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The latest GITAI R1 demonstration is a strong signal of where lunar robotics is heading. The rover successfully unloads a payload, opens a container, and assembles a solar panel mockup in a simulated lunar environment.
Modular, teleoperated, and increasingly autonomous systems like this will shape the next decade of off‑Earth infrastructure.

#SpaceTech #Robotics #LunarExploration #Engineering

Greg Lloyd Mar 17

RE: https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke/116186772346367044

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Deep and fascinating 🧵 on NASA’s 1967 thorough 2005 vision and proposals for post-Apollo Lunar exploration
#NASA #JPL #lunarexploration

Jim Carey Feb 27

Harnessing the Sun to Extract Oxygen on the Moon https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/carbothermal-reduction-demonstration-card-project-testing-2/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NASA #Moon #OxygenProduction #CarbothermalReduction #LunarExploration

Harnessing the Sun to Extract Oxygen on the Moon - NASA

The Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project aims to demonstrate the carbothermal reduction of lunar regolith to produce oxygen on the Lunar South Pole. For this test, the team integrated the solar concentrator, mirrors, and software and confirmed the production of carbon monoxide.

NASA

NewsletterTF Feb 22

US Pushes for Lunar Nuclear Power Amidst Global Space Competition

The USA is planning to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon. This is to help with space exploration and to compete with other countries.

#MoonPower, #SpaceRace, #NuclearEnergy, #USA, #LunarExploration

https://newsletter.tf/usa-moon-nuclear-power-2025/

USA Wants Nuclear Power on the Moon Soon

The USA is planning to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon. This is to help with space exploration and to compete with other countries.

NewsletterTF Feb 22

The United States is working faster to put a nuclear power source on the Moon. This is important for future space missions and to be ahead of other countries in space.

#MoonPower, #SpaceRace, #NuclearEnergy, #USA, #LunarExploration

https://newsletter.tf/usa-moon-nuclear-power-2025/

USA Wants Nuclear Power on the Moon Soon

The USA is planning to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon. This is to help with space exploration and to compete with other countries.

NewsletterTF Feb 13

Possible Discovery of Luna 9, First Soviet Moon Lander, 60 Years Later

https://newsletter.tf/luna-9-moon-lander-found-1966/

Scientists may have found the lost Soviet Luna 9 Moon lander, the first to land softly and send pictures from the Moon in 1966.

#Luna9, #MoonLanding, #SpaceHistory, #SovietSpace, #LunarExploration

NewsletterTF Feb 13

Old Soviet Moon Lander, Luna 9, Might Be Found After 60 Years

Sixty years ago, the Soviet Union's Luna 9 was the first to land softly on the Moon. It sent back the first pictures from the Moon's surface. Now, using new computer tools and help from many people, scientists think they may have found where it landed.

https://newsletter.tf/luna-9-moon-lander-found-1966/

#Luna9, #MoonLanding, #SpaceHistory, #SovietSpace, #LunarExploration

Old Soviet Moon Lander, Luna 9, Might Be Found After 60 Years

Scientists think they might have found Luna 9, the first Soviet spacecraft to land on the Moon in 1966. New technology is helping search for it.

AlcorNews Jan 3

Artemis 2 se prépare à refaire l’exploit lunaire, 53 ans après Apollo 11 : quatre astronautes prêts à écrire l’histoire.
https://www.lesnumeriques.com/vers-la-lune/artemis-2-ces-quatre-astronautes-repetent-le-voyage-du-siecle-vers-la-lune-53-ans-apres-le-dernier-voyage-humain-n248843.html
#Space #Science #Innovation #Astrophysics #Artemis2 #MoonMission #LunarExploration

Artemis 2 : dans 60 jours, ces quatre astronautes tenteront le voyage du siècle vers la Lune

Combinaisons enfilées, sourires de circonstance et montée dans la capsule : quatre astronautes viennent de vivre leur journée de lancement... pour de faux. Une répétition générale indispensable avant le grand saut lunaire de 2026.

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