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Moonwatch 2024

Stuart Clark reports on Nasa’s progress towards landing astronauts on the moon in 2024

4 July 2023

  • Buck full supermoon illuminates skies around the world – vertical video

    The first supermoon of 2023 is named after the antlers of male deers which are growing at this time of year.

18 November 2021

  • An artist’s impression of the SpaceX starship that will carry astronauts to the surface of the moon.

    Moonwatch: Nasa resumes work on lunar lander

    Agency says human landing will not be possible until 2025 at the earliest after lawsuit delays project

14 January 2021

  • Thales Alenia Space will build the Esprit module for the lunar Gateway space station for the ESA.

    European Space Agency to build module for Gateway space station

    Esprit module will supply communications and refuelling to international lunar station

18 November 2020

  • Astronauts

    Nasa says landing astronauts on moon by 2024 is unlikely

    Costs and overruns on key technology have hit schedule of Artemis programme, says report

9 September 2020

  • Space Launch System

    Nasa prepares to test SLS rocket to moon as costs rise to $9.1bn

    First uncrewed mission of the Space Launch System now scheduled for November 2021

29 July 2020

  • Sustainable lunar exploration is not expected to begin until 2028

    Nasa moon mission asks US universities to develop technology

    Fund will offer up to $2m to rapidly find ways of locating water or building power systems

20 May 2020

  • Artist’s impression of lunar exploration at the south pole crater.

    Nasa proposals to allow establishment of lunar 'safety zones'

    US accused by Russia of trying to circumvent 1967 treaty banning ownership of areas of the moon

25 March 2020

  • US-SPACE-ORION<br>This NASA photo obtained March 5, 2020 shows NASAs Orion spacecraft, a critical part of the agencys Artemis I mission, which has completed three months of testing at the agency's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio. - During the testing, the craft was subjected to the extreme temperatures and electromagnetic environment it will experience in its upcoming test mission to the Moon. (Photo by Handout / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /NASA/HANDOUT " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/NASA/AFP via Getty Images)

    Nasa moon mission plans set back by coronavirus crisis

    Work on the Orion capsule and the Space Launch System suspended until Covid-19 outbreak has passed
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