Chinese Spacecraft is Testing Out a New Lunar Orbit
15 Feb 2022: Amateur satellite tracker Scott Tilley (noted previously) and others, have been following Chang'e-5's travels through space and provide evidence for the new lunar orbit following…
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15 Feb 2022: Amateur satellite tracker Scott Tilley (noted previously) and others, have been following Chang'e-5's travels through space and provide evidence for the new lunar orbit following…
1 Mar 2022: Romania became the 16th country to sign the NASA-led Artemis Accords for cooperation in space exploration - Marius-Ioan Piso, the longtime head of the Romanian…
7 Mar 2022: Bahrain became the 17th country to join the Artemis Accords regarding principles for cooperation in space exploration and expands beyond traditional spacefaring nations. - Mohamed…
27 Apr 2022: China announced plans to set up a constellation around the moon to provide communication and navigation services for future operations on the lunar surface. The…
10 May 2022: Colombia joined NASA's quickly growing Artemis Accords program, becoming the 19th nation to sign on, after recent pacts with Bahrain, Singapore and Romania. - Colombia…
10 June 2022: France officially signed onto NASA's Artemis Accords - the space agency's set of guidelines and principles for how the US and other countries should explore…
6 Sep 2022: While NASA prepared to launch the uncrewed Artemis mission, China is progressing on its own step-by-step program to put both robotic and, eventually, crewed spacecraft…
19 Sep 2022: The United Arab Emirates will fly its Rashid 2 rover on China's 2026 Chang'e-7 lunar landing mission following an agreement between the two countries. A…
28 Sep 2022: Chinese space officials presented a range of opportunities for international cooperation in the country's plans during a session at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in…
I've been teaching astrodynamics formally and informally since 1982. From Generals and Astronauts to great military folks to school kids who were curious. I would often speak of…
28 Nov 2022: China released its pathway for robotic and crewed lunar and deep space exploration, with a number of missions building towards a permanent moon base. -…
21 Apr 2023: China is planning to make a fully reusable version of the Long March 9, a rocket designed to launch infrastructure and deep space missions. Presentations…
23 Jun 2023: As part of a visit from Prime Minister Modi, India and the US have agreed to work more closely together in spaceflight, with India signing…
27 Jul 2023: Argentina became the 28th country to sign on to the Artemis Accords , NASA's framework for peaceful exploration of space and the Moon . There…
23 Aug 2023: Chandrayaan-3 's Vikram (Sanskrit for "valor") became India's first successful moon landing, and the world's first landing near the lunar south pole. Less than a…
19 Aug 2023: After a problem with Luna-25's propulsion system, instead of entering a low orbit around the Moon, it crashed into the lunar surface. Roskosmos reported an…
14 Sep 2023: Germany signed the Artemis Accords, adding one of Europe's largest space powers to a document outlining best practices for sustainable space exploration. Germany became the…
29 Sep 2023: China announced it will launch its Chang'e-6 lunar sample return mission next year in an attempt at a first-ever collection of material from the far…
China launched the Queqiao-2 lunar relay satellite to support Chang’e missions, including far-side and south-pole exploration.
1 Jun 2024: For the second time, China has successfully landed one of its Chang'e spacecraft on the moon's far side. Chang'e-6 landed in the southern portion of…
13 Dec 2022: During their visit to the United States as part of the US-Africa Leaders Summit, Nigeria and Rwanda signed the Artemis Accords. They were the 22nd…
14 Jul 2022: In conjunction with US President Joe Biden's visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, NASA administrator, Bill Nelson, announced that Saudi Arabia became the 21st…
Mexico became the fourteenth country to join the Artemis Accords on 9 December 2021.
27 October 2021: Poland has joined the U.S.-led Artemis Accords for space exploration, hoping to use the agreement as a means of enhancing space cooperation between the two…