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NASA on the brink of history: Rocket on its way to the moon – final preparations underway

NASA approaches the next phase of its deep space return program. Artemis 2 will be the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 and will serve as a critical test for new technologies.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL
Spacecraft transfer with rocket to the Moon to the launch pad.
An AI generated illustrative image of a nuclear power plant on the surface of the Moon, with the Earth seen in the background.

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade

Russia plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2036 to support its lunar space program and a joint research station with China, as global space competition intensifies.

|ByREUTERS
American astronaut in space.

Trump's space order: 2028 Moon landing, lunar outpost by 2030

Titled "ENSURING AMERICAN SPACE SUPERIORITY," the order calls on the Pentagon and US intelligence agencies to create a space security strategy, and urges efficiency among private contractors.

|ByREUTERS
Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel shakes hands with Meredith McKay, NASA’s deputy administrator for international relations.

Jerusalem partners with NASA, looks forward to first Israeli woman in space

The deal will anchor joint projects with NASA until 2035, and is designed to expand already close cooperation on flagship projects.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Partial solar eclipse to be visible in Israel on Tuesday

The Moon will cover about 41-47% of the Sun for viewers in Israel during the eclipse. The next eclipse in Israel will be in 2027.

OCTOBER 24, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish rabbi holds up a pair of special glasses as he views the last solar eclipse of the millennium August 11 in front of the Western Wall. August, 1999

New study may reveal how many meteors have hit the moon

When analyzing silicate glass formed on the Moon, researchers discovered craters where the substance was created by high-velocity meteorite impacts.

OCTOBER 1, 2022BySARA WEINSTEIN
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