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Scientists Share the Most Detailed Geological Map of the Moon

The researchers analyzed all the data on the lunar surface collected by space agencies over the past 15 years. The surface of the Moon is divided into various colored zones.

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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's Lucy Spacecraft Captured Lunar Eclipse From Space

Over the course of about three hours, the spacecraft made 86 1-millisecond exposures. They were then sent back to Earth to be combined into a video. In the resulting video, the Earth and its satellite can be seen about 360,000 km apart.

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Scientists Managed to Successfully Grow Plants in Moon Soil

Researchers believe that this experiment is a major step toward making a long-term stay in habitats on the Moon possible for humans and solving the problem of food shortages on Earth in the distant future.

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Scientists Calculated the Frequency With Which the Moon Experiences Impacts

When NASA sent humans to the Moon in 1969, one of the many dangers was the risk of space rocks hitting the astronauts' spacesuits or equipment.

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CAPSTONE Lunar Cubesat Mission Is Ready for Launch

It is the first mission undertaken as part of the Gateway near-lunar orbital station program. CAPSTONE will have to test the orbit where the new space outpost of humankind is planned to be placed.

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China Has Built an Artificial Moon to Simulate Low-Gravity Conditions

Chinese scientists have built an artificial Moon research facility that simulates low-gravity conditions. This lunar simulator is essentially a vacuum chamber of 60 centimeters in diameter.

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Scientists Propose to Make Pluto a Planet Again

If the approach to defining planets is reconsidered, the status of a planet would be given not only to Pluto, but also to the Moon, dwarf planets, asteroids, as well as geologically active satellites of giant planets, such as Titan.

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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).

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NASA Chose SpaceX to Launch the First Two Modules of the Gateway Station

SpaceX is the first contractor to deliver cargo to the future Lunar Gateway station. Elon Musk's company will deliver the payload to lunar orbit, including research experiments, supplies for astronauts, equipment for collecting samples, and more.