China preps complex Chang’e 7 mission to study lunar water while US Artemis III rejigs.
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China preps complex Chang’e 7 mission to study lunar water while US Artemis III rejigs.
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Moon Monday #247 and Indian Space Progress #32
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Like Moon-made M&Ms. 🍬😋
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Plus mission updates.
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Before we begin, a clarifying note about the title of the previous Moon Monday: An Amazon delivery for NASA’s VIPER rover? Well, I’ve received many emails saying how Amazon has a distinct space entity from Blue Origin. It’s fair to point that out but
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Plus Chandrayaan 3 research updates and more.
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Plus mission updates.
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A review of upcoming and past lunar missions of this decade shows a wide gap between notions of technological progress versus achieved reality.
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Moon Monday #241 and Indian Space Progress #31
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Plus mission updates.
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And how science does not exist in a (lunar) vacuum.
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Plus Artemis updates.
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NISAR demonstrates peak peaceful uses of cutting-edge space technologies to solve humanity’s fundamental problems, and then some more.
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Reviewing all recent advances from China as it prepares to perform crewed Moon missions. Plus more mission updates.
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A look at the armada of robotic landers NASA is riding to the Moon this decade.
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I’m thrilled to welcome Astrolab as a continuing yearly sponsor of my Moon Monday blog+newsletter!

California-based Venturi Astrolab Inc. (Astrolab) is developing the large multi-purpose rovers of FLEX and FLIP for advanced exploration of our Moon this decade and next. Through FLEX, Astrolab leads one
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It was eight years ago that I wrote a guide on how to correctly and reliably install NASA’s popular HEASoft software on Linux, a software which is extensively used in high energy Astrophysics research.
I wrote it because the official guides on NASA HEASoft’s website
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Read to the end for a jolly Jovian update!
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A special early edition of Moon Monday for International Moon Day, July 20.
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A complicated question to answer for a controversial flight intended to advance India’s grand ambition of indigenously sending humans to space.
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I’m over the Moon to share that Open Lunar Foundation is continuing to be a sponsor of my Moon Monday blog+newsletter for the fifth year in a row! 🌕

Open Lunar is a non-profit organization that actively promotes cooperative, peaceful, and sustainable
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And encouraging information sharing.
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This article is a break from my usual flair because space communities worldwide are affected by this important topic, and I have some thoughts to offer to add to the discussions.
SpaceNews, a well known media publication in the global space industry, went paywalled for its website on July 1
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A review of notable developments by country or region.
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A look at recent Chinese milestones in the build up to crewed lunar missions, another blow(up) for Artemis, how Firefly’s Ocula can fill critical gaps for NASA, and more.
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Plus: Examples of how Western media narratives of Chinese lunar activities misjudge capabilities and intent
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ispace Japan’s second Moon lander
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Plus more mission updates.
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And other mission updates.