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NASA Details Artemis II Science Plan Ahead of 2026 Crewed Lunar Flyby

Planned observations, alongside health studies, aim to refine operations for the first south‑pole landing.

NASA Solicits Commercial Proposals to Fast-Track 100 kW Moon Reactor by 2030

China Conducts First Integrated Landing and Takeoff Test of Crewed Lanyue Lander

NASA Accelerates Plan for 100 kW Lunar Nuclear Reactor by 2030

NASA Solicits Industry Bids for 100 kW Lunar Reactor and Private Station Successors

NASA Terminates Lunar Trailblazer Mission After Lost Contact

NASA Awards Firefly $176.7 Million Contract for 2029 Lunar South Pole Mission

One-Step Solar Reactor Extracts Water, Oxygen and Fuel From Lunar Soil

Firefly Aerospace Files for Nasdaq IPO Under Ticker FLY

UK’s CosmoCube Mission Moves Into Prototype Testing for Moon’s Far Side Observations

NASA Imagery Reveals ispace’s Resilience Lander Crash; Laser Rangefinder Failure Blamed

NASA LRO Captures Images of ispace’s Resilience Lander Crash Site

Ispace’s Resilience Lander Crashes on Moon, Mission Declared Failure

ispace’s Resilience Lander Loses Contact During Descent, Moon Landing Fails

ispace Fine-Tunes Timeline for June 5 Moon Landing Attempt

ispace’s Resilience Lander Prepares for June 5 Moon Landing Attempt

ISRO and JAXA Advance Chandrayaan-5 Lunar Mission with Finalized Design Milestones

Japan’s ispace Resilience Lander Achieves Lunar Orbit Ahead of June Landing Attempt

Senate Panel Advances Jared Isaacman’s Nomination to Lead NASA

China Signals Support for Lunar Nuclear Reactor in Collaboration with Russia