#mondlander — Public Fediverse posts

#SpaceNews:
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NASA terminates Draper lunar lander mission
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"NASA and Draper have mutually agreed to terminate a task order awarded to Draper in July 2022 as part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, or CLPS. The task order, designated CP-12, was valued at $73 million."

https://spacenews.com/nasa-terminates-draper-lunar-lander-mission/

17.7.2026

#CLPS #CP12 #DARPA #Lander #Mond #Mondlander #Moon #NASA #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #USA

#ispace:
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ispace technologies U.S., (ispace-U.S.) an American lunar exploration
company and subsidiary of ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), and Draper, a non-profit
research, development and manufacturing company, today announced that Draper has
mutually agreed with NASA to end the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) task order CP-
12."

https://www.ispace-inc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260715-CP-12-update.pdf

15.7.2026

#CLPS #CP12 #DARPA #Lander #Mond #Mondlander #Moon #NASA #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #USA

#DerStandard:
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Die Nasa will den überzähligen Marsrover Promise zum Mond schicken

Der nuklear betriebene Rover ist eine identische Kopie von Perseverance, der seit 2021 auf dem Mars ist. Nun könnte er auf dem Südpol des Mondes landen
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https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000329516/die-nasa-will-ueberzaehligen-marsrover-promise-zum-mond-schicken

1.7.2026

Nicht trivial die Angelegenheit. Transport, Landeverfahren, RTG ... Versucht NASA jetzt Lego-Raumfahrt?

#Artemis #NASA #Mond #Mondlander #moon #PROMISE #Raumfahrt #Rover #SpaceFlight

TheStraitstimes:
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.. agency announced on June 30 two awards to Astrobotic Technology Inc totalling about US$298 million (S$385.61 million), one for about US$144 million to Firefly Aerospace Inc and another for about US$148 million to Intuitive Machines Inc.

.. also considering plans to send to the moon . .. Promise .., a test version of the agency’s Mars rovers. ..
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https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/nasa-gives-more-lunar-lander-contracts-to-three-us-companies

1.7.2026

#Artemis #NASA #Mond #Mondlander #moon #PROMISE #Raumfahrt #Rover #SpaceFlight

#SpaceflightNow:
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SpaceX has had its own problems perfecting the huge Super Heavy-Starship rocket.. SpaceX is equipping a Starship upper stage with a docking mechanism for the Artemis III flight, but the vehicle will not be an operational lander. .. not yet known when the Elon Musk-owned company will have an Artemis lander ready for flight tests.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/06/09/73614/

9.6.2026

#Artemis #ArtemisIII #HLS #lander #Mondlander #NASA #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starship

#MotherJones:
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America’s Next Moon Mission Depends on Elon Musk, for Better or Worse
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"The government, unwisely, has “concentrated immense power in the hands of a single individual.”

".. analysis from the NASA Office of the Inspector General expressed concerns that SpaceX would not even be able to meet the already extended deadlines for the moon lander,.."

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/artemis-moon-mission-landing-depends-spacex-elon-musk-nasa-contracts/

18.4.2026

#Artemis #ArtemisIII #lander #Mondlander #moon #NASA #SpaceX #USA

#KBS:
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Südkorea will 2030 private Mondlandefähre starten
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"Südkorea will ein Projekt zur Entsendung einer kleinen Mondlandefähre durchführen, damit spätestens Anfang 2030 die Landung auf dem Mond gelingt. "

https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=g&id=Sc&Seq_Code=107457

6.4.2026

#Korea #Mond #Mondlander #Nuri #Raumfahrt #ROK #SpaceFlight #Südkorea

#Kurier:
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Mondlandung in Gefahr: NASA-Bericht enthüllt hunderte Probleme
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"Man muss kein Experte sein, um daran zu zweifeln, dass der aktuelle Landetermin im Jahr 2028 halten wird."

"Aktuell haben die Landefähren von SpaceX.. und Blue Origin .. zusammen 1176 ungelöste Probleme, von denen 864 noch nicht einmal ernsthaft angegangen worden sind .. NASA-Bericht."

29.3.2026

https://kurier.at/chronik/welt/mondlandung-nasa-artemis-ii-usa-china-trump-musk-bezos-langer-marsch-10-spacex-blue-origin/403143424

https://oig.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/final-report-ig-26-004-nasas-management-of-the-human-landing-system-contracts.pdf

#Artemis #BlueOrigin #BO #HLS #Mondlandung #Mondlander #NASA #SpaceX #USA

#Livescience
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.. new study using data from China's Chang'e-4 moon lander found an area of reduced radiation from cosmic rays near the moon. The findings could be used to improve the safety of lunar explorations. .. suggests Earth's magnetic field may affect distances in space farther than scientists previously expected ..
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https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/chinese-lander-reveals-giant-cavity-of-radiation-between-earth-and-the-moon-and-it-could-change-how-lunar-exploration-is-done

25.3.2026

#Change4 #China #CosmicRays #LunarExploration #Mond #Mondlander #moon #radiation #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #Strahlung #Weltraumstrahlung

