Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #60
Concerning reports on NASA's Artemis plans; Russian Luna-25 Moon mission launch in July; studying the largest lunar lava channel; progress on Intuitive Machines' 1st Moon landing, and more updates.
By Jatan Mehta | The world’s only newsletter dedicated to covering and contextualizing global lunar exploration updates, including plans to return humans this decade.
Moon Monday
Concerning reports on NASA's Artemis plans; Russian Luna-25 Moon mission launch in July; studying the largest lunar lava channel; progress on Intuitive Machines' 1st Moon landing, and more updates.
Moon Monday
NASA rigorously tests wheel design of its ambitious lunar rover; Amazon's Alexa to be on 1st Artemis Moon mission; more Chang'e 5 science results and mission details, and more lunar updates.
Moon Monday
China approves three more Moon missions; NASA adds eight scientists on key rover mission to study lunar water and other resources; the UN announces International Moon Day, and more lunar updates.
Moon Monday
India's Chandrayaan 3 Moon landing on track for Q3 2022 launch; Mexico joins U.S. Artemis Accords to cooperate in lunar exploration; China's rover finds ancient soil layer underground, & more updates.
Moon Monday
ESA training future astronauts in a Moon-like lava tube; NASA SLS rocket to get booster upgrade next decade; a microcrystal for lunar solar power; how to process Chang'e data, and more lunar updates.
Moon Monday
Japan to recruit new astronauts for Gateway lunar station; Intuitive Machines to attempt a Moon landing selfie; carbon dioxide cold traps on the Moon confirmed, and more lunar updates.
Moon Monday
NASA to send commercial Moon lander to an enigmatic swirl, U.S. watchdog says Artemis is currently unsustainable, Northrop Grumman to bid rugged rover for future astronauts, and more lunar updates.
Moon Monday
NASA delays landing humans on the Moon, Astrobotic builds lunar regolith lab to test rovers, ESA training astronauts in geology and making a tablet for Moonwalks, and more lunar updates.
Moon Monday
SpaceX to land the first Artemis astronauts on the Moon after all, NASA & Intuitive Machines select landing site for crucial polar mission, the scientifically rich Schrödinger crater, & more updates.
Moon Monday
UAE to join Israel's bold new Moon mission, Firefly to start building their Moon lander, ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 orbiter creating 3D terrain maps, the SLS rocket to linger for over 30 years, and more.
Moon Monday
Chang'e 5 lunar samples continue opening volcanic mystery boxes, NASA completes assembling first big Moon mission hardware ahead of launch, continued Human Landing System drama, & more lunar updates.
Moon Monday
Australia announces its first Moon mission, NASA completes SLS rocket assembly, demonstration of technologies to extract lunar resources in sight, and more Moon exploration developments last week.
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