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NASA Adds Lunar Lander LEO Docking Demo To Artemis Campaign

SpaceX and Blue Origin hold Human Lander System (HLS) flight service contracts with NASA to ferry astronauts to and from ...
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Chang’e-6 spacecraft dock in lunar orbit ahead of journey back to Earth

A mission control screen simulation of the Chang'e-6 orbiter (left) and ascent vehicle docked in lunar orbit, June 6, 2024. Credit: Screenshot/CNSA HELSINKI — An ascent vehicle docked with the Chang’e ...

OTD In Space - March 3: Apollo 9 Launches 1st Test Flight of Lunar Module

On March 3, 1969, Apollo 9 launched three astronauts on the first crewed test flight of NASA’s lunar module, which astronauts ...
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Redwire Awarded Contract From Thales Alenia Space to Provide Docking System for European Habitation Module on the Gateway Lunar Space Station

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Redwire Corporation (RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced today it has been awarded a contract from prime ...

With Gateway likely gone, where will lunar landers rendezvous with Orion?

This is all well and good, but it neglects a critical element of the Artemis program: a lander capable of taking astronauts down to the lunar surface from an orbit around the Moon and back up to ...