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Australia to Send Its Moon Rover on NASA's Artemis Mission in 2026

Australia's lunar rover is tasked with collecting lunar regolith, also known as lunar soil. NASA will subsequently attempt to extract oxygen from the lunar samples, marking a crucial step toward establishing a sustainable human presence on the Moon.

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NASA, Forest Service to Share Moon Tree Seedlings, Promote STEM

NASA and the USDA Forest Service will distribute Artemis Moon Tree seedlings of five different species to create new ways for communities on Earth to connect with humanity’s exploration of space for the benefit of all.

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NASA Shared New Stunning Photos of the Moon's South Pole

The images were taken by a highly sensitive optical ShadowCam camera carried around the Moon by the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), which launched in August 2022 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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NASA and Axiom Space Unveil a New Spacesuit for Artemis Moon Landing

Previously, NASA has selected Axiom Space as a company to develop and produce a next-generation spacesuit for the upcoming Artemis Lunar Program and future missions to the International Space Station (ISS).

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NASA's Orion Spacecraft Successfully Returns to Earth after Lunar Mission

Successful completion of the mission paves the way for the second stage of a human return to the Moon, the Artemis 2 mission, when a crew of astronauts will orbit the Moon in the Orion capsule. The third stage is the landing of people on a satellite of the Earth.

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NASA Has Finally Launched Its Artemis 1 Moon Mission on Its Most Powerful Rocket

The Artemis 1 test mission successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral on the morning of November 16. The SLS rocket successfully launched the Orion spacecraft and an additional payload into space.

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NASA Selects Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to Develop Next-Gen Spacesuits

NASA has selected two companies – Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace – that will develop and produce next-generation spacesuits for the upcoming Artemis Lunar Program and future missions to the International Space Station (ISS).

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NASA Postponed Astronaut Moon Landing to 2025

One of the reasons for the delay is the lack of funding. NASA initially planned to land astronauts on the Moon in 2024. However, NASA Administrator Nelson noted that Congress had not allocated enough money to develop a lunar lander.

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NASA Is Seeking Spacesuit Proposals From the Private Sector

It was originally planned that the new spacesuits would be ready for test flights to the International Space Station (ISS) no later than March 31, 2023, and by the beginning of the Artemis 3 program.

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NASA Postponed Flight to the Moon Due to Spacesuit Issues

Due to funding reduction and technical difficulties, the space agency will not have enough time to develop spacesuits for astronauts by 2024. It is now predicted that the suits will not be ready until April 2025 at the earliest.

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NASA Suspends $2.9 Billion Lunar Contract With SpaceX

Initially, NASA was expected to select two of the three companies. Blue Origin and Dynetics have filed protests with the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO).