SMART-1: Europe’s Lunar Orbiter
SMART-1 was launched in 2003 from French Guiana, and after a 16 month transfer orbit to the Moon (powered by intermittently using its ion engine) was positioned in a polar…
NELIOTA: Lunar NEO Impacts
NELIOTA was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) at the National Observatory of Athens in February of 2015.It observes the distribution and frequency of small near-earth objects (NEOs) by monitoring lunar impact flashes.NELIOTA…
UPDATE on the Rogue Rocket Debris Impact of March 4th 2022
4th March 2022: A rogue 3-ton piece rocket debris just collided with the moon - Space.com Previous reports were... 16th February 2022: It is a Chinese Chang'e 5-T1 Booster will…
Woolloomooloo Development Zone: Thorium and Rare Earth Metals
The Woolloomooloo Development Zone is located next to T. Mayer A crater - a T. Mayer satellite crater. It is situated within the Procellarum KREEP Terrane (PKT) - the region…
Compton-Belkovich Development Zone: Thorium
The Compton – Belkovich Thorium Zone is an isolated Thorium-rich area on the Th-poor terrain. It is located within the Compton – Belkovich Volcanic Complex on the far side of…
Lalande Development Zone: Thorium and Rare Earth Metals
Lalande Thorium Development Zone is established in the territory of lunar highland crater Lalande, which is located on the near side of the Moon, southeast of Mare Insularum with a…
Jansen Development Zone: Titanium and Iron
The Jansen Titanium and Iron Development Zone is established in the territory of lunar mare crater Jansen, which is located on the near side of the Moon, in the northern…
Refuse Site: “New Pilbara North”
Refuse Site: Concept of using a crater for regolith post-processing.This Infrastructure registration compliments extraction operations.
“New Pilbara South” Development Site: Iron Resources and Infrastructure
The New Pilbara South region is one of seven regions on the Lunar surface rich in iron ore.Lunar Resources Registry (LRR) and Lunar Station Corporation are creating multiple Resources Registrations…