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China delays Chang'e-7 lunar mission to ensure absolute success
space-and-astronomy8 hours ago

China delays Chang'e-7 lunar mission to ensure absolute success

China announced the postponement of the Chang’e-7 lunar mission, saying it did not meet launch conditions for this year’s window. The mission, planned to launch from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan, aimed to explore permanently shadowed lunar craters, search for water ice, and conduct environmental and resource surveys as part of China’s lunar program. The decision emphasizes prudence to ensure absolute success, with no new launch date disclosed yet.

via Yahoo|
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science2 days ago

China delays Chang’e-7 lunar mission amid prudence and reliability concerns

China has postponed its planned Chang’e-7 lunar mission, originally scheduled to launch from Wenchang on Hainan Island, after officials said the launch conditions were not met and the decision was made in the interest of prudence, reliability and absolute mission success. The mission, the seventh in China’s Chang’e program, would have explored permanently shadowed lunar craters for water ice and conducted environmental/resource surveys of the lunar south pole; preparations had proceeded at the Wenchang site before the postponement, following Chang’e-6’s 2024 sample return.

via Politico|
#chang-e-7#china#lunar-mission
Artemis II ends lunar voyage with Cape Canaveral homecoming
space3 months ago

Artemis II ends lunar voyage with Cape Canaveral homecoming

NASA's Artemis II capsule Integrity returned to Florida's Kennedy Space Center after a roughly 10-day circumlunar flight, stowing the record-breaking mission on a successful note. Following a Pacific splashdown, engineers will inspect the capsule's heat shield and recycle mission equipment in preparation for Artemis III’s Earth-orbit docking and a potential lunar landing as early as 2028. The mission carried four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada's Jeremy Hansen—who will undergo medical exams and debriefs before their next lunar step.

via Yahoo|
#artemis-ii#kennedy-space-center#lunar-mission
Artemis II makes lunar history and signals a more diverse future for Moon missions
space4 months ago

Artemis II makes lunar history and signals a more diverse future for Moon missions

Artemis II completed a historic lunar flyby, featuring the first woman, the first person of color, and the first non-U.S. citizen to travel to the Moon; NASA officials framed the mission as a milestone that paves the way for a more diverse, international Moon program, while leaders emphasize balancing risk with exploration and supporting crews and families.

via AP News|
#artemis-ii#diversity#lunar-mission
Artemis II seals historic lunar return with Pacific splashdown
space4 months ago

Artemis II seals historic lunar return with Pacific splashdown

Artemis II completes humanity’s first lunar round trip in over 50 years, ending with a Pacific splashdown of the Orion capsule 'Integrity' after an automated, high-speed descent; the crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—witnessed lunar far-side views, a solar eclipse, and Earth from space, paving the way for the next crewed Moon landing and a permanent lunar base later this decade, with recovery by the US Navy off California.

via Al Jazeera|
#artemis-ii#lunar-mission#nasa
Artemis II crew signals a new era of diverse lunar exploration
space5 months ago

Artemis II crew signals a new era of diverse lunar exploration

NASA unveils the Artemis II crew — Reid Wiseman (commander), Victor Glover (pilot), Christina Koch (mission specialist) and Jeremy Hansen (CSA mission specialist) — making history with the first woman, first person of color, and first Canadian to head a lunar mission. The roughly 10‑day, 600,000‑mile flight will circumnavigate the Moon aboard Orion/SLS, testing deep‑space capabilities, amid radiation exposure and possible communications blackouts, as NASA gears toward Artemis III and broader journeys to Mars.

via CNN|
#artemis-ii#astronauts#deep-space
Artemis II: policy, cost, and risk shape NASA’s lunar flyby plan
science5 months ago

Artemis II: policy, cost, and risk shape NASA’s lunar flyby plan

Artemis II plans a 10-day crewed loop around the Moon in April 2026 aboard SLS/Orion; space policy expert Scott Pace outlines the decades-long path to this mission, highlights key risk checks (boosters, translunar injection, life support, heat shield), discusses cost and flight-rate challenges, and explains Artemis as an international, commercial effort aimed at establishing a sustainable lunar presence that could eventually be led by the private sector if economics support it.

via The Conversation|
#artemis-ii#lunar-mission#orion-capsule
Artemis 2: NASA Won’t Pin a Fixed Risk Number on Crew Lunar Flight
space5 months ago

Artemis 2: NASA Won’t Pin a Fixed Risk Number on Crew Lunar Flight

Artemis 2, set for April 2026, will fly four astronauts in a 10‑day lunar orbit, but NASA is not providing a precise risk probability, saying data are too limited for a definitive number; officials frame the risk as uncertain—neither as high as a worst‑case guess nor as low as a simple statistic—while citing MMOD hazards and learning from past programs to guide mitigation.

via The Daily Galaxy|
#artemis-2#lunar-mission#mmod
Artemis 2 risk numbers remain elusive as NASA hedges on exact odds
space-exploration5 months ago

Artemis 2 risk numbers remain elusive as NASA hedges on exact odds

NASA says it cannot provide a precise probabilistic risk figure for Artemis 2 due to limited data from the program’s early phase. Officials cite historical estimates and the NASA Office of Inspector General’s figures—roughly a 1-in-30 overall risk for a crewed lunar mission and about 1-in-40 for lunar operations—but caution that small data samples make such numbers uncertain. Artemis 2, slated for April with four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon, represents a high-uncertainty risk scenario as NASA advances the moon program.

via Space|
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NASA fixes Artemis 2 and targets April crewed lunar flight
space-exploration5 months ago

NASA fixes Artemis 2 and targets April crewed lunar flight

NASA says Artemis 2’s Space Launch System rocket has been repaired after a quick-disconnect seal issue on the upper stage. Ground teams completed a design fix, rolled the rocket back to the VAB, and are preparing for a March 19 rollout to Launch Complex 39B with a hopeful launch window around April 1 for a 10-day crewed loop around the Moon aboard Orion, carrying Wiseman, Glover, Koch and Hansen. The flight readiness review confirmed the fix and safety measures; Artemis 3’s plan has shifted to a docking-focused approach with private landers, delaying a lunar landing to Artemis 4/5. If April 1 slips, additional opportunities exist in early April and late April into May.

via Space|
#artemis-2#lunar-mission#nasa
Apollo 10's Moon Return Still Sets the Fastest Human Reentry Speed
space6 months ago

Apollo 10's Moon Return Still Sets the Fastest Human Reentry Speed

In May 1969, Apollo 10 crew Stafford, Young and Cernan achieved the fastest human speed on reentry—36,397 ft/s (about 39,937 km/h)—during their lunar-return trajectory. The record endures because no crewed mission has left Earth orbit since Apollo 17, and subsequent flights have not surpassed that reentry velocity. Artemis plans aim to return humans to the Moon with comparable speeds, but thus far only the uncrewed Artemis I reentry reached about 39,400 km/h, keeping Apollo 10’s speed record intact as a landmark of lunar-flight physics.

via Indian Defence Review|
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SpaceX's Starship Advances Amid Challenges and Lunar Ambitions
space-exploration10 months ago

SpaceX's Starship Advances Amid Challenges and Lunar Ambitions

SpaceX has successfully launched two Starship prototypes without accidents, but significant technical challenges remain before the spacecraft can safely land astronauts on the Moon. NASA's ambitious plans involve complex refueling and rendezvous operations, with concerns about the current unproven capabilities of Starship for lunar landing and surface operations. Despite progress, the timeline for returning humans to the Moon has been pushed back, with 2027 now unlikely and a 2030 goal seeming distant.

via theregister.com|
#lunar-mission#moon-landing#nasa