Moon Mission

This Week @NASA, June 19, 2020Read More

Rocket Motors for First NASA Artemis Moon Mission Arrive at SpaceportRead More

Sushant Singh Rajput shared this image. (courtesy sushantsinghrajput)Highlights"He was a science buff," wrote Abhishek Kapoor Priyanka wrote that she would miss the "conversations about astrophysics" Sushant lockdown learning how to code, citing his interest in gamingNew Delhi: In many ways, Sushant Singh Rajput occupied a very unique space in the…

A lunar lander with Moon Gallery’s mockup Moon Gallery “When a project is finished, I don’t like it anymore,” says German artist Sarah Bovelett. “I like to leave some things undefined and open.” One might say that the most recent initiative she’s contributed to will remain open ended for quite…

In a major boost for the continually expanding Indo-Japanese ties, the two countries are set to launch a joint lunar mission called 'Lunar Polar Exploration' under which the apex space research agencies of both nations, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will combine forces, reports…

BENGALURU: Even as both the countries continue to battle Covid-19 pandemic, Japan, which will be launching a joint lunar mission with India — Lunar Polar Exploration (LPE) — that hopes to put a lander and rover on Moon’s surface has, for the first time, spelled out details of the project…

NASA picks Astrobotic for moon mission, awards Pittsburgh company almost $200MRead More

NASA picks Astrobotic for moon mission, awards Pittsburgh company almost $200MRead More

NASA is preparing to land a spacecraft on the moon for the first time in nearly half a century. The agency is giving rocket company Astrobotic nearly $200 million to deliver the moon rover in late 2023, through a government program called Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS). Commercial partners will…

SUPPLIEDUnfavourable weather conditions put paid to Rocket Lab's latest mission on June 11.Rocket Lab abandoned Thursday night's planned launch because of high winds. The launch from the Rocket Lab base on Māhia Peninsula originally planned for late March was postponed because of the coronavirus lockdown. Thursday's scheduled 5.15pm departure was…