News Archive / Tagged: Moon
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Video: SpaceFlight Insider’s Space Bulletin for May 18, 2019
Derek RichardsonMay 18th, 2019It’s another Moon-heavy week with NASA’s “Moon by 2024” challenge getting a name, the agency’s 2020 budget request getting an amendment and more.
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Companies selected to study lunar landers for Artemis program
Derek RichardsonMay 17th, 2019In order to land astronauts on the Moon by 2024 under the Artemis program, NASA needs to get a jump start on the development of crew-rated lunar landers.
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Data reveals tectonic activity on the Moon
Laurel KornfeldMay 15th, 2019New images captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal recent tectonic activity on the Moon in the form of "wrinkled" hills and shallow trenches.
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NASA budget request amended, Moon program named Artemis
Derek RichardsonMay 14th, 2019In a late-afternoon tweet, President Donald Trump announced NASA’s amended budget request for its Moon program would include an additional $1.6 billion.
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‘Blue Moon’: Jeff Bezos reveals lunar lander
Lloyd CampbellMay 9th, 2019Blue Origin unveiled its "Blue Moon" lander, which has been in development for three years and could help NASA return humans to the lunar surface by 2024.
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SpaceIL announces return to the Moon with Beresheet 2
Laurel KornfeldApril 25th, 2019Days after SpaceIL's Beresheet lander crashed on the Moon, the non-profit announced plans to build a second spacecraft within the next two to three years.
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NASA seeks input for lunar spaceship
Curt GodwinApril 15th, 2019When the vice president directed NASA to return humans to the Moon within five years, a once long-term task began to take on some near-term importance.
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Israeli Beresheet lander crashes on Moon
Laurel KornfeldApril 11th, 2019What would have been a historic first in space exploration was not meant to be as SpaceIL’s Beresheet spacecraft failed to successfully land on the Moon.
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Lockheed Martin unveils Orion-based Moon lander concept
Heather SmithApril 11th, 2019Lockheed Martin unveiled designs for a lunar lander that could be built quickly to meet the vice president's challenge to return humans to the Moon by 2024.
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NASA chief outlines 2-phase plan for Moon exploration
Derek RichardsonApril 10th, 2019During the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine outlined more of NASA’s Moon by 2024 plan.
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SpaceIL’s Beresheet now in lunar orbit
Joe LatrellApril 5th, 2019After firing its engines for six minutes, the Beresheet Moon lander transitioned from a highly-elliptical Earth orbit to a new lunar orbit.
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NASA head answers agency questions about ‘Moon by 2024’ goal
Derek RichardsonApril 2nd, 2019NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told the agency what it'll take to accomplish the Trump administration's goal of returning humans to the Moon by 2024.
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New observations help scientists understand lunar water cycle
Cullen DesforgesMarch 23rd, 2019Recently, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter made an observation that could help scientists understand the water cycle present on the lunar surface.
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Toyota, JAXA team up to study human-rated Moon rover
Curt GodwinMarch 17th, 2019Having a reputation of building some of the most rugged and dependable vehicles on Earth, Toyota is setting its sights on something a little more ambitious.
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NASA makes strides to support a sustainable deep space exploration system
Curt GodwinMarch 11th, 2019While recent interest has been aimed at the progress of the Commercial Crew Program, NASA is making steady headway with its deep space exploration programs.
