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Interlune Wins $6.9 Million NASA Contract for Lunar Helium-3 Extraction Demo

The award backs an on-surface test of extracting solar-wind gases to gather real data before any lunar mining.

NASA Releases Artemis II Recovery Video as Mission’s Success Sets Up Next Lunar Steps

Portal Space Systems Raises $50 Million to Scale Spacecraft for Rapid Orbital Maneuvers

NASA Launches Artemis II, First Crewed Lunar Mission Since 1972

ispace Pushes NASA Moon Landing to 2030, Consolidates Lander Program

Study Finds Magnetic “Cavity” Between Earth and Moon That Shields Low‑Energy Cosmic Rays

Intuitive Machines Wins $180 Million NASA Lunar Cargo Mission

IIT Kharagpur–PRL Pinpoint Two-Stage Origin of the Moon’s High‑Titanium Basalts

Intuitive Machines Misses Q4 as Shares Fall, Reaffirms $900M–$1B 2026 Outlook

Chinese Study Names Four Rimae Bode Sites for First Crewed Moon Landing

New Study Maps 1,100+ Young Lunar Faults, Underscoring a Still-Contracting Moon

Musk Pivots SpaceX to a Moon-First Plan With ‘Moonbase Alpha’ and a Lunar Mass Driver

Musk Shifts SpaceX’s Near-Term Goal to Building a Self-Sustaining Lunar City

SpaceX Pivots to the Moon With 2027 Uncrewed Landing Target

SpaceX Pivots to the Moon With 2027 Uncrewed Landing Target

Sports-Filled Weekend Sees CTET Paper 2 Cancelled, Bharat Taxi Launched, India–US Trade Talks Near Finish

Startup GRU Space Pitches 2032 Lunar Hotel, Seeks $1 Million Deposits

US Start-Up Starts Taking Deposits for Proposed Moon Hotel

Startup Opens Reservations for Lunar Hotel With $250,000–$1 Million Deposits

KAIST’s Deployable Airless Wheel Passes Field Tests for Lunar Pit Access