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U.S. and China in a Tight Race to Return Humans to the Moon

Success in upcoming orbital tests, followed by rapid infrastructure deployment, will determine which country secures a lasting lunar foothold.

NASA Awards Nearly $600 Million for Four Robotic Moon Landings

NASA’s ERNEST Rover Completes 16‑Mile Autonomous Desert Traverse

Study Confirms Palm-Sized LEV-2 Rover Explored the Moon and Revealed Why SLIM Failed

NASA Names Italian Luca Parmitano Pilot of Artemis III, First European in Programme

Impulse Space Raises $500 Million Series D to Scale In‑Space Mobility

NASA Publishes Three‑Phase Roadmap to Build South‑Pole Moon Base

Chandrayaan-2 Radar Finds Strong Evidence of Buried Ice at Moon’s South Pole

NASA Unveils Moon Base Roadmap and Contracts to Begin 2026 Robotic Campaign

NASA Launches Moon Base Program With Three Robotic Missions Planned for 2026

NASA Launches Phase One of Lunar Base Program

NASA Picks Lunar Outpost to Deliver Pegasus Crew Rover for Artemis

NASA Shifts to Surface‑First Plan to Build South‑Pole Moon Base

NASA Formalizes Moon Base Program and Plans Sustained Lunar Presence by 2032

Researchers Identify Far‑Side Lunar Route That Could Cut Fuel Use and Keep Earth Contact

Chandrayaan‑3 Wins AIAA 2026 Goddard Astronautics Award

NASA Schedules May 26 Briefing to Unveil Moon Base Plans

Study Finds New Moon Transfer Cuts Fuel Needs by 58.8 m/s

NASA Details 2027 Artemis III Earth-Orbit Docking Test

NASA Releases 12,000 High-Resolution Artemis II Photos to Public Archive