Alan Bean (1932-2018)
NASA has announced that Alan Bean has died. He was 86 years old. Astronaut Bean was the fourth human to walk on the Moon, reaching […]
Lunar Journal – News From The Moon
Lunar Property Sales To Russian Entities Banned By US Sanctions
Based upon sanctions announced today by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and in order to fully comply with the […]
Google Lunar X Prize Contest Ends Early; No Winner
The highly-publicized Google Lunar X Prize competition, with a goal of landing an unmanned rover on the Moon and sending back high-resolution images, has been […]
John Young (1930-2018)
John Young, one of only twelve humans to have walked on the Moon, has died. A native of San Francisco, Calif., Astronaut Young was 87 […]
Japan’s Team Hakuto Delays Lunar Launch
The Japanese team competing in an international lunar probe contest said Wednesday (8 November) that it will postpone the launch date of its moon rover […]
Korea’s Moon Program: “Failure To Launch”?
Korea’s JoongAng Daily opines that the nation’s leaders may be playing pure politics with a proposed government-financed mission to the Moon, which includes a tight timeline […]
Happy Chhath Puja (India)
For our friends, team members and families in India celebrating Chhath Puja, we extend our warmest greetings to each of you! If you are giving […]
China, Russia To Join Forces For Manned Moon Missions
China and Russia are set to sign a milestone agreement on joint space exploration from 2018 to 2022, according to the official People’s Daily online […]
Stephen Hawking: Return To Moon Would “Elevate Humanity”
Speaking at the Starmus Festival in Trondheim, Norway, the physicist Stephen Hawking has called for space-faring nations to return astronauts to the Moon by 2020. […]
Lunar Hiltons? Someday, But Not Yet
Along with many other space enthusiasts, we’ve been waiting — forever, it seems — for our opportunity to stay at a hotel on the Moon, […]