NASA will continue efforts to restore contact with Lunar Trailblazer through mid-June, holding out hope it can still conduct its mission to search for water ice on the moon.

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NASA says its program to use commercial spacecraft to deliver payloads to the lunar surface is working well despite just a single fully successful landing in four attempts.

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NASA has yet to restore communications with a lunar science spacecraft launched last week, keeping it from completing its mission as originally planned.

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Two spacecraft, one from a startup and the other built by a major aerospace company, are experiencing problems after their launch as rideshares on a lunar lander mission.

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The second lunar lander mission by Intuitive Machines is set to launch, taking to the moon NASA and commercial payloads as well as several rideshare spacecraft.

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GOLDEN, Colorado — Finding exploitable water ice at the lunar south pole is high on the agenda of NASA’s Artemis program. If reservoirs of water ice exist in lunar cold […]

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Tight budgets for NASA could provide new opportunities for smallsats that have increasingly demonstrated their capability to perform low-cost science missions.

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JPL’s cutting-edge instrument, which will provide insights into the lunar water cycle and composition of the Moon’s surface, has been incorporated into the small satellite. Lunar Trailblazer, NASA’s mission to […]

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NASA will continue a lunar smallsat mission for launch in mid-2023 despite exceeding its cost cap by 30%.

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NASA will decide the future of a lunar smallsat orbiter mission at a review this fall after cost overruns by the spacecraft’s manufacturer.

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NASA has found a new ride for a small lunar orbiter mission that will allow the spacecraft to avoid a two-year wait for its launch.

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A delay in the launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission is forcing another asteroid mission hitching a ride to revise its plans.

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NASA is looking at options to move up the launch of a small lunar orbiter mission, illustrating the challenges the agency faces as it seeks to make greater use of rideshare launch opportunities.

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