Moon Monday

Moon Monday

With Artemis II done, challenges confront NASA to send astronauts on Artemis III and IV | Moon Monday #272

Key developments to watch out for this year as both China and the US aim to land humans on the Moon by the end of this decade.

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Did NASA’s Artemis II mission really do lunar science or go to the Moon for all humanity?

An unfortunate breakdown of too many giant leaps of imagination. | Moon Monday #271

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Artemis II astronauts gazed at our Moon with joy, curiosity, and reverence. Through finer robotic orbital views, so can you.

Thanks to our robotic explorers, and the great leveler that is the Internet, you too can “Copy, Moon joy.” | Moon Monday #270

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Why haven’t humans gone back to the Moon no longer a valid question thanks to NASA Artemis II lunar flyby

Plus: A poetic ode to our exploration of Luna | Moon Monday #269

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Ignition, not yet liftoff, of NASA’s ambitious Artemis Moonbase plan | Moon Monday #268

Plus: NASA in final prep to launch Artemis II astronauts around Luna.

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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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Moon Monday #266: Future governance questions and current mission updates

We can build cities on the Moon—but who will govern them? Amid a global lunar rush, will we land peaceful norms alongside our spacecraft? Last month SpaceX and its founder Elon Musk flipped their stance on the Moon from treating it as a distraction to positioning it as central

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NASA falters in communications yet again with Lunar Trailblazer failure | Moon Monday #265

Plus: Parallel developments show how open access NASA is when the agency is at its best.

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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

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Moon Monday #263: Artemis II, a Canadian capcom, Chandrayaan, and Long March 10

Also, fun new guestbook for those who read till the end. 🌝

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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.

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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.