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February 20: Extended the record to 243,000 miles while entering lunar orbit. These milestones suggest that spacecraft operating in cislunar space could utilize GNSS signals for navigation ...

Credit: NASA, Alberto Bertolin, Bradley Reynolds NASA’s Artemis campaign is rapidly advancing the development of Gateway, a space station that will orbit the Moon and serve as a crucial hub for future ...

"Eclipses can only occur during certain times of the year depending on the shape and tilt of the moon orbit, when Earth is at a certain distance from the Sun," according to NASA. The lunar eclipse ...

2025 video released by Firefly Aerospace shows Firefly's Blue Ghost lander on its third lunar orbit, showing the far side of the Moon and a top-down view of Blue Ghost. AFP Moon exploration by ...

Also, see the NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter view of the lander from moon orbit. Credit: Space.com | Intuitive Machines / NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University | edited by Steve Spaleta Prince ...

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