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NASA’s $94 million Lunar Trailblazer mission ends in silence

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer moon mission ends
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer ended its mission to the moon on July 31. Despite extensive efforts, mission operators were unable to establish two-way communications after losing contact with the spacecraft the day following its Feb.
NASA declares troubled Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter dead
"While it was not the outcome we had hoped for, mission experiences like Lunar Trailblazer help us to learn and reduce the risk for future, low-cost small satellites to do innovative science as we prepare for a sustained human presence on the moon.
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission ends in disappointment
The Lunar Trailblazer mission was one of several commercial spaceflights planned for travel to the moon during 2025. Its goal was to create high-resolution maps of any water on the moon's surface, as well as assessing how much water was present,
Sadly, NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer failed to do what it said on the tin
The Lunar Trailblazer hitched a ride on the second Intuitive Machines robotic lunar lander mission, IM-2, which launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on February 26, 2025. The spacecraft separated as planned from the rocket about 48 minutes after launch,
Lunar Trailblazer trails off as NASA loses probe to the void
Stricken spacecraft gives scientists the silent treatment NASA has called it quits on attempts to contact its Lunar Trailblazer probe, notching up a failure in its low-cost, high-risk science program.
Texas-based Firefly made history with its moon landing. Here’s how it’s fueling its next adventures
Firefly Aerospace made history in March as the first commercial firm to land a spacecraft upright on the moon. Now, the ...
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NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177 million for 1st multi-rover mission to moon's south pole
NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract to deliver a pair of rovers and three scientific instruments to ...
NASA Awards Firefly $177M for 2029 Mission to Deliver Rovers to Moon’s South Pole
The new US vision — the Artemis programme — pays attention to the moon's southern pole, where water is stored in ice. Firefly ...
Texas company awarded $176.7M for mission to the Moon's south pole
A Central Texas space company is on a victory lap. After successfully touching down on the Moon this past spring, a feat ...
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Artemis 2 moon astronauts suit up and enter their Orion spacecraft together for 1st time
The four crewmembers of NASA's Artemis 2 mission donned their launch suits to conduct their first suited crew test together ...
NASA wants US to be the first nation to put nuclear reactor on the moon
Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.
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Artemis 2 astronauts stress importance of their moon mission as NASA faces budget, workforce cuts: 'We have to move the needle.'
"The huge success of Artemis 1 is actually something we need to think about as a risk or even a threat to Artemis 2." ...
NASA wants to be the first to put a nuclear reactor on the moon
WASHINGTON (CNN) - NASA wants the United States to be the first nation to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Acting NASA ...
Interlune will team up with Astrolab to send a camera to the moon for helium-3 survey
Interlune says it's struck a deal with Astrolab to send a camera to the moon to estimate how much helium-3 is present in ...