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In the summer of 2024, a robotic mission landed for the first time on the far side of the Moon. The Chinese Chang’e-6 lander planted a flag, dug up more than four pounds of rock and soil, and brought it back home—an accomplishment widely lauded as a technological tour de force. That mission, and the…
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Only 12 people have walked on the Moon — but in a new era of commercial space exploration, a nonprofit dedicated to safeguarding treasured sites is warning about threats to historic Moon landing locations. The big picture: The World Monuments Fund listed an at-risk site beyond the Earth’s surface for the first time in this…
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NASA expects to land astronauts on the Moon no earlier than 2025, or even 2026. This was stated by Bill Nelson, head of administration of the American space agency. This is not the first delay Americanswho are very worried that the Chinese may get ahead of them and gain a foothold in the most resource-rich…
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A safe haven to preserve samples of biodiversity from climate change, habitat loss, natural disaster, and other threats is recognized as a worthwhile endeavor. Everyone knows good backup practice involves a copy of critical elements at a remote location, leading some to ask: why not the moon?
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Long and winding road: The Juice space probe taking the long way to Jupiter and its moons – Copyright NASA/AFP/File NASA
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As NASA prepares to send astronauts to the Moon as part of the upcoming Artemis 2 mission, the space agency still needs to resolve a few lingering issues with its Orion capsule that could jeopardize the safety of the crew on board, according to a new report.
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It was Dan’s turn behind the mic with Elliot this time as we uncovered the latest from the world of hacking, and what an eclectic mix it was. It was slightly heavy on machining, with a look at mini-mills that are better than nothing, and a DIY DRO that’s A-OK. We also kicked the nostalgia…
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Permalink *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Infosecurity.US authored by Marc Handelman. Read the original post at: https://xkcd.com/2909/
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Permalink *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Infosecurity.US authored by Marc Handelman. Read the original post at: https://xkcd.com/2908/
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working with Northrop Grumman to flesh out a concept for a moon-based railroad network.
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NASA’s thinking behind CLPS is to delegate the delivery of its lunar science hardware to the private sector, reducing costs to taxpayers as it prepares to return astronauts to the Moon under the flagship Artemis program later this decade – Copyright AFP/File KARIM JAAFAR
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Lighting up the dark sky overnight, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida on Thursday morning, boosting a commercially built robotic lander on a flight to the moon. If successful, it would become the first US spacecraft to reach the lunar surface in more than 50 years.
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Intuitive Machines, the Houston company leading mission “IM-1,” hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon and land the first US robot on the surface since the Apollo missions more than five decades ago – Copyright AFP
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Intuitive Machines, the Houston company leading mission “IM-1,” hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon and land the first US robot on the surface since the Apollo missions more than five decades ago – Copyright AFP Yasuyoshi CHIBA
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Intuitive Machines, the Houston-based company leading mission “IM-1,” is aiming to become the first company to achieve a soft touchdown on Earth’s celestial sibling, and land the first US robot on the surface since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. – Copyright POOL/AFP ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS
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Do not scratch your eyes: the Moon is slowly shrinking, causing quakes on its surface that complicate NASA’s plans for landing Artemis 3, the first Artemis mission that will make a crewed landing on the Moon, and more ambitious missions geared towards maintaining a prolonged human lunar presence.
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It’s 2024. NASA’s Artemis program is in full swing, and we’re hoping to get back to the surface of the Moon real soon. Astronauts haven’t walked on the beloved sky rock since 1972! A human landing was scheduled for 2025, which has now been pushed back to 2026, and we’re all getting a bit antsy…
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Experts are now preparing potential photography assignments for a NASA crewed Artemis 2 moon flyby, now estimated to take place in September 2025.
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In November 2024, NASA had planned to return astronauts to lunar orbit via the Artemis II mission, but those ambitious dreams have been postponed. NASA officials announced Tuesday that Artemis II will not launch until at least September 2025, citing ongoing tests of equipment needed to ensure astronaut safety as the reason. As a result…