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A guide to the Canadian Space Agency: Key missions, achievements, and future plans

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

Reference Discover everything you need to know about the Canadian Space Agency, including its missions, achievements, and role in space exploration.

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Visitors to Space Center Houston can now step inside Northrop Grumman's early mockup of a lunar orbit habitat.

Open Gateway: Step into mock lunar orbit habitat at Space Center Houston

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The public can now step into the future of lunar exploration at Space Center Houston by entering an early mockup for Northrop Grumman's Gateway astronaut accommodations around the moon.

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a six-wheeled, blue-and-white moon rover sits on a sidewalk in front of a large white airplane

Moon RACER: Intuitive Machines takes lunar rover out for debut drive

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Intuitive Machines' lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) is not your grandfather's moon buggy. The company's Moon RACER, or Reusable Autonomous Crewed Exploration Rover, just made its public debut.

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An illustration of SpaceX's Starship on the moon. April 16, 2021, NASA announced that SpaceX won the contract to build the lunar lander for its Artemis program.

NASA announces 9 possible moon landing sites for Artemis 3 lunar mission

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

NASA has refined its list of potential landing sites near the moon's south pole for its Artemis 3 mission, which aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface no earlier than 2026.

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During its high-speed return to Earth from lunar distance, the thermal protection system of Orion's crew module must endure blistering temperatures to keep crew members safe. Measuring 16.5 feet (5 meters) in diameter, Orion's heat shield is the largest of its kind developed for missions carrying astronauts.

NASA faces tough decisions on Orion capsule's heat shield for Artemis moon missions

By Leonard David published

NASA remains in an ongoing test mode to determine what’s behind the ablative thermal protective material that chipped away unexpectedly from the Artemis 1 Orion heat shield during its reentry.

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photo of a white spacesuit standing on stage at a conference, with a handful of onlookers in the background

A 21st-century moon suit: Axiom Space's lunar spacesuit sports 4G comms, Prada looks and Oakley visors for Artemis astronauts

By Andrew Jones published

Axiom Space's new AxEMU spacesuit for Artemis moon missions features a variety of advanced tech, including 4G comms and an HD camera system.

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closeup of the torso of a white spacesuit with red and gray highlights

Artemis moon suit designed by Axiom Space and Prada revealed in Milan (photos)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The next U.S. astronauts to walk on the moon will do so in style. Axiom Space and Prada have revealed the outer cover layer for the AxEMU spacesuit.

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illustration of a small cubical spacecraft with blue solar wings in orbit around the moon

NASA extends tiny CAPSTONE probe's moon mission to December 2025

By Leonard David published

NASA has extended its CAPSTONE moon mission through December 2025, allowing the cubesat to continue its pioneering exploration work.

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a researcher holds a white camera, which is focusing on a pair of hands shaping a pile of rocks and dirt on the ground

New Artemis moon camera gets 1st field test (photos)

By Conor Feehly published

Recently, an international team took the HULC moon camera out for a test drive in lunar-like conditions to improve the camera's design for Artemis moon missions.

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a forklift carries a large silver cylindrical through a doorway

Gateway gift: Northrop Grumman delivers lunar-orbit hab for Space Center Houston display

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A full-scale mockup of the astronaut accommodations for a small space station orbiting the moon has arrived at Space Center Houston. Northrop Grumman has donated its prototype for the Gateway HALO.

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