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NASA’s Apollo 12 astronauts lifted off for the moon on Nov. 14, 1969, on a mission centered on achieving a pinpoint landing. The anniversary highlights a defining step in crewed lunar exploration: moving beyond reaching the moon toward targeting a specific landing site.
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NASA’s Apollo 12 astronauts lifted off for the moon on Nov. 14, 1969, on a mission centered on achieving a pinpoint landing. The anniversary highlights a defining step in crewed lunar exploration: moving beyond reaching the moon toward targeting a specific landing site.
NASA’s Mariner 9 entered orbit around Mars on Nov. 13, 1971, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit another planet. Its close-up views of the Martian surface marked a milestone in planetary exploration and offered a new perspective on Mars.
Axiom Space has completed the critical design review for the spacesuit it is developing for NASA’s Artemis missions, clearing a major design milestone. The company is also working on a simplified version of the suit, though the available report provides no further detail on its scope or schedule.
The California Science Center’s Samuel Oschin Air & Space Center opened to the public Nov. 13, becoming the new home of NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour. The opening establishes a dedicated public venue for the shuttle, a major artifact of the U.S. human spaceflight program.
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Researchers are exploring soft, shape-changing robots that crawl rather than roll or fly, potentially addressing the limits of wheeled and rotor-based systems on jagged boulders and in tight crevices. The article frames the concept as a possible future tool for robotic space exploration; it provides no mission plans or development timeline.
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Canadensys, MDA Space and Mission Control are nearing completion of a Phase 0 study for a Canadian lunar utility rover supporting NASA’s Artemis program. The work is intended to inform the rover’s next development phase, while the teams are also targeting an earlier launch than previously planned.
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Christophe Bosquillon examines NASA’s new congressional oversight environment and its implications for Artemis, SpaceX and the U.S. lunar effort as China’s Moon ambitions sharpen the competitive context. The analysis frames a central question for the program: whether added scrutiny supports or complicates NASA’s ability to advance its lunar plans.
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