Seit der historischen Apollo-Mission vor mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert hat die Menschheit davon geträumt, den Mond erneut zu betreten. Mit dem Artemis-Programm der NASA ist dieser Traum nun greifbar nahe. Artemis 2, die zweite geplante bemannte Mission, spielt eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Vorbereitung auf die Rückkehr zum Mond. Hier ist der aktuelle Stand…
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Die NASA erteilt Jeff Bezos Raumfahrtunternehmen Blue Origin den Bauauftrag für die Monadlandefähre Blue Moon. Der Auftrag an Blue Origin hat ein Volumen von 3,15 Milliarden Euro. Wie die US-Weltraumagentur mitteilte, soll die Landefähre bei der für 2029 geplanten Mondlandemission Artemis 5 verwendet werden. Gründer Jeff Bezos äußerte sich zum Zuschlag an sein Unternehmen: Es…
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NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface. At least one of those astronauts will make…
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After a magnificent launch Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley docked succesfully at the ISS after a 19-hour journey. The pair of astronauts docked to the space station’s Harmony module at 10:16 a.m. EDT Sunday as the microgravity laboratory flew 262 miles above the border northern China and Mongolia. Behnken and Hurley, the first astronauts to fly…
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Today, all eyes were on Team SpaceIL as they attempted to soft-land on the surface of the Moon. Their robotic lander, Beresheet, Hebrew for “Genesis,” came very close to touching down, but ultimately failed to soft-land during its final descent. As it prepared for landing, Beresheet experienced a main engine failure and lost communication with…
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The Israeli team SpaceIL attempt to land the country’s first moon lander, called Beresheet, on the Sea of Serenity on the moon failed. So sorry!! Their robotic lander, Beresheet, Hebrew for “Genesis,” came very close to touching down, but ultimately failed to soft-land during its final descent. As it prepared for landing, Beresheet experienced a…
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The first privately-funded spacecraft from former XPRIZE team, SpaceIL to reach the Moon is in lunar orbit right now and is projected to land this Thursday, April 11, marking the beginning of a new era in space exploration. In 2011, SpaceIL began to build its Beresheet spacecraft as its entry into the Google Lunar XPRIZE…
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On Tuesday during the fifth meeting of the National Space Council, Vice President Mike Pence challenged NASA to send American astronauts back on the Moon in the next five years. Administrator Jim Bridenstine released a statement following the announcement, saying “It is the right time for this challenge, and I assured the Vice President that…
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The Moon Race Competion (MRC) is a international competition pioneering sustainable lunar exploration, to support technology demonstrations up to the lunar surface. Giving opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship in space business. Space and non-space partners are invited to join the movement.. Applications to open early 2019: https://www.themoonrace.org/ Around 50 years after Neil Armstrong first set foot…
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Am 31. Januar finden drei seltene Himmelsereignisse in nur einer Nacht statt – und in allen drei Fällen ist der Mond involviert, also die „super blue blood moon eclipse“. Die astronomische Rarität gab es zuletzt vor 150 Jahren. Dies drei Mondphänomene kommen zusammen: Der Supermond: In der Nacht vom 31. Januar kommt der Mond der Erde…
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