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Mission Director of India’s Chandrayaan 1 lunar orbiter has passed away
Today (June 14), Srinivasa Hegde, Mission Director of India’s first lunar orbiter Chandrayaan 1, passed away. Among its many unique feats, Chandrayaan 1 discovered water on the Moon, which encouraged many nations worldwide to explore our cosmic neighbor, and also catalyzed NASA—a key partner on the mission—to
US Artemis
Moon Monday #179: Chang’e 6 samples in lunar orbit, a fiery Starship, a critique of CLPS, and more
I’m truly excited to welcome Astrolab as the latest yearly sponsor of my Moon Monday blog+newsletter! 🚀 California-based Venturi Astrolab Inc. (Astrolab) is developing a fleet of large multi-purpose rovers for advanced exploration of our Moon. To that end, Astrolab leads one of the three teams NASA selected earlier
Moon Monday
Moon Monday #178: The fourth Chinese lunar landing, dearMoon, mission updates, and more
I’m over the Moon to share that Open Lunar Foundation is continuing to be a sponsor of my Moon Monday blog+newsletter for the fourth year in a row! 🌗 Open Lunar is a non-profit organization that brings together and enables a diverse set of experts to develop key technical
Indian Space
Indian Space Progress #16: An unsorted launch market, ISRO’s most powerful rocket, and more
I’m thrilled to welcome PierSight as the latest sponsor of my monthly Indian Space Progress blog+newsletter! 🚀 Ahmedabad-based PierSight Space, which raised $6 million recently and also won the INDUS-X challenge for oil spill detections, aims to build a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites for persistent ocean monitoring.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday #177: China’s lunar base, the depths of polar water, mission updates, and mountains
Welcome to the fourth Chinese lunar special after Moon Monday #174, #175 and #176. In this edition, the top story focuses on contextualizing all we know about China’s plans to create a long-term Moonbase. Through a CASC news release on April 26, chief designer of China's lunar
Moon Monday
Moon Monday #176: The anatomy of China’s first crewed lunar landing, CLPS updates, and more
Welcome to the third Chinese lunar special after Moon Monday #174 and Moon Monday #175. In this edition, the top story focuses on contextualizing all that comprises China’s first crewed Moon landing mission. It’s incredible how China has made systematic strides with their Moon missions. The successful lunar
Moon Monday
Moon Monday #175: China helps Pakistan kickstart lunar exploration, and preps for crew with Chang’e 8
This week the Chinese lunar theme continues from Moon Monday #174 as we try to get a contextual understanding of the country’s lunar endeavors—information about which is otherwise usually scattered in bits and pieces. New craft around Luna, including a first for Pakistan On May 8, China’s
Communicating space exploration via media roundtables, podcasts, and news outlets
I’ve been speaking about exploring space, our Moon, and science writing on multiple forums lately, more so than the usual. But I didn’t want to share each of these talks and interviews as individual blog posts, and then also promote them all on like five social networks. These
Moon Monday
Moon Monday #174: Launch of Chang’e 6, the instrumental 7, and claims that are questionable
This week’s Moon Monday is a Chinese lunar program special, covering the incredible Chang’e 6 and 7 missions, with some commentary questioning claims and narratives around some of China’s decisions. At 2600 words, this is likely the longest Moon Monday ever so grab a coffee or beverage
Japan and Selene
Indian Space Progress #15: An ISRO-JAXA collaboration for the Moon, aiding Artemis, and more
In this month’s Indian Space Progress edition, I want to highlight how increasing independence in being able to plan and execute planetary missions can lead to uniquely impactful collaborations between organizations globally. India’s Chandrayaan program has been becoming incrementally indigenous, and the two stories below highlight its utility
Moon Monday
Moon Monday #173: An array of NASA Artemis & CLPS updates, and more
I’m delighted to share that The Orbital Index is continuing being a Moon Monday sponsor for the third year in a row! 🚀 Their crisp, technical archive of weekly space updates over the last five years is genuinely worth perusing, and searching within, because Andrew, Ben and Sarajane ensure it’