Tag: Moon
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NASA puts out the call for science and technology payloads made for the moon
An artist’s conception shows ispace’s lander descending to the lunar surface. (ispace Illustration) NASA is following up on its plan to purchase rides on commercial lunar landers by soliciting ideas for the scientific and technological payloads to put on them. Those payloads could be flying to the moon as early as next year, NASA said…
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50 years after Apollo moonshots, will rivalry with China spark a new space race?
NASA astronaut Harrison Schmitt stands next to the U.S. flag on the moon with Earth hanging in the black sky above during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. (NASA Photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An American rivalry with China could stoke a new space race in the years ahead, prominent members of the space community said at…
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Review: ‘First Man’ and ‘The First’ focus on the moon, on Mars … and on families
Ryan Gosling plays the role of NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong in “First Man.” (Universal Pictures Photo) Two big-name dramatic productions — “First Man” in theaters, and “The First” on Hulu — are putting the glorious past and potentially glorious future of space exploration on big and small screens. But if you’re expecting the Ryan Gosling…
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Israel’s first mission to the moon – to launch on a Falcon 9 – delayed a few weeks
In the history of spaceflight, three nations have successfully landed a spacecraft on the surface of the moon. Israel hopes to be the fourth, as SpaceIL prepares their robotic lander to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceIL noted late on Wednesday that the mission has been delayed – albeit by only a couple…
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Get a piece of the rock: Large lunar meteorite known as ‘The Moon Puzzle’ to go up for auction
“The Moon Puzzle,” a meteorite comprised of six fragments that fit together, puzzle-like, to form a mass weighing slightly over 12 pounds. (RR Auction Photo) Anyone interested in meteorite science is going to be over the moon when it comes to an item being presented at auction starting Thursday. A large lunar meteorite, comprised of…
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Blue Origin works on Blue Moon lunar trip with Germany’s OHB and MT Aerospace
An artist’s conception shows Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander on the lunar surface. (Blue Origin Illustration) Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space venture, Blue Origin, has signed a letter of intent to cooperate with Germany’s OHB Group and MT Aerospace on a future mission to the moon that’ll use Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander. The…
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Moon Express brings in $12.5M in backing for its lunar lander and Florida facilities
An artist’s conception shows Moon Express’ MX-1E spacecraft making its approach to the moon. (Moon Express Illustration) Moon Express, which aims to start missions to the moon within the next couple of years, says it has raised $2.5 million in bridge financing and has begun a $20 million Series B financing round, anchored by a…
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Blue Origin and Airbus back ‘The Moon Race,’ a space contest yet to be defined
Organizers of “The Moon Race” and their partners lift a moon-festooned balloon as they unveil their effort at a space conference in Germany. (The Moon Race via Twitter) A new nonprofit organization is partnering with Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, Airbus and other heavy-hitters to create a moon-centric prize program known as…
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Arch Mission partners with Microsoft, University of Washington and Twist to send DNA library to moon
An artist’s conception shows Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander on the lunar surface. (Astrobotic Illustration) DNA-based data storage systems have been proposed as a theoretical way to preserve information for millennia on the moon, but the idea isn’t so theoretical anymore. The Arch Mission Foundation says it’s partnering with Microsoft, the University of Washington and Twist Bioscience…
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SpaceX’s round-the-moon trip could have VR, ‘Space Bar’ and in-flight entertainment
An artist’s conception shows a violinist performing in zero-G during a voyage in SpaceX’s BFR spaceship. (SpaceX via Twitter) It’s been only a day since SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled the plan to send Yusaku Maezawa and roughly half a dozen artists around the moon, but folks are already nominating themselves (and others) for a…