Auf Deutsch: https://www.esa.int/Space_in_Member_States/Germany/Die_Familie_des_Argonaut-Mondlanders_wird_erweitert

#Argonaut #Ariane6 #LunarLander #moon #Mond #Mondlander #NammoSpace #OHB #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #TAS #ThalesAleniaSpace

#ESA:
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ESA and Thales Alenia Space present the industrial consortium for Argonaut Lunar Descent Element
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"Argonaut, a programme developed by the European Space Agency (ESA), represents Europe’s autonomous, versatile and reliable access to the Moon. For the first time, the industrial team behind the project was presented to the media."

https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/ESA_and_Thales_Alenia_Space_present_the_industrial_consortium_for_Argonaut_Lunar_Descent_Element

20.11.2025

#Argonaut #Ariane6 #LunarLander #moon #Mond #Mondlander #NammoSpace #OHB #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #TAS #ThalesAleniaSpace

#GEO:
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Moskau verschiebt Mond- und Venusmission
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"Russlands Raumfahrtprogramm für die kommenden Jahre ist ambitioniert. Doch wie sich nun herausstellt, wird es für manche Missionen etwas länger dauern."

https://www.geo.de/wissen/russisches-raumfahrtprogramm--moskau-verschiebt-mond--und-venusmission-35994406.html

22.8.2025

#Luna26 #Luna28 #Mond #Mondlander #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Russland #SpaceFlight #Venus #VenusD

#BR24: ".. ein etwa Mikrowellen-großer Rover .."

Sooo klein? :-) :-) :-)

#Ispace #HAKUTOR #Mond #Mondlander #Raumfahrt #Resiliance #Rover #SpaceFlight #Tenacious

#ispace:
".. Following the landing sequence, the Mission Control Center was unable to establish communications with the RESILIENCE lunar lander. ... It has been decided to conclude the mission."

".. laser rangefinder used to measure the distance to the lunar surface experienced delays in obtaining valid measurement values."

".. lander was unable to decelerate sufficiently .."

https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=7664

6.6.2025

#HAKUTOR #Mond #Mondlander #Raumfahrt #Resiliance #Rover #SpaceFlight #Tenacious

In ein paar Stunden will man den Status des Landers kommunizieren und beendet den Livestream jetzt. Aha ... Unbefriedigend "sparsam", finde ich.

#HAKUTOR #Ispace #Mond #Mondlander #Raumfahrt #Resiliance #Rover #SpaceFlight #Tenacious

slightly annoying webcast imho ...

#HAKUTOR #Ispace #Mond #Mondlander #Raumfahrt #Resiliance #Rover #SpaceFlight #Tenacious

5 km high.

#HAKUTOR #Ispace #Mond #Mondlander #Raumfahrt #Resiliance #Rover #SpaceFlight #Tenacious

10 km high.

#HAKUTOR #Ispace #Mond #Mondlander #Raumfahrt #Resiliance #Rover #SpaceFlight #Tenacious

L -9 min.

#HAKUTOR #Ispace #Mond #Mondlander #Raumfahrt #Resiliance #Rover #SpaceFlight #Tenacious

Breaking burn started.

#HAKUTOR #Ispace #Mond #Mondlander #Raumfahrt #Resiliance #Rover #SpaceFlight #Tenacious

ispace SMBC x HAKUTO-R VENTURE MOON: Live Landing Coverage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVSMXQPeTcw

Jun. 5, 2025
"stream starts 18:10 UTC"

#HAKUTOR #Ispace #Mond #Mondlander #Raumfahrt #Resiliance #Rover #SpaceFlight #Tenacious

#AIAA:
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Resilience Lunar Lander to Attempt ‘Sea of Cold’ Moon Landing This Week
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".. will attempt to touch down in Mare Frigoris (“Sea of Cold”), a basalt plain in the moon’s northern hemisphere, on Thursday (June 5) at 3:24 p.m. EDT (1924 GMT). .."

https://aiaa.org/2025/06/03/ispaces-resilience-lander-to-attempt-sea-of-cold-moon-landing-this-week/

3.6.2025

#HAKUTOR #Ispace #Mond #Mondlander #Raumfahrt #Resiliance #Rover #SpaceFlight #Tenacious

#SpaceNews:
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Altimeter problems, lighting challenges caused IM-2 lunar lander to fall on its side
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https://spacenews.com/altimeter-problems-lighting-challenges-caused-im-2-lunar-lander-to-fall-on-its-side/

13.5.2025

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Athena lying on its side / Athena liegt auf der Seite

".. lander, Athena, landed 250 meters from its intended landing site in the Mons Mouton region .. Images downlinked from Athena on the lunar surface confirmed that Athena was on her side. .. in the crater, Intuitive Machines does not expect Athena to recharge. The mission has concluded .."

https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-2

7.3.2025

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Commanded landed ops laufen offenbar.

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Lander scheint Kommandos von der Erde aus auszuführen.

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Lander in power positive state.

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Abschaltung des Hauptriebwerks wurde bestätigt.

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Man versucht, den Status des Landers zu ermitteln.

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Bremsmanöver dauert rund 11 Minuten, Triebwerk bleibt bis zum Aufsetzen an.

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight