Moon samples, poetry, and community | Newsletter for friends #08
Hello friends, I’m writing to you from my beloved home city Mumbai, where I’ve at long last come to rest and enjoy some time with my parents. I hope you’re having a refreshing break as well this year end. It’s once again been three months since
Poem: Words
To all who share a love for the written word.Here’s a comprehensive, curated, and contextualized linked list of the world’s lunar technology and science developments across 2025, organized by country or region and collaborative efforts: https://jatan.space/moon-monday-issue-255/
If someone asks you what’s happening at the Moon, say _all of this_ is. 🌙
Achievements and shortfalls in global lunar exploration in 2025
Moon Monday #255: Capturing the state of the world’s lunar exploration efforts this year.ISRO and India had a mixed year in space in 2025
Indian Space Progress #34: An honest review of the country’s space activities this yearMoon Monday #254: The one following last week’s embarrassing typo
What could’ve been the real headline instead: Lunar mission updates and India’s ultimate Moonshot.A space program can only move as swiftly as its rockets. It’s India’s time to act on that.
Indian Space Progress #33: A review of the state of ISRO’s orbital launch vehicles reveals a bleak picture of ambitious goals sliding to the right—in stark contrast to the incessant chest thumping about efficiency.Indian Space Progress #33: A review of the state of ISRO’s orbital launch vehicles reveals a bleak picture of ambitious goals sliding to the right—in stark contrast to the incessant chest thumping about efficiency.
Moon Monday #253: A peak at new lunar samples and mission updates
Here is a peak at some lunar samples from China’s Chang’e 5 nearside landing mission as well as the Chang’e 6 farside one! Holding them is an incredible feeling that vividly reminds you of the immense and irreplaceable value of exploring our Moon. 🌙 Check my coverage of
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