Artemis II Crew Return Safely to Earth After Historic Lunar Flyby
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2026
The Orion capsule, Integrity, safely returned four astronauts to Earth on Friday, marking a monumental milestone in the global quest to revisit the Moon
Mengzhou escape trial lays groundwork for crewed lunar mission
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2025
China successfully carried out a zero-altitude escape flight test of its new Mengzhou manned spacecraft on Tuesday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Northwest China, marking the first such test in 27 years.
Solid, or liquid, foundation for building a lunar base
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2024
If one were to go by some accounts on social networking sites, one would be inclined to believe what many are sharing with words such as "Chinese scientists have discovered large quantities of water on the moon".
China's Chang'e 6 robotic mission finished successfully on Tuesday afternoon, bringing scientifically precious samples from the moon's far side back to Earth for the first time.
China's spacecraft takes off from moon with first samples from lunar far side
TUESDAY, JUNE 04, 2024
The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from the lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history.
China's Chang'e 6 robotic mission has reached a crucial moment in its historic lunar odyssey — its landing craft successfully touched down on Sunday morning on the moon's far side, the little-known hemisphere of our celestial neighbour.
China launches Chang'e-6 to retrieve samples from moon's far side
SATURDAY, MAY 04, 2024
China on Friday launched the Chang'e-6 spacecraft to collect and return samples from the moon's mysterious far side -- the first endeavour of its kind in the history of human lunar exploration.
First high-definition lunar geological atlas released
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2024
The world's first complete high-definition geological atlas of the moon, released by China on Sunday, will provide basic map data for future lunar research and exploration.
US Moon lander, despite a broken leg, still operational, but time is limited
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The first private US spacecraft to land on the moon broke a leg at touchdown before falling over, according to company officials who said Wednesday it was on the verge of losing power.