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NASA pushes back its plans for a crewed lunar landing to 2025
Posted in Science on 15th Nov, 2021
by Alex Muller
Where Apollo put humans on the Moon in only eight years after its starting from scratch with no more than some vague concepts, the current Artemis project has yet to repeat that event, despite beginning in 2012 and inheriting decades of knowledge and technological advances.
Could Life Be Hiding in Our Galaxy’s Ocean Worlds?
Posted in Science on 1st Apr, 2021
by Alex Muller
Scientists hope to send landers to these moons too and more directly sample the oceans below. And although detecting exomoons is still a challenge, more sensitive instruments and creative new methods may, in the future, yield insight into how frequently they occur and what they're made of.
Applying for a Free Trip Around the Moon with SpaceX
Posted in Science on 5th Mar, 2021
by Alex Muller
Taking a ride into space obviously won’t be cheap, so the prevailing assumption is that the passengers on these flights will be uber-rich. But on at least one early mission, this won’t be the case, because a Japanese billionaire is giving away eight spots.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket set to launch NASA moon outpost in 2024
Posted in Science on 11th Feb, 2021
by Alex Muller
The Lunar Gateway Space Station has been a controversial project since its inception, with its critics saying that the space industry should be focused on putting human on Mars which many feel is long overdue.
Could a Lunar resources gold rush create conflicts on Earth?
Posted in Business, Reviews, Science on 11th Dec, 2020
by Alex Muller
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