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Beijing Announces Date for Manned Mission to the Moon’s Surface in Rare Public Statement
Space

Beijing Announces Date for Manned Mission to the Moon’s Surface in Rare Public Statement

May 1, 2024May 16, 2024

Officials with the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO), who rarely comment on the details of future space missions,…

As Above So Below: China Attracts International Coalition for Moon Base Project
ArchivesSpace

As Above So Below: China Attracts International Coalition for Moon Base Project

June 26, 2023July 11, 2023

After announcing an international coalition to build and operate a moon base in April, China has attracted numerous nations…

Perseverance Captures Video of Martian Solar Eclipse While Beginning Exploration of River Delta
ArchivesSpace

Perseverance Captures Video of Martian Solar Eclipse While Beginning Exploration of River Delta

April 22, 2022February 19, 2024

On April 13th, following 31 days and 3 miles of travel, NASA’s Perseverance Rover arrived at an extinct river…

Space

China Releases its 5-Year Plan for Space

January 31, 2022

BEIJING, China. January 28th, 2022. The Chinese government released a 5-year plan for the future of its space exploration…

Gene Roddenberry’s Wife’s Ashes to Be Launched into Space Alongside Experimental Moon Lander
Space

Gene Roddenberry’s Wife’s Ashes to Be Launched into Space Alongside Experimental Moon Lander

January 28, 2022

PICTURED: Majel Barrett Roddenberry poses with her husband, Gene Roddenberry. PC: Roddenberry Archives. HOUSTON, Texas. January 26th, 2022. When…

2022 Space Missions: A New Space Station, Moon Mining, A Mars Rover and Webb’s Debut
Space

2022 Space Missions: A New Space Station, Moon Mining, A Mars Rover and Webb’s Debut

January 6, 2022

Exponential growth in the public and private space sectors are increasing the number of launches yearly, and 2022 promises…

SpaceX Receives Contract to Send First Two Lunar Gateway Components into Orbit
Space

SpaceX Receives Contract to Send First Two Lunar Gateway Components into Orbit

February 12, 2021

PICTURED: A view of the two elements of Gateway – power and propulsion element (PPE) and the habitation and…

Chinese Return to Earth With Lunar Rocks for the First Time Since 1976
Space

Chinese Return to Earth With Lunar Rocks for the First Time Since 1976

December 17, 2020

PICTURED: The Chang’e-5 return module sits on the snow-covered ground in Inner Mongolia, smoldering from its reentry into Earth’s…

British Scientists Turn Moon Dust Into Breathable Oxygen and Materials for 3D Printing Moon Base Infrastructure
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British Scientists Turn Moon Dust Into Breathable Oxygen and Materials for 3D Printing Moon Base Infrastructure

November 30, 2020

PICTURED: ESA research fellow Alexandre Meurisse and Beth Lomax of the University of Glasgow producing oxygen and metal out…

China Launch Chang’e-5 to Bring Back First Lunar Geology Samples in 45 Years
Space

China Launch Chang’e-5 to Bring Back First Lunar Geology Samples in 45 Years

November 25, 2020

PICTURED: The Chang’e-4 lunar lander gathers information from the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-5 lander which was…


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