Moon mission

Moon mission

Astronaut Christina Koch gazes upon her receding home planet out the window of Orion as the spacecraft continues its journey towards the moon. Photo: NASA

40 minutes when Artemis crew loses contact with the Earth

The blackout is expected to last about 40 minutes, during which the four astronauts will be completely out of contact, travelling through space in silence.

Astronaut Christina Koch gazes upon her receding home planet out the window of Orion as the spacecraft continues its journey towards the moon. Photo: NASA

Artemis II passes midpoint ahead of lunar flyby

Photo: Tanjir Rahman/TBS

Moon's shrinking raises questions for future lunar missions

NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, rolls to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US January 17, 2026. Launch around the moon and back is scheduled for February 6, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Joe Skippe

First manned mission to moon in 50 years set to be launched

A large screen shows news footage of China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe collecting a sample from the far side of the moon, in Beijing, China June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Carrying lunar rocks, Chinese probe lifts off from far side of moon

The Chang'e 6 lunar probe and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket combination sit atop the launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province, China May 3, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Baptista

China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon

Photo: JAXA

Japan's SLIM probe regains power more than a week after landing

FILE PHOTO: Astronauts for NASA's Artemis II mission stand in front of their Orion crew capsule, expected to carry Reid Wiseman, commander, Victor Glover, pilot, and mission specialists Christina Hammock Koch and Jeremy Hansen, with the Canadian Space Agency, as NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy speaks at a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Joe Skipper./File Photo

NASA to push back moon mission timelines amid spacecraft delays

Photo: Collected

Mission accomplished, India puts moon rover to 'sleep'

Live telecast of soft landing of Vikram module of Chandrayaan 2 on lunar surface, in Bengaluru on September 7, 2019/Hindustan Times

Indian rover confirms sulphur on Moon's south pole

H-IIA launch vehicle number 47 is seen on the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on August 28, 2023. Kyodo/via REUTERS

Japan suspends H-IIA rocket launch for moonshot because of strong winds

Photo: AFP

India shoots for the moon with latest rocket launch

A model of the lander in HAKUTO-R lunar exploration program by "ispace" is pictured at a venue to monitor its landing on the Moon, in Tokyo, Japan, April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japan firm fails in bid for historic Moon landing