Moon Monday
China is building a lunar navigation and communications network. Lasers shine again in latest demonstration.
Moon Monday #291: A comprehensive review of each major component China has demonstrated towards such a lunar network.
China and Luna
By Jatan Mehta | Coverage, with context, of China’s audacious robotic and crewed program to explore our Moon.
Moon Monday
Achievements and shortfalls in global lunar exploration this half year | Moon Monday #282
A contextualized overview of the world’s Moon exploration efforts.
Moon Monday
China surfaces details of spacecraft to land humans on Luna by 2030 | Moon Monday #267
From landing system development to trajectory design and landing site selection to abort scenarios.
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China conducts a multi-element test unlike any other nation in firm march to Luna | Moon Monday #262
Plus NASA Artemis updates.
Moon Monday
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
Achievements and shortfalls in global lunar exploration in 2025
Moon Monday #255: Capturing the state of the world’s lunar exploration efforts this year.
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Lunar sample science updates straight from Hong Kong | Moon Monday #252
A volcano of new results which have improved our understanding of our cosmic companion.
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Moon Monday #248: The one that starts with a meme
China preps complex Chang’e 7 mission to study lunar water while US Artemis III rejigs.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday #242: Artemis II advances, and so does Long March 10 🔥
Plus mission updates.
Articles
We’re building future technologies for the Moon without closing missed milestones
A review of upcoming and past lunar missions of this decade shows a wide gap between notions of technological progress versus achieved reality.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday #238: The long march to Luna continues
Plus Artemis updates.
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Moon Monday #237: China completes large lander test in latest milestone to put humans on the Moon
Reviewing all recent advances from China as it prepares to perform crewed Moon missions. Plus more mission updates.
