, some members of Congress objected to putting...
