Everything you should know and track about NASA’s Apollo-style Artemis rejig in its chase of China to the Moon
NASA is also borrowing the “manned” from Apollo while at it. | Moon Monday #264
Moon Monday #263: Artemis II, a Canadian capcom, Chandrayaan, and Long March 10
Also, fun new guestbook for those who read till the end. 🌝
China conducts a multi-element test unlike any other nation in firm march to Luna | Moon Monday #262
Plus NASA Artemis updates.
When ISRO loses a PSLV rocket, India loses a launchpad in the present and the future
To understand the pride and perils of the PSLV is to understand India’s launch infrastructure and its risky commonalities | Indian Space Progress #35-36
Moon Monday #261: A shortfall in Artemis II testing and NASA’s communications
Dear NASA, China’s space missions exist too. So do your own planetary science missions.
How NASA has planned to keep Artemis II astronauts safe throughout their Moon mission
Moon Monday #260: Safety planning spans all phases and aspects of the crewed lunar mission, weaved into hardware, operations, and astronaut training. 🦺
Moon Monday #259: Lunarbound astronauts enter quarantine as Artemis II launch approaches
Plus mission updates.
Publicly sharing my poetry booklet’s downloads & sales stats
Does a no-nonsense approach to being an indie author work?
The next 10 years in space
And sunset on a valuable resource.
Moon Monday #258: Tests China will conduct this year in prep towards landing humans on Luna
Plus: Artemis and other updates, and articles on Japan’s lunar endeavors.
Moon Monday #257: NASA preps to send astronauts to Luna
Plus mission updates.
Coverage of India’s exploration of Mars
* Reviewing Mangalyaan, India’s first Mars mission * India’s Mars orbiter completes six years at the red planet, but where is the science? * Debate: Mangalyaan’s low science output still reflects on ISRO * Mangalyaan spacecraft terminated—it was never a science mission * My article on Mangalyaan was rejected 8 times
