Moon Monday
Last week saw so many lunar developments from around the world that I got a bit too excited to write this Moon Monday edition! If you enjoy and appreciate my work to serve space communities with global lunar exploration updates, kindly consider sponsoring Moon Monday as an organization or individual
Chandrayaan
Sep 4, 2023 edit: It hopped! India’s Chandrayaan 3 lander is on its way to the Moon as we speak, aiming for a graceful touchdown near the lunar south pole on August 23. In a pre-launch interview, popular Indian YouTuber Gareeb Scientist asked an interesting question to ISRO Chief
Talks
I gave a talk at the 2023 European Lunar Symposium on June 29 about how despite the emergence of private and commercial Moon missions there’s no alternative to public buy-in, funding, and outreach to sustain lunar exploration globally and reap its immense benefits to science and technological progress. Talk
Artemis
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China and Luna
China’s first crewed Moon landing plan On July 12, Zhang Hailian of the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) shared China’s current high-level plan to land two astronauts on the Moon circa 2030. As reported by Andrew Jones, the mission envisions China’s upcoming Long March 10 rocket launching
Explore
A curated page of resources for all Earthlings to explore our cosmic neighbor, and learn about its fundamental importance to science and technology.
Links
A neutron star is like a huge atomic nucleus held together by gravity rather than the strong nuclear force. But we don’t fully understand how neutrons interact at extreme temperatures and densities. It’s possible that within a neutron star the neutrons break down into a soup of quarks,
Chandrayaan
The ambitious mission comes as India signs the US-led Artemis Accords to shape future global lunar activities.
CLPS
On July 14, Friday at 14:35 IST (09:05 UTC), ISRO launched the robotic Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft for a second attempt to land on the Moon. Chandrayaan 3’s Project Director P. Veeramuthuvel said in a post-launch briefing that the GSLV Mk III rocket injected the spacecraft close to
Chandrayaan
On July 14, Friday at 14:35 IST (09:05 UTC), ISRO launched the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft for its second Moon landing attempt. Chandrayaan 3’s Project Director P. Veeramuthuvel said in a post-launch briefing that the GSLV Mk III rocket injected the spacecraft close to the ideal intended orbit
China and Luna
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CLPS
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