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Blue Origin, NASA Re-Create Moon’s Gravity
Partners use Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket to test out technologies bound for the moon—without actually sending them there ...
Are China’s rural poor losing faith in education’s power to transform lives?
Farmers are turning away from educating their children beyond compulsory schooling, a gap that could lead to a human capital ...
unilad5d
Heartwarming reason why there is a single photo sitting on the moon
An Apollo 16 astronaut has revealed why a family portrait has been sitting on the moon for over half a century ...
The News Letter9d
'In the next five to 10 years, we will see propulsion modules from Northern Ireland landing on the moon’s surface'
What’s particularly exciting for Northern Ireland is that the propulsion module for the lander will be built, tested, and ...
NASA astronaut Suni Williams becomes woman with most hours spent on spacewalks
NASA astronaut Suni Williams set a female spacewalk record after venturing outside the International Space Station with ...
Interesting Engineering10d
Europe’s first lunar lander to deliver cargo, scientific instruments to moon
ESA has just signed a landmark contract with Italy’s Thales Alenia Space to build this lander dubbed Argonaut Lunar Descent Element.
Belfast-built lander is heading to the moon
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has secured a €862 million (£721m) contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the Argonaut Lunar Lander, ...
Spacecraft built and tested in Belfast to be sent to the Moon
A spacecraft which is due to be built, tested and assembled in Belfast is destined for the Moon, thanks to a new contract signed by Thales Alenia Space.
Nuclear Engineering International12d
European PULSAR project looks to lunar missions
The European PULSAR research project, conducted between 2022 and 2024, has disclosed the conceptual design for a plutonium-238 (Pu-238)-fuelled ...
Zawya12d
MBRSC signs MoU with SPACEDATA to advance digital twin technology for UAE's space and economic initiatives
According to the MoU, for space exploration, SpaceData will create a high-fidelity lunar digital twin platform while for ...
New York Magazine14d
50 (New) Lunar New Year Gifts: Snake-Embossed Birks and Lego Lucky Cats
Based on the cycles of the moon rather than the sun, Lunar New Year —which is typically celebrated in Asian countries including China, Vietnam, and South Korea — falls on January 29 this year ...
Nothing can stop Romantic Warrior, except maybe a Lunar New Year delay
Saudi Arabia will be the next stop on the indomitable Romantic Warrior’s world tour, although a potential Lunar New Year-generated delay has trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing somewhat ...