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Japan Doubles Down on Artemis After Trump’s $6 Billion NASA Cut, JAXA Chief Says

Japan’s space agency head affirmed Tokyo’s commitment to support US lunar missions under Artemis, despite President Trump’s proposed $6 billion reduction to NASA’s budget that could undermine key program objectives. JAXA stands ready to contribute cost-effective landers and systems to ensure continuity.

2025-05-17T10:26:04.214833-07:00

Payload

Trump’s 2026 “Skinny Budget” Proposes 24% NASA Cut, Axes SLS, Orion, Gateway and Mars Sample Return

2025-05-02T08:40:43.602197-07:00

Space.com

ispace’s Resilience Lander Enters Lunar Orbit Ahead of June 5 Touchdown

2025-05-07T03:07:15.384618-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Lockheed Martin Delivers Flight-Ready Orion Capsule for Artemis II Moon Mission

2025-05-02T04:56:48.280553-07:00

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Aviation Week

Intuitive Machines Completes Preliminary Design Review for Moon RACER Lunar Terrain Vehicle Intuitive Machines’ Moon RACER team has passed NASA’s preliminary design review under the Commercial Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services program, marking a key advance ahead of the anticipated 2025 LTV award. After a year of hardware builds, human-centered design and testing, the project moves into detailed design.

2025-05-22T12:07:33.607921-07:00

Intuitive Machines Completes Preliminary Design Review for Moon RACER Lunar Terrain Vehicle

Times of India

Study Proposes Lunar Space Elevator Feasible with Current Materials Researchers demonstrate that a space elevator anchored on the Moon could be constructed using materials available today, enabling routine cargo and crew transfers between the lunar surface and cislunar space within decades. This concept promises to slash launch costs and transform lunar logistics and infrastructure development.

2025-05-22T05:15:51.570277-07:00

Study Proposes Lunar Space Elevator Feasible with Current Materials

Aviation Week

Blue Origin to Demo Uncrewed HLS Landing at Moon’s South Pole This Year Blue Origin will attempt to land an uncrewed prototype of its Human Landing System at the Moon’s south pole later this year, validating key technologies for NASA’s Artemis program. The demo marks a milestone in the race for commercial lunar transportation.

2025-05-20T15:26:52.046204-07:00

Blue Origin to Demo Uncrewed HLS Landing at Moon’s South Pole This Year

Leonard David

ispace's Resilience Lander Aims for Mare Frigoris Touchdown on June 5, 2025 Japan's ispace plans to touch down its Resilience robotic lander near the center of the Moon's Mare Frigoris on June 5, 2025. The team has three alternate sites and timings in reserve, while a recent spot-camera image shows the protective cover for its Tenacious micro-rover.

2025-05-18T05:54:39.977148-07:00

ispace's Resilience Lander Aims for Mare Frigoris Touchdown on June 5, 2025

Japan Times

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Japan Doubles Down on Artemis After Trump’s $6 Billion NASA Cut, JAXA Chief Says Japan’s space agency head affirmed Tokyo’s commitment to support US lunar missions under Artemis, despite President Trump’s proposed $6 billion reduction to NASA’s budget that could undermine key program objectives. JAXA stands ready to contribute cost-effective landers and systems to ensure continuity.

2025-05-17T10:26:04.214833-07:00

Japan Doubles Down on Artemis After Trump’s $6 Billion NASA Cut, JAXA Chief Says

CNBC

Musk and NASA’s Human Mars Plans Face Technical, Financial and Physiological Hurdles Both NASA and SpaceX have set their sights on sending astronauts to Mars, but critical challenges remain. Technologies for deep-space propulsion, radiation protection and closed-loop life support must mature, while funding uncertainties and physiological risks in prolonged microgravity add complexity to mission viability.

2025-05-17T06:15:40.037434-07:00

Musk and NASA’s Human Mars Plans Face Technical, Financial and Physiological Hurdles

SpaceQ

NGC Aerospace Validates Crater-Based Navigation on Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander NGC Aerospace has successfully demonstrated its crater-based navigation system aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander, achieving precise autonomous positioning on the Moon. The in-situ test marks a key milestone for onboard PNT solutions that could enable more reliable and independent lunar surface operations.

2025-05-16T10:10:52.856305-07:00

NGC Aerospace Validates Crater-Based Navigation on Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander

BBC

London’s Natural History Museum to Let Visitors Handle Moon and Mars Samples Visitors to London’s Natural History Museum will soon be able to handle lunar and Martian rock samples when the institution unveils its first space exploration exhibition, showcasing actual moon fragments, meteorites and spacecraft components via interactive touch stations.

2025-05-15T06:03:53.599661-07:00

London’s Natural History Museum to Let Visitors Handle Moon and Mars Samples

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