Artemis II moon mission shows how U.S. space strategy has changed

NASA's Artemis II crewed mission to the moon shows how U.S. space strategy has changed since Apollo -- and contrasts with China's closed program.
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New NASA findings clarify the Moon’s impact record and Earth’s water sources

NASA research using Apollo lunar regolith data refines the Moon’s impact record and places limits on meteorite contributions to Earth’s water over geologic time.
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Accelerate U.S. lunar exploration with a robotic sample return campaign

A realistic and cost-effective path for the United States to advance the exploration and development of the moon, and to keep our nation in the forefront of that enterprise, is to dramatically increase robotic exploration efforts and to focus with urgency ...
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Partnerships Between NASA and Industry Can Support Lunar Exploration, Say Two New Reports

WASHINGTON – Renewed interest in exploration of the moon has the potential to benefit lunar science greatly and could evolve into a program facilitated by partnerships between commercial companies and NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD), say ...
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US plans to build nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030, NASA says

NASA and the Department of Energy (DOE) on Tuesday announced plans to develop a nuclear reactor for the surface of the moon by 2030.

NASA's Latest Artemis Payloads Will Study Lunar Radiation, History, and Terrain

NASA has announced a trio of new scientific experiments it plans to conduct on the Moon as part of its ongoing Artemis program. These payloads will include imager systems to test the temperature of the lunar surface at different depths, as well as an experiment to study lunar radiation and how it interacts with the Moon's surface.