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The US is Planning How to Regulate the Moon
Posted in Business on 4th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
The US's Federal Aviation Administration will extend its framework for licensing space launches to licensing developments on the Moon.
Shackleton Energy Company aims to mine the moon
Posted in Business on 3rd Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
There are billions of tons of ice on the poles of the Moon. Shackleton Energy plans to extract lunar water ice, turn it into rocket fuel and create fuel stations in Earth's orbit.
Innovators from around the globe are going for the moon
Posted in Science on 27th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Five teams competing for the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE have just been awarded a combined $5.25 million for meeting significant milestones.
China planning enormous new rocket for its space program
Posted in Hardware on 21st Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
The diameter of the Long March-9 should be 8 to 10 meters, and its weight at launch should be at least 3,000 metric tons.
Moon Welcomes Chinese Module Into Orbit
Posted in Hardware on 20th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
China may be more than six decades behind the United States and Russia when it comes to space exploration, but even so, that won't stop them from trying to catch up.