explorationofthemoon
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Houston, We Have a Dust Problem: Future Moon Landings Could Jeopardise Spacecraft
When it comes to the future of spaceflight, the Moon is the place to be. Several missions are set to land on the Moon in the next few years in an effort to establish a human presence on the lunar surface. Although they’re meant to bolster lunar activity, those landings, however, could in turn have…
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NASA’s Pioneering Lunar Probe Snaps Its First Image of the Moon
The NASA-funded CAPSTONE mission is the little probe that could. Despite a rough start to its journey, the cubesat was able to capture a hauntingly beautiful view of the Moon from its unique orbit and test a Moon GPS system for the first time.
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NASA Scientists Extract Oxygen From Simulated Moon Dirt
In a groundbreaking step towards establishing a human presence on the Moon, NASA extracted oxygen from simulated lunar soil in a “dirty” chamber with similar conditions to the Moon’s environment.
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SpaceX’s Starship Megarocket Slated to Deliver This Wild Lunar Rover to the Moon
After testing its FLEX rover in the California desert last year, Astrolab is now making plans to transport the vehicle to the Moon. The astronautics startup signed an agreement with SpaceX to deliver Astrolab’s first lunar rover to the Moon on a future Starship mission.