NASA's Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative - NASA
Oct 8, 2024 · Lunar dust — and mitigation of it from technology demonstrations, science experiments, and crew equipment — is one of six key capability areas that the Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative has identified as a critical component for long-term lunar exploration on the surface of the Moon.
Japan's upside-down SLIM moon lander wakes up on lunar surface …
Jan 29, 2024 · Japan's SLIM moon probe nailed precise lunar landing, JAXA says — Why Chandrayaan-3 landed near the moon's south pole — and why everyone else wants to get there too
NASA Selects 12 New Lunar Science, Technology Investigations
Jul 26, 2023 · NASA has selected 12 new science and technology payloads that will help us study the Moon and explore more of its surface as part of the agency’s Artemis lunar program. These investigations and demonstrations will help the agency send astronauts to the Moon by 2024 as a way to prepare to send humans to Mars for the first time.
Moon lander tipped sideways on lunar surface but ‘alive and well’
Feb 24, 2024 · The uncrewed robot spacecraft reached the lunar surface on Thursday after a nail-biting final approach and descent in which a problem surfaced with the lander’s navigation system, requiring...
Scientists map 1,000 feet of hidden 'structures' deep below the …
Aug 18, 2023 · Now, the spacecraft has enabled scientists to visualize the layer cake of structures that comprise the upper 1,000 feet (300 meters) of the moon's surface in finer detail than ever before.
NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis …
Apr 3, 2024 · NASA has selected Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab to advance capabilities for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) that Artemis astronauts.
Moon landing: 'Odysseus' touches down on lunar surface - NBC News
Feb 23, 2024 · A robotic spacecraft made history Thursday, becoming the first privately built craft to touch down on the lunar surface, as well as the first American vehicle to accomplish the feat in more...
NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts will put a moonquake detector on lunar surface
Apr 19, 2024 · NASA is building a moonquake detector for its upcoming Artemis 3 mission, in hopes of learning more about lunar tremors and the internal structure of the moon.
New images share unprecedented view of how Odysseus …
Feb 28, 2024 · One of the NASA payloads — called SCALPSS, or the Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies — was designed to study how the lunar soil reacted to Odysseus’ engine as it descended...
See stunning footage captured by India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar …
Aug 25, 2023 · The Chandrayaan-3 mission touched down on the moon Wednesday, making India the fourth country to complete a successful soft landing on the lunar surface. The vehicle also landed closer to the...