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DATE	wdt_ID	TITLE	SOURCE	INFO	solaris	URL	geolps	category
11-08-2024	5679	America wants to place solar panels off Earth: They won’t be orbiting in space	The Diary 24	America is trying something new and “out of this earth”. It is planning on an ambitious path to harness renewable energy beyond Earth. It has its eyes on the Moon. Three businesses have been chosen by NASA to accelerate the development of deployable solar array systems, which will support the agency’s robotic and human lunar exploration under Artemis.				Moon
11-04-2024	5672	China reveals a new heavy lift rocket that is a clone of SpaceX’s Starship	Ars Technica	China intends to use a more conventional rocket for its initial lunar missions, the Long March 10 vehicle. The country is counting on the much more powerful, and reusable, Long March 9 to support more robust lunar operations. And this time, the plan for the Long March 9 rocket looks almost exactly like a clone of SpaceX's Starship rocket.				Moon
11-02-2024	5668	Here's Why We Need To Build A Lunar Economy - Now!	HackerNoon	As humanity sets its sights on establishing a permanent presence on the Moon, the viability of a lunar economy hinges less on capital investments or technological limitations and more on solving the critical bottleneck of logistics. We need a comprehensive roadmap to achieve this vision, with an emphasis on the importance of space infrastructure to make lunar development sustainable...				Moon
11-02-2024	5667	Thailand set to be first country to join Chinese and US-led space initiatives	South China Morning Post	After signing a memorandum of understanding with China in April to collaborate on the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), the Thai government has now approved a move to join the US-led Artemis Accords, according to....				Moon
11-02-2024	5665	Who Owns the Moon? The Renewed Space Race Raises Questions	The Daily Galaxy	The Moon is fast becoming a hotspot of renewed global interest. This year, China's flag was seen waving on the Moon, following the successful completion of their fourth lunar landing. This mission, their first to gather samples from the Moon’s far side, marks a new milestone in their space exploration program.				Moon
	5646	Remote-control robots could help humanity explore the moon and Mars	Space.com / Keith Cooper	Teleoperated rovers could soon be working on the moon, with human controllers on Earth manipulating the rovers' tools virtually, allowing for greater dexterity when taking samples, digging or assembling.				Moon
	5645	China displays samples retrieved from moon's far side in Italy	Asia News Network	The Chang'e 6 mission, representing the world's first attempt to bring samples from the far side of the moon, was launched from the Wenchang Space ...				Moon
	5644	Chinese researchers develop "lunar bricks" for future lunar base construction	Xinhua	According to China Central Television, the lunar bricks will be sent to China's space station aboard the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft to verify their mechanical and thermal performance, as well as their ability to withstand cosmic radiation. The first lunar brick is expected to return to Earth by the end of 2025....				Moon
	5643	The moon, Mars, asteroids and Jupiter: China reveals ambitious space exploration plans	Space.com	From lunar water hunts to Mars sample returns, China's space program is embarking on groundbreaking missions across the solar system, ...				Moon
	5642	China plans to build its own Space Station on the Moon, start colonising other planets by 2050	Firstpost	On Tuesday, Chinese space authorities laid out a roadmap stretching from 2024 to 2050, with a manned lunar mission expected in the near future. This ...				Moon
	5641	By 2050, will China's lunar station change the face of space exploration? Here's what we know	The Economic Times	China is set to significantly expand its space program with plans to establish a lunar space station and conduct extensive research into the ...				Moon
	5640	China Space Science Program for 2024-2050 Unveiled	科技日报	During the second stage from 2028 to 2035, China will maintain the operation of the Chinese space station, implement manned lunar exploration and the International Lunar Research Station, carry out about 15 space science satellite tasks, and attain world-leading original achievements.				Moon
10-10-2024	5639	Ispace and Asteroid Mining Corporation Agree to Pursue Future Mission to the Moon	MarketScreener	ispace Inc is primarily engaged in lunar development business. The Company provides payload services, data services, and partnership services ...				Moon
