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Covering global lunar exploration, science, commercial, technology, policy, and more updates every Monday.
Moon Monday #164: The crux of Odysseus and reaching out for resources
There’s a lot riding on Odysseus for Intuitive Machines and NASA.
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Jatan Mehta
Moon Monday #163: Another lunar lander ready to loft, betting on Starship, speaking at ESA, and more mission updates
Intuitive Machines is all set to launch its Moon lander on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on February 14, carrying science & technology payloads from NASA.
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Moon Monday #162: Mission updates on SLIM, CAPSTONE, and Queqiao 2, a gist of Gateway science, and more
On Japan’s SLIM Moon lander entering sleep mode on January 31, China’s Queqiao 2 lunar orbiter arriving for launch prep, radiation-characterizing…
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Jatan Mehta
Moon Monday #161: Savoring SLIM’s success in precision landing, India’s role in it, and more mission updates
SLIM is alive, and its landing is remarkable in more ways than one.
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Moon Monday #160: On Japan’s breakthrough with SLIM and investing in a lunar future
SLIM’s Moon landing paves the way for more demanding missions for Japan, India, and Artemis.
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Jatan Mehta
Moon Monday #159: On Astrobotic’s failed lunar landing and its wake, mission updates, Artemis delays, and science from KPLO
How Astrobotic’s ailing lunar lander has left behind a trail of transparency but also trepidation for upcoming Moon missions.
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Jatan Mehta
Moon Monday #158: On Astrobotic’s lunar lander launch, following NASA CLPS updates, an international Artemis, and more
Astrobotic’s Moon lander blasted off to space onboard ULA’s Vulcan rocket, marking the formal start of missions part of NASA’s CLPS program to send…
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Jatan Mehta
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