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Artistic render of China's Chang'e-8 lunar lander on the moon's surface, featuring a gold-colored lander with extended solar panels under a starry lunar sky, illuminated by the Sun.

Civil, Commercial, News

China embraces commercial participation in moon mission for the first time

by Andrew JonesJanuary 27, 2025January 27, 2025

Artwork depicting lunar mining operations for Helium-3 involving harvesters, a solar power plant, rovers and return launchers. Credit: Interlune

Commercial, News

Interlune plans to gather scarce lunar Helium-3 for quantum computing on Earth

by LDavidJanuary 23, 2025January 23, 2025

Image of the moon's far side with the Earth visible in the background against the blackness of space, captured by the 2014 Chang’e-5 T1 mission. The lunar surface appears gray and cratered, highlighting the rugged terrain of the moon.

China explores using orbiting lasers to power spacecraft on the moon

by Andrew JonesJanuary 21, 2025January 21, 2025

A close-up image of the Yutu-2 rover taken by the Chang’e-4 lander, showing the six-wheeled rover on the gray, uneven lunar surface of Von Kármán crater. The rover’s solar panels are extended, reflecting sunlight, with tracks visible in the regolith behind it. The barren, cratered terrain of the Moon's far side stretches into the distance.

Yutu-2 rover likely immobile on the moon after historic lunar far side mission

by Andrew JonesJanuary 14, 2025January 14, 2025

Mars fission surface power

NASA emphasizes role of the moon as testbed for future human Mars missions

by Jeff FoustJanuary 7, 2025January 7, 2025

Civil, News, Policy & Politics

Omani space company signs up to China’s ILRS moon base project

by Andrew JonesDecember 11, 2024December 11, 2024

Nighttime launch of the Long March 12 rocket from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site, illuminating the sky with bright flames and plumes of smoke

Civil, Commercial, Launch, News

China launches first Long March 12 from new commercial spaceport in boost for country’s lunar plans

by Andrew JonesNovember 30, 2024November 30, 2024

BeciColombo at Mercury

ESA and JAXA sign statement on expanding deep space cooperation

by Andrew JonesNovember 21, 2024November 21, 2024

Image showing the payload fairing separation test for the Long March 10 rocket, featuring the separated fairing halves on the ground and the structural test article exposed in the center. The test setup includes a conical spacecraft section with a metallic upper structure, surrounded by a controlled testing environment with scaffolding and observation equipment.

China performs fairing separation test for crewed moon mission rocket

by Andrew JonesNovember 20, 2024November 20, 2024

Civil, Launch, News

China’s new rocket for crew and moon to launch in 2026

by Andrew JonesNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024