Lunar Lander
-
{
- All
- News
-
Blue Origin Halts New Shepard Space Tourism for at Least Two Years
Blue Origin has announced a temporary halt to flights of its New Shepard spacecraft, pausing its suborbital space tourism business for at least two years. The company says the decision will free resources to accelerate development of its Blue Moon lunar lander for NASA’s Artemis programme, including robotic tests and a planned crewed Moon landing...
-
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch of Private Griffin Moon Lander Pushed to 2026 Amid Testing Phase
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch carrying Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 lunar lander has been delayed to July 2026 due to ongoing testing. The mission, part of NASA’s CLPS program, will deliver multiple rovers and cultural payloads to the Moon, marking a key milestone for private lunar exploration.
-
China Conducts First Test Of Manned Lunar Lander 'Lanyue'
China conducted its first test on Wednesday of a lunar lander that it hopes will put the first Chinese on the moon before 2030, the country's manned space program said.
-
Athena Lunar Lander Successfully Lands Near Moon’s South Pole on IM-2 Mission
Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander has successfully landed near the Moon’s south pole as part of NASA’s IM-2 mission. Launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the lander aims to explore lunar resources and test new technologies, including NASA’s PRIME-1 water ice experiment and Nokia’s 4G network. The exact condition of Athena remains...
-
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Set for Historic Moon Landing on March 2, 2025
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander will make its descent to the Moon on March 2, 2025, near Mare Crisium. This mission, supported by NASA’s CLPS initiative, will carry key scientific payloads to test new technologies for future crewed missions to the Moon and Mars. It aims to collect critical lunar surface data and demonstrate advancemen...
-
US Lunar Lander Sends Final Image Before Power Depletion
An uncrewed American lander that became the first private spaceship on the Moon sent its final image Thursday before its power banks depleted, the company that built it said.
-
Human Ashes, Sports Drink Containers On Moon? A Furious Legal Debate
An array of unconventional, privately funded plans to exploit the moon, including as a site for human ashes and sports drink containers, has gathered steam in recent years as NASA pushes to make Earth's natural satellite more accessible.
-
US Spaceship Lost Over South Pacific Following Failed Moon Mission
A crippled American spaceship has been lost over a remote region of the South Pacific, probably burning up in the atmosphere in a fiery end to its failed mission to land on the Moon.
-
Private US Moon Lander Has "No Chance Of Soft Landing" After Losing Fuel
A private US lunar lander has "no chance of soft landing" on the Moon because it has lost too much fuel, Astrobotic, the company behind the robot, said Tuesday.
-
Private Mission To Land On Moon Faces Potential Failure. Here's Why
A historic private mission to land on the Moon was facing potential failure Monday due to technical problems, in a blow to America's hopes of placing its first robot on the lunar surface in five decades.
-
Russia To Launch Lunar Spacecraft In Race To Find Water On Moon
Russia made its final preparations on Thursday for the launch of its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years as it races to be the first power to make a soft landing on the south pole of the moon which may hold significant deposits of water ice.
-
Russia Evacuates Village For First Lunar Lander Launch In 50 Years
Russia will evacuate a village in its far east on Aug. 11 as part of the launch of Russia's first lunar lander mission in nearly half a century, a local official said on Monday.
-
Japan Lunar Lander Likely Crashed On Moon: Company
An attempt by Japanese start-up ispace to become the first private firm to put a lander on the Moon has ended in failure, the company said Wednesday.
-
Japanese Space Firm Loses Communication With Lunar Lander
Japanese startup ispace lost contact Wednesday with its Hakuto-R lunar lander, the company said, suggesting its bid to be the first private firm to place a spacecraft on the Moon had failed.
-
Explainer: How Chandrayaan 2 Moon Landing Will Unfold
That's how the K Sivan, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, adds perspective to the highly complex Chandrayaan 2 moon mission as the lander Vikram prepares to touch down on the lunar surface soon.
