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NASA launches program to search for underground lunar caves

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NASA selects three lunar investigations as interest grows in caves and infrastructure for a Moon base

The studies are intended to address key questions about living on the lunar surface, including whether underground caves could shelter astronauts from radiation, micrometeorites and temperature extremes. Related efforts spotlight the communications and navigation network, robotics and exploration capabilities needed to support sustained lunar activity.

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IAC 2026 puts Artemis II findings, satellite security and space geopolitics on the agenda

The International Astronautical Congress in Antalya is examining NASA’s Artemis II results and lunar data, the security of large satellite constellations, and the growing overlap between commercial space activity and national interests. Other discussions include Türkiye’s Moon mission, crew autonomy, European plans and space manufacturing.

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NASA offers Artemis Accords signatories roles in lunar base plans and proposed space academy

NASA is offering countries that have signed the Artemis Accords opportunities to participate in its plans for a lunar base and a proposed space academy. The offer links international participation in the agency’s lunar ambitions with a potential forum for space education and cooperation.

Universe Today

NASA Selects GIMLI to Search the Marius Lunar Pit for a Potential Lunar Base Site

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NASA selects GIMLI proposal to investigate whether Marius lunar pit opens into a larger cave

NASA has selected a Planetary Science Institute-led proposal to examine whether an underground cave extends beyond the opening of the Marius lunar pit. The investigation will assess a feature that could be relevant to identifying future lunar base sites; the available report does not specify the mission’s timeline or methods.

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SpaceX prepares Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A for Starship’s first Florida launch

SpaceX is working to ready historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for Starship, with the rocket’s first liftoff from Florida potentially only months away. The effort would bring the company’s largest launch vehicle to a new site at the center.

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Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the moon, dies at 90

Hamilton’s software work was critical to the first lunar landing and helped establish software engineering as a discipline. NASA and MIT announced her death at 90, honoring a computer science pioneer whose work supported Apollo and the first human journeys to the moon.