	5635	The Starship Revolution in Space	RealClearDefense	The establishment of a permanent human base on the Moon, and the utilisation of lunar resources opens up a next step in human space activities. This will include construction of large space-based solar power satellites that could solve much of Earth’s energy challenges for the 21st century and beyond.			Y	Moon
	5630	To The Moon And Mars – Mapping The New Space Race	Securities.io	Lunar Economic Zone China has a very ambitious plan for space exploration and the Moon colonization, with a very Chinese view focused on economic development instead of “scientifically pure” space exploration. It notably proposed establishing an Earth-Moon space economic zone and has drawn up a roadmap for it with an annual “total output value of more than US$10 trillion” by around 2050.				Moon
10-09-2024	5628	Space presents the final frontier for energy	Verdict	The ESA has been developing satellite technology to convert the Sun’s energy in space and transmit it back to the Earth. Finally, researchers in Switzerland have worked on a campaign for clean space energy. This includes a Greater Earth Lunar Power Station, which is a solar power satellite constructed primarily from lunar resources. The Lunar Power Station would be made up of Moon-manufactured solar cells that beam down power to receivers on the moon’s surface for future activities on the moon.				Moon
10-08-2024	5623	4 futuristic space technologies — and when they might happen	Space.com / Keith Cooper	While we're waiting on the carbon nanotubes, Zephyr Penotre of the University of Cambridge in the U.K. and Emily Sandford of Columbia University in New York think we could be setting about building a space elevator from the moon with current technology.	N		N	Moon
10-05-2024	5620	NASA Needs a 'Lunar Marathon' to Match China on the Moon	Scientific American	Two things, at least, about this race are concerning. First, it is taking place in regulatory darkness, with few internationally agreed-upon rules and standards of behavior. Second, based on China’s faster, more steadfast progress, the U.S. is poised to lose. Recent launch delays and cuts to our lunar exploration efforts, combined with a rapid series of remarkable engineering and scientific feats from China’s space program, mean that the U.S.—and its partners—are sliding into second place right now, with potentially long-lasting consequences.				Moon
10-04-2024	5619	China's Manned Space Agency reveals innovative lunar spacesuit, marking a major step in China's Space Exploration Program	Times of India	China's Manned Space Agency unveiled its new lunar-landing spacesuit, designed for protection and mobility in harsh lunar conditions ...				Moon
	5618	Cislunar Space Competition With China	RealClearDefense	China's cislunar space operations are a means to gain access to the natural resources on the Moon and eventually other celestial bodies in the solar ...				Moon
	5617	Lunar Water Production: The Chinese Discovery That Changes Everything	Ruetir	An idea that could revolutionize future space missions. The New Chinese MethodHave you ever wondered how complicated it would be to extract water in ...				Moon
	5616	China to launch moon base mission as early as 2026, expected to be equipped with wireless network	People's Daily	China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Tuesday. According to ... China's space medicine progress to contribute to future space exploration ...				Moon
10-04-2024	5615	China shocks the world with the first “Magnetic Moon Launcher”: This is what it wants to do in space	The Diary 24	China has sent shockwaves throughout the world, but, for a good reason. The idea is both unpredictable and ambitious at the same time, that is, employing magnetic propulsion to send important commodities from the Moon back to Earth. This concept is derived from China’s constant desire to utilise moon minerals for Earth’s needs, therefore presenting an alternative to traditional mining.v				Moon
09-07-2024	5610	Russia's "Groundbreaking" Lunar Nuclear Power Plant Project Attracts China & India As Moscow Eyes 'Space Base'	EurAsian Times	... power scientific equipment on the Moon's surface, marking one of the first applications of nuclear energy in space exploration. While solar power ...				Moon
	5606	NASA's Lunar Gateway: Energizing Exploration With Powerful Solar Electric Propulsion	SciTechDaily	This module supports critical Artemis missions and enhances deep space communication, setting the stage for extended human activity around the Moon.				Moon
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