-
Blue Origin Halts New Shepard Space Tourism for at Least Two Years
Blue Origin has announced a temporary halt to flights of its New Shepard spacecraft, pausing its suborbital space tourism business for at least two years. The company says the decision will free resources to accelerate development of its Blue Moon lunar lander for NASA’s Artemis programme, including robotic tests and a planned crewed Moon landing...
-
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch of Private Griffin Moon Lander Pushed to 2026 Amid Testing Phase
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch carrying Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 lunar lander has been delayed to July 2026 due to ongoing testing. The mission, part of NASA’s CLPS program, will deliver multiple rovers and cultural payloads to the Moon, marking a key milestone for private lunar exploration.
-
China Conducts First Test Of Manned Lunar Lander 'Lanyue'
China conducted its first test on Wednesday of a lunar lander that it hopes will put the first Chinese on the moon before 2030, the country's manned space program said.
-
Athena Lunar Lander Successfully Lands Near Moon’s South Pole on IM-2 Mission
Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander has successfully landed near the Moon’s south pole as part of NASA’s IM-2 mission. Launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the lander aims to explore lunar resources and test new technologies, including NASA’s PRIME-1 water ice experiment and Nokia’s 4G network. The exact condition of Athena remains...
-
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Set for Historic Moon Landing on March 2, 2025
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander will make its descent to the Moon on March 2, 2025, near Mare Crisium. This mission, supported by NASA’s CLPS initiative, will carry key scientific payloads to test new technologies for future crewed missions to the Moon and Mars. It aims to collect critical lunar surface data and demonstrate advancemen...
-
US Lunar Lander Sends Final Image Before Power Depletion
An uncrewed American lander that became the first private spaceship on the Moon sent its final image Thursday before its power banks depleted, the company that built it said.
-
Human Ashes, Sports Drink Containers On Moon? A Furious Legal Debate
An array of unconventional, privately funded plans to exploit the moon, including as a site for human ashes and sports drink containers, has gathered steam in recent years as NASA pushes to make Earth's natural satellite more accessible.
-
US Spaceship Lost Over South Pacific Following Failed Moon Mission
A crippled American spaceship has been lost over a remote region of the South Pacific, probably burning up in the atmosphere in a fiery end to its failed mission to land on the Moon.
-
Private US Moon Lander Has "No Chance Of Soft Landing" After Losing Fuel
A private US lunar lander has "no chance of soft landing" on the Moon because it has lost too much fuel, Astrobotic, the company behind the robot, said Tuesday.
-
Private Mission To Land On Moon Faces Potential Failure. Here's Why
A historic private mission to land on the Moon was facing potential failure Monday due to technical problems, in a blow to America's hopes of placing its first robot on the lunar surface in five decades.
-
Russia To Launch Lunar Spacecraft In Race To Find Water On Moon
Russia made its final preparations on Thursday for the launch of its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years as it races to be the first power to make a soft landing on the south pole of the moon which may hold significant deposits of water ice.
-
Russia Evacuates Village For First Lunar Lander Launch In 50 Years
Russia will evacuate a village in its far east on Aug. 11 as part of the launch of Russia's first lunar lander mission in nearly half a century, a local official said on Monday.
-
Japan Lunar Lander Likely Crashed On Moon: Company
An attempt by Japanese start-up ispace to become the first private firm to put a lander on the Moon has ended in failure, the company said Wednesday.
-
Japanese Space Firm Loses Communication With Lunar Lander
Japanese startup ispace lost contact Wednesday with its Hakuto-R lunar lander, the company said, suggesting its bid to be the first private firm to place a spacecraft on the Moon had failed.
-
Explainer: How Chandrayaan 2 Moon Landing Will Unfold
That's how the K Sivan, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, adds perspective to the highly complex Chandrayaan 2 moon mission as the lander Vikram prepares to touch down on the lunar surface soon.
