insert_link Science & TechnologyRussia says it may team with China to put first nuclear power plant on the moon Russia and China are considering a collaborative project to install the moon's first nuclear power plant by the mid-2030s. today7 March, 2024 83
insert_link WorldOdysseus lander to be ‘put to sleep’ The team behind the Odysseus spacecraft says their mission has 'changed the economics of landing on the moon'. Speaking on Wednesday, representatives of Intuitive Machines said the lander will be "put to sleep" before being powered up again in the next two to three weeks. Last week it became the first privately developed spacecraft to soft land on the lunar surface. Sally Patterson has more. today29 February, 2024 18
insert_link Science & TechnologyOdysseus Moon lander may have tipped sideways but is ‘stable’ A lunar lander which became the first privately owned spacecraft to land on the Moon is “stable” and is in communication with operators. Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C Odysseus lander, a private spacecraft, touched down in the Moon’s south pole region at 11.23pm UK time on Thursday. Steve Altemus, the chief executive and co-founder of Intuitive Machines, told a press conference the lander may have “tipped” but it is in communication with […] today24 February, 2024 25
insert_link Science & TechnologyOdysseus moon lander makes historic landing The Odysseus lunar lander, developed by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, landed on the surface of the moon Thursday – and it was streamed live for the public. today23 February, 2024 27
insert_link WorldJapan’s moon probe resumes mission after regaining power Japan’s space agency says its lunar probe has begun functioning again after losing power on the moon’s surface last week. The ‘SLIM’ explorer lost power days after successfully landing on the moon on January 19, but JAXA says it is now operational and restarting its mission. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo. today29 January, 2024 21
insert_link Science & TechnologyJapan craft made successful pin-point landing, space agency says Japan's "Moon Sniper" craft landed around 55 metres (180 feet) from its target, the country's space agency said Thursday as it released the first images from the mission. The unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), dubbed the "Moon Sniper" for its pin-point technology, had the goal of touching down within 100 metres (330 feet) of a specific landing spot. That is much more precise than the usual landing zone […] today25 January, 2024 40
insert_link Science & TechnologyJapan’s little Moon toy: the camera probe ready to roll By Natsuko Fukue On board Japan's "Moon Sniper" spacecraft is a little robot with a big mission: to pop open like a Transformer toy, wiggle across the lunar surface and beam images back to Earth. The shape-shifting SORA-Q probe -- co-developed by a major toy company -- has been compared to a friendly "Star Wars" droid and a sea turtle because of the way its metal form can navigate the […] today19 January, 2024 26