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Why NASA is targeting the Moon’s south pole for Artemis
03 Oct 2025 20:43 GMT
… crater floors. Four years later, NASA’s Lunar Prospector spotted significant … Orbiter (LRO). Launched in 2009, NASA’s sophisticated Moon mapper created … same Centaur rocket was the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS; shown in the foreground …
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Can we find water ice on the moon? Only if we know where to look, scientists say
29 Oct 2025 15:04 GMT
… images. (Image credit: NASA)"For instance, water … October 2009, NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), was purposely … south pole.
"LCROSS measured six percent, but … ultrasensitive camera provided by NASA/Arizona State …
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This day in history
10 Oct 2025 23:04 GMT
… British Empire).
2009 – NASA launched the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS). On November 13, it …
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NASA Announces Potential Sites for Artemis III Mission to the Moon
31 Oct 2024 18:06 GMT
… Planning Lead Tamra George (NASA). While NASA wants the most scientific value … sound familiar. In 2009 NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) impacted the Moon … Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch
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Stated milestones for Artemis III …
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NASA science bound for Moon after successful Vulcan Centaur launch
08 Jan 2024 15:20 GMT
… the lunar surface, and NASA has five science and … scheduled February 23 landing, NASA expects to spend ten … mission is part of NASA's Commercial Lunar … scientists. Or perhaps the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), which followed a …
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Nasa innovative lunar rover VIPER set to map moon’s south pole
10 Jul 2023 18:19 GMT
… recently released images from Nasa, a VIPER test vehicle … quot; to Nasa's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS mission, which … also worked on the LCROSS mission. "That really … rover.
VIPER, developed by Nasa Ames and Astrobotic, is …
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NASA’s quirky new lunar rover will be the first to cruise the moon’s south pole
09 Jul 2023 22:17 GMT
… successor to NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS mission, which … also worked on the LCROSS mission. “That really … moon program.
But LCROSS only confirmed that ice … Andrews says.
Developed by NASA Ames and Pittsburgh-based …
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Watch engineers test out NASA's first robotic moon rover at Ames in Mountain View
05 Jul 2023 21:06 GMT
… egress under those scenarios.”
NASA director of engineering and VIPER … direct follow up to the LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) mission that Ames developed … “back into great popularity,” allowing NASA to obtain the commercial resources …
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NASA’s VIPER is leading the way for the next generation of moon rovers
25 May 2023 09:20 GMT
… rovers with advanced capabilities, with NASA’s VIPER rover among the … on the heels of NASA’s (2009) LCROSS mission, which was the … the VIPER project manager at NASA’s Ames Research Center in … , including moon rocks and dust.
NASA hopes that the data collected …
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This Saturday, Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with NASA!
29 Sep 2022 01:59 GMT
… system exploration division at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. … Orbiter and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS). To celebrate, NASA Goddard and NASA Ames hosted … watch party for the NASA TV broadcast! NASA will be streaming …