Here are all notable articles and blog posts I’ve published on India’s largely successful—but also very opaque—space program, including all of its planetary missions. I keep updating any evergreen ...

I’m thrilled to share that over and above my flagship Moon Monday blog+newsletter, I’ve joined the Open Lunar Foundation as their ‘Science Communications Lead’. In that role, I’ll help communicate ...

SPADEX paves the way for Chandrayaan 4 lunar sample return On January 16, India successfully docked and then controlled two twin satellites in circular low Earth orbit as part of mission SPADEX (spa ...

So that was an exhaustive look at India’s space progress in 2024 on multiple fronts. I wrote this for you, not social media or SEO. And so if you loved my 2024 Indian space tour, please share it with ...

More Moon Left: Debut launch of China’s Long March 12 rocket; Right: The YF-100K engine, four of which power Long March 12’s core stage, as displayed at Airshow China 2018. Images: CCTV / 乘号同学 With ...

M2 will deploy ispace’s indigenously built 5-kilogram micro-rover to explore the Moon’s surface with an HD camera. It will also collect lunar soil and transfer its ownership to NASA as part of the ...

Hope you enjoyed these curated images of some of the most amazing mountains on the Moon. As you may have noted, many of these views are captured by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Their outreach ...

Our Moon may be one of the largest satellites in the Solar System but its exploration has been concentrated on select areas. One of these is low lunar orbit, where mapping spacecraft from three ...

👀 🧊 🌘More mission updates The SLS rocket core stage and twin boosters inside NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building. Image: NASA / Frank Michaux On March 23, technicians at NASA joined the twin solid ...

Grab some tea, coffee, or beverage of your choice because this week’s Moon Monday is a sci-tech deep dive! 🌝 Chandrayaan 3 contributes to learning our Moon’s origin and evolution Top left: The ...

Cool new projects; same old budget An LVM3 rocket hosting the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft on the second launchpad at India’s Sriharikota spaceport. Image: ISRO On January 16, the Indian Government Union ...

The Sun sets for Blue Ghost A beautiful lunar sunset captured by the Blue Ghost lander, with our Earth and Venus seen near the horizon. Image: Firefly Aerospace Capturing a lunar sunset and associated ...