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Artist’s Illustration: Two suited crew members work on the lunar surface. One in the foreground lifts a rock to examine it while the other photographs the collection site in the background. Credits: NASA

NASA Selects Geology Team for the First Crewed Artemis Lunar Landing

NASA has selected the geology team that will develop the surface science plan for the first crewed lunar landing mission in more than 50 years.

by SpaceRef August 31, 2023July 15, 2024

Image of the lunar south pole created using Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) data from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) instrument which measures landing site slopes, lunar surface roughness, and has begun generation of a high-resolution 3D map of the Moon. Credits: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio larger image

How Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Is Preparing Artemis Astronauts

by SpaceRef August 29, 2023July 15, 2024