NASA keeps adding nations to its international commitment for responsible moon exploration. Minister for Education Mats Persson and U.S. Ambassador Erik D. Ramanathan shake hands after the signing ceremony. (Image credit: Margareta Stridh/Regeringskansliet) Another one signs the (moon) dust. Sweden
[15 Apr 2024] NASA Welcomes Switzerland as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
Swiss Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, right, shakes hands with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, after signing the Artemis Accords, Monday, April 15, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Switzerland is the 37th country to sign
[12 Apr 2024] Japanese astronauts to land on moon as part of new NASA partnership
Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Masahito Moriyama, (left) JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, look at a model of the rover that Japan will provide in exchange for landing two Japanese astronauts
[30 Mar 2024] Still alive! Japan’s SLIM moon lander survives its 2nd lunar night (photo)
Japan’s SLIM moon lander captured this view of its landing site shortly after surviving its second lunar night. The mission team posted this photo via X on March 27, 2024. (Image credit: JAXA) SLIM’s not dead yet. The SLIM spacecraft,
[05 Mar 2024] Blue Origin targets 2025 for cargo lander’s inaugural moon trip, with humans to follow
An artist’s conception shows Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 lander on the moon. (Blue Origin Illustration) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is aiming to send an uncrewed lander to the surface of the moon in the next 12
[29 Feb 2024] NASA, SpaceX Test Starship Lunar Lander Docking System
SpaceX and NASA recently performed full-scale qualification testing of the docking system that will connect SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) with Orion and later Gateway in lunar orbit during future crewed Artemis missions. Based on the flight-proven Dragon 2
[26 Feb 2024] Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus moon lander beams home 1st photos from lunar surface
The first private moon landing just happened, and we now have some more updates on the achievement. It has been four days since the first private moon landing took place, an event shrouded in a variety of emotions. We’ll get
[26 Feb 2024] It’s alive! JAXA’s SLIM moon lander sends home new photos after surviving frigid lunar night
The SLIM moon lander woke up from hibernation and released new imagery of its landing site on the rim of Shioli crater on Feb. 26, 2024. (Image credit: JAXA) Japan’s SLIM lander is alive after a long sleep on the
[23 Feb 2024] Odysseus Moon Lander Is Tipped Over But Still Sending Data
A space “selfie” shows the Odysseus moon lander and Schomberger Crater just before the Feb. 22 landing. (Credit: Intuitive Machines) WASHINGTON — The Intuitive Machines Nova-C lunar lander likely tipped over when touching down on the moon Feb. 22 and
[22 Feb 2024] U.S. lands unmanned Odysseus spacecraft on moon
An image of the moon’s northern equatorial highlands taken by Odysseus – GETTY IMAGES The Intuitive Machines Odysseus lunar lander is the first American spacecraft to land on the moon since Apollo 17 did so more than 50 years ago.