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NASA Accelerates Lunar Nuclear Reactor Project to 2030
NASA plans to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 to power future lunar bases, accelerating the Artemis program and responding to competition from China and Russia.
NASA Accelerates Lunar Nuclear Reactor Project to 2030
NASA plans to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 to power future lunar bases, accelerating the Artemis program and responding to competition from China and Russia.
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44% Bias Score
China's 2028 Lunar Construction Test and the Race to the Moon
China's robotic mission in 2028 will test creating building blocks from lunar soil, while aiming for a crewed lunar landing around 2030, potentially before the US, whose Artemis program faces delays.
China's 2028 Lunar Construction Test and the Race to the Moon
China's robotic mission in 2028 will test creating building blocks from lunar soil, while aiming for a crewed lunar landing around 2030, potentially before the US, whose Artemis program faces delays.
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52% Bias Score
China's Chang'e 8 Mission: 10 International Projects Selected for Lunar Exploration
China's Chang'e 8 lunar mission, scheduled for launch around 2029, will include 10 international scientific and technological projects from 11 countries and regions, focusing on resource utilization and scientific surveys near the moon's south pole, to help lay the groundwork for an International Lu...
China's Chang'e 8 Mission: 10 International Projects Selected for Lunar Exploration
China's Chang'e 8 lunar mission, scheduled for launch around 2029, will include 10 international scientific and technological projects from 11 countries and regions, focusing on resource utilization and scientific surveys near the moon's south pole, to help lay the groundwork for an International Lu...
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20% Bias Score
Intuitive Machines Attempts Second Lunar Landing
Intuitive Machines's "Athena" lunar lander is attempting a landing near the Moon's south pole today at 12:32 pm EST (17:32 UTC), carrying scientific instruments, three rovers, and a hopping drone to explore permanently shadowed craters; this builds on their February 2024 landing, and is part of NASA...
Intuitive Machines Attempts Second Lunar Landing
Intuitive Machines's "Athena" lunar lander is attempting a landing near the Moon's south pole today at 12:32 pm EST (17:32 UTC), carrying scientific instruments, three rovers, and a hopping drone to explore permanently shadowed craters; this builds on their February 2024 landing, and is part of NASA...
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40% Bias Score
Blue Ghost Poised for Historic Private Lunar Landing
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft, carrying 10 NASA science instruments, is scheduled to attempt a lunar landing on Sunday at 3:34 a.m. ET, aiming to become the second privately built spacecraft to achieve this milestone, furthering NASA's Artemis program and the Commercial Lunar Payload Ser...
Blue Ghost Poised for Historic Private Lunar Landing
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft, carrying 10 NASA science instruments, is scheduled to attempt a lunar landing on Sunday at 3:34 a.m. ET, aiming to become the second privately built spacecraft to achieve this milestone, furthering NASA's Artemis program and the Commercial Lunar Payload Ser...
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20% Bias Score
China's Lunar Rover to Search for Water Ice
China's Chang'e-7 mission, launching in 2026, will send a robotic "flying detector" to the Moon's south pole to search for water ice, potentially paving the way for a crewed lunar landing by 2030, driven by both scientific exploration and national security interests.
China's Lunar Rover to Search for Water Ice
China's Chang'e-7 mission, launching in 2026, will send a robotic "flying detector" to the Moon's south pole to search for water ice, potentially paving the way for a crewed lunar landing by 2030, driven by both scientific exploration and national security interests.
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36% Bias Score
NASA Accelerates Lunar Nuclear Reactor Plan to Outpace China, Russia
NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy ordered the agency to expedite plans for a lunar nuclear reactor by July 31, aiming to surpass China and Russia's similar project and enable a sustained Artemis program lunar presence; a delay could result in a foreign 'exclusion zone'.
NASA Accelerates Lunar Nuclear Reactor Plan to Outpace China, Russia
NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy ordered the agency to expedite plans for a lunar nuclear reactor by July 31, aiming to surpass China and Russia's similar project and enable a sustained Artemis program lunar presence; a delay could result in a foreign 'exclusion zone'.
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52% Bias Score
Queqiao-2 Relay Satellite Supports Future Lunar Missions
China's Queqiao-2 relay satellite, launched in March 2023, successfully separated from its carrier rocket on March 20, 2024, and will support future Chinese and international lunar missions, including Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8, providing communication relay and conducting scientific experiments.
Queqiao-2 Relay Satellite Supports Future Lunar Missions
China's Queqiao-2 relay satellite, launched in March 2023, successfully separated from its carrier rocket on March 20, 2024, and will support future Chinese and international lunar missions, including Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8, providing communication relay and conducting scientific experiments.
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20% Bias Score
Intuitive Machines' Athena Lunar Lander Fails After Tipping Over
Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander touched down on the moon's south pole Thursday but tipped over, its battery draining due to the low sun angle and solar panel positioning; the mission concluded early despite partial mission success and valuable data collected before battery depletion.
Intuitive Machines' Athena Lunar Lander Fails After Tipping Over
Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander touched down on the moon's south pole Thursday but tipped over, its battery draining due to the low sun angle and solar panel positioning; the mission concluded early despite partial mission success and valuable data collected before battery depletion.
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48% Bias Score
Athena Lunar Lander's Uncertain Status After Successful Touchdown
Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander successfully touched down near the moon's south pole on Thursday, but its operational status is uncertain; the mission aims to search for water ice and test lunar communication technologies as part of NASA's CLPS program.
Athena Lunar Lander's Uncertain Status After Successful Touchdown
Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander successfully touched down near the moon's south pole on Thursday, but its operational status is uncertain; the mission aims to search for water ice and test lunar communication technologies as part of NASA's CLPS program.
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20% Bias Score
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Sends Stunning Images of Moon's Far Side
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander, carrying 10 NASA instruments, entered lunar orbit on February 13, sent back stunning close-up images of the moon's far side and south pole from 120 kilometers, and is scheduled to land on March 2 near Mons Latreille to collect subsurface data before ceasi...
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Sends Stunning Images of Moon's Far Side
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander, carrying 10 NASA instruments, entered lunar orbit on February 13, sent back stunning close-up images of the moon's far side and south pole from 120 kilometers, and is scheduled to land on March 2 near Mons Latreille to collect subsurface data before ceasi...
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Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Captures First Moon Images
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander, launched January 15th and carrying 10 NASA instruments, captured its first moon images while orbiting Earth; it's scheduled to land near Mons Latreille on March 2nd for a 14-Earth-day mission before ceasing operations due to lunar night.
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Captures First Moon Images
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander, launched January 15th and carrying 10 NASA instruments, captured its first moon images while orbiting Earth; it's scheduled to land near Mons Latreille on March 2nd for a 14-Earth-day mission before ceasing operations due to lunar night.
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24% Bias Score
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