China shows a project of a space base on the Moon — for some reason, the NASA shuttle, decommissioned in 2011, was there
The video by the Chinese National Space Administration details a large lunar outpost, but interestingly, it contains CGI of a NASA space shuttle taking off from the lunar surface.
Nokia to launch LTE on the Moon in 2024… «It’s already happened»
Space.com reports that Nokia is developing an LTE/4G communication system for the Moon. Its first part may be launched as early as the end of this year. The hardware for a simplified version of the network is to be launched later this year as part of the IM-2 Intuitive Machine mission, which is to land at the south pole of the Moon.
NASA has selected three companies to build a «lunar vehicle» for astronauts of Artemis missions
Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost and Venturi Astrolab will participate in the NASA competition for the development of a vehicle which will be able to travel on the Moon — an order with a potential value of $4.6 billion for the next 13 years.
The White House has instructed NASA to create a «new time zone» for the Moon by 2026
Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) will establish an official time to help guide future lunar missions.
Space startup Interlune plans to produce helium-3 on the Moon by 2030
Among the founders of the company are former employees of Blue Origin and an astronaut of the Apollo 17 mission.
The Odysseus mission will soon run out of power, and Japan’s first lunar module suddenly «woke up» after a two-week night
Last week, the Intuitive Machine’s Odysseus spacecraft finally landed on the moon, although the mission was not without its challenges — the team reported on problems with the switch, who was supposed to activate the lasers for a safe landing.
The Odysseus mission on the Moon almost crashed, due to a switched off switch — saved by luck and skill
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus spacecraft experienced difficulties and was nearly lost due to a human error — a switch not turned off before launch. The mistake disabled lasers designed to guide the spacecraft to a level, safe landing point, according to Intuitive Machines co-founder and CEO Steve Altemus.
Odysseus has managed to land on the Moon. It is the first American in 50 years and the first private vehicle on the Earth’s natural satellite
The Odysseus spacecraft of the Houston-based private company Intuitive Machines has successfully landed on the lunar surface. This is the first time a private company’s spacecraft has landed on Earth’s natural satellite, and it is the first U.S.-made vehicle to reach the Moon since the Apollo missions.