Moon landing

Beijing tests lunar lander tasked with putting first Chinese on the moon

The lunar lander will be used to transport astronauts between the lunar orbit and the moon's surface, as well as serving as a living space, power source, and data center.

 A large screen shows news footage of a Chinese national flag carried by Chang'e-6 probe's lander on the far side of the moon, in Beijing, China June 4, 2024
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 The moon passes by Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spaceship ahead of its landing, February 24, 2025, in this screengrab taken from a video obtained from social media.

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Chinese scientists use lunar soil to produce water, state media reports


NASA releases AR comic book about first woman to fly to the moon

The graphic novels tell the story of fictional astronaut Callie Rodriguez and her robot sidekick RT with unique interactive experiences, and reflects NASA's goal to put a woman on the moon.

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SpaceIL accepting proposals for experiments for Beresheet 2 moon mission

Proposal submissions are due by November 15, 2021, with the mission set to be launched some time in the fourth quarter of 2024.

 The “Beresheet2” mission is planned to create several world class achievements in global space, including dual landing on the Moon in a single mission, landing on the far side of the Moon.

SpaceIL obtains $70 million for Beresheet 2 Moon mission

A group of entrepreneur-philanthropists brought SpaceIL within $30 million of its total expected cost for the mission.

Israeli scientists inspect Beresheet in Yehud

UAE to launch moon mission in 2022, alongside Japan's ispace

The team designing the rover is working out of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center in Dubai.

An attendee poses as he arrives to an event to mark Hope Probe's entering the orbit of Mars, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 9, 2021.

'NASA rules,' Musk says as SpaceX wins $2.9 billion moon lander contract

"If they hit their milestones, we have a shot at 2024," Steve Jurczyk, NASA's acting administrator, said during the announcement.

 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken lifts off during NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 30, 2020.

NASA completes major test on rocket that could take humans back to moon

It was a much-sought-after victory for Boeing after multiple setbacks.

Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk (L) and Rick Gilbrech, director of NASA's Stennis Space Center react following a second hot fire test of the core stage of a Boeing-built rocket for Artemis missions

Beresheet 2: Israel's next mission to the Moon is set for 2024

The Beresheet 2 project, like its predecessor, is expected to cost some $100 million.

A model of the Beresheet 2 spacecraft.

SpaceIL teases a possible second Moon landing attempt

A video was published on SpaceIL's Twitter with the text "Ready to get excited again?"

THE ISRAELI spacecraft ‘Beresheet’ takes a selfie 37,600 km. from Earth.

China successfully lands spacecraft on moon to retrieve lunar rocks

If the mission is completed as planned, it would make China the third nation to have retrieved lunar samples after the United States and the Soviet Union.

The Long March-5 Y5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-5 lunar probe, is seen before taking off from Wenchang Space Launch Center, in Wenchang, Hainan province, China November 24, 2020.

Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir wants to be the first woman on the moon

While many of us have spent our confinement dreaming of future trips, Meir is working on her own travel plans to a singular destination: She wants to walk on the moon.

Jessica Meir prepares to be submerged in NASA's 6.2 million gallon Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory for spacewalk training.