NASA, Lunar and the moon

NASA's brand-new Lunar Trailblazer probe suffers glitch on way to the moon
NASA's water-hunting Lunar Trailblazer probe is experiencing communication and power issues while it makes its way to the moon following a Feb. 26 launch.
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Goes Silent in Space – Can Engineers Bring It Back?
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer hitched a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9, successfully deploying into space. But soon after, the mission hit a snag — engineers discovered power system issues that led to a loss of communication.
Lunar Trailblazer blasts off to map water on the moon
On Wednesday 26 February, a thermal imaging camera built by researchers at the University of Oxford's Department of Physics will blast off to the moon as part of NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission. This aims to map sources of water on the moon to shed light on the lunar water cycle and to guide future robotic and human missions.
What does water look like on the moon? A new lunar probe is on a mission to find out
The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter's launch window opens Feb 26. It's catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission which is landing on the moon near the south pole. Both have instruments for looking for water.
Lunar landers to pave way for human exploration, NASA says
Two lunar lander spacecraft are in transit to deliver NASA science and technology to the moon's surface as part of the space agency's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative. Arrthy Thayaparan reports.
Six things to know about NASA's Lunar Trailblazer
Feb. 26, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will help resolve an enduring mystery: Where is the moon's water? After sharing a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Intuitive Machines' IM-2 launch—part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative—the small satellite will take several months to arrive in lunar orbit.
What instruments will NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer use to search for water on Moon?
Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander will land on March 6 near the Moon’s south pole, to study and identify different forms of water on the lunar surface.
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NASA Orbiter Will Map the Lunar Water Cycle
NASA launched a lunar orbiter Wednesday night that will trace the Moon's elusive water cycle. Lunar Trailblazer, a ...
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NASA launches satellite for mission to map water on the moon
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral carrying NASA's Lunar Trailblazer orbiter built by Lockheed Martin's space division. The satellite was a ...
Commercial lunar lander Athena heading to the moon with a drill, rover and rocket-powered "hopper" to search for ice
Intuitive Machines launches its second moon lander, which will use NASA and commercially developed tools to search for ice in ...
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Scientists Struggle to Communicate With 2 Spacecraft Launched Wednesday
A day later, however, NASA shared that mission operators had lost communication with the spacecraft in the wee hours of ...
Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission launches from Kennedy Space Center to lunar south pole
The Falcon 9 rocket turned twilight into day as it leaped off the launch pad — its payload destined for the moon on a mission ...
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All you need to know about the lunar spacecraft built in Colorado and launching to the moon this week
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer, a small but powerful satellite, is set to launch Wednesday evening. Its mission? To understand how ...