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May 24, 2019
NASA unveils timeline for Artemis manned and unmanned Moon missions starting 2020
Five launches will carry building blocks for the Gateway — a staging point for the Moon landing. -
May 20, 2019
NASA plans to send people to the Moon by 2024, but Mars only likely by 2033... or 2060
NASA's likelihood of reaching Mars by 2033 was found 'infeasible', a realistic estimate being 2039. -
May 16, 2019
Chang'e-4: Yutu-2 lunar rover takes first samples of Moon's mantle from huge impact
The rocks were likely thrown upwards & released to the surface after the largest even lunar impact. -
May 15, 2019
NASA Artemis, named after Apollo’s twin sister, may put the first woman on the Moon
Artemis is still in very early stages of planning, and yet to receive Congress's approval for funding. -
May 14, 2019
Trump pumps USD 1.6 bn extra into NASA budget to ensure Moon landing by 2024
Only 2 other nations have made "soft" landings on the moon — former Soviet Union & China, but those were robots. -
May 14, 2019
Shrinking Moon: Sporadic quakes from tectonic activity has left wrinkles on the Moon
The delicately-shrivelled exterior seen by NASA’s Orbiter suggests gradually cooling of the interior. -
May 10, 2019
ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 mission to carry three more payloads than Chandrayaan-1
The mission builds on discoveries made near the south pole, where Chandrayaan-1 found ice-water. -
May 09, 2019
Algae-powered bioreactor on space station could be oxygen, food source for astronauts
Astronauts are yet to try it in a meal but can definitely survive on it for protein if required. -
May 07, 2019
Only one of three Chandrayaan-2 modules are mission-ready ahead of launch: ISRO
Chandrayaan-2 is the ISRO's first mission with a planned lander & rover on the lunar surface. -
Apr 19, 2019
China invites partners to join project to collect samples from near-Earth asteroid
The 10-year mission involves a probe to sample an asteroid & an orbiter to study a comet.
