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NASA Hitches a Ride to the Moon to Map Water for Astronauts
Lunar Trailblazer, an orbiter that shared a launch on Wednesday with the commercial Athena lander, will help scientists understand where the moon’s water is, and what form it takes.
Northern Arizona University scientists help new NASA mission mapping water on the moon
Edwards was part of the team that pitched the Lunar Trailblazer Mission to NASA in 2019. The goal was to find projects that could provide valuable insight with a more modest budget, with many expeditions costing upward of a billion dollars. This particular project was pitched at below $100 million, Edwards said.
NASA launches satellite on mission to detect water on the moon
A dishwasher-sized NASA satellite was launched into space from Florida on Wednesday to identify where water - a precious resource for lunar missions - resides on the moon's surface in places such as the permanently shadowed craters at its poles.
Nasa launches Lunar Trailblazer satellite on mission to find water on moon
The space exploration firm is scheduled to launch its six-legged Nova-C moon lander, Athena, on Wednesday as part of NASA's $2.6 billion Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Athena is scheduled to launch aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Lunar Trailblazer blasts off to map water on the moon
On Wednesday 26 February, a thermal imaging camera built by researchers at the University of Oxford's Department of Physics will blast off to the moon as part of NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission. This aims to map sources of water on the moon to shed light on the lunar water cycle and to guide future robotic and human missions.
NASA launches tiny Lunar Trailblazer satellite to discover traces of water on the Moon
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer satellite is on a mission to map lunar water, a crucial resource for future space exploration, aiming to determine the form, distribution, and quantity of water on the Moon.
Meet Trailblazer: A Spunky NASA Probe on a Mission to Map the Moon’s Water
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory described the complicated maneuver that will get the Trailblazer in a position to reach lunar orbit in a release published this week. Lunar Trailblazer will separate from its rocket approximately 48 minutes after launch, the release stated, and head towards the Moon for a minimum two-year mission.
A Secret Water Supply on the Moon? NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Aims to Find It
A pioneering thermal imaging camera built by the University of Oxford is about to launch aboard NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission, aiming to locate water sources on the Moon. This small spacecraft will scan the lunar surface for hidden water ice,
Lunar Trailblazer sets out to find water on the moon
The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter's launch window opens Feb 26. It's catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission which is landing on the moon near the south pole. Both have instruments for looking for water.
Six things to know about NASA's Lunar Trailblazer
Feb. 26, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will help resolve an enduring mystery: Where is the moon's water? After sharing a ride on a ...
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SpaceX rocket launches private moon lander and NASA 'trailblazer' to hunt for lunar water (video)
SpaceX launched a double moon mission today (Feb. 26), sending a private lunar lander and a NASA orbiter to hunt for signs of ...
Commercial lunar lander Athena heading to the moon with a drill, rover and rocket-powered "hopper" to search for ice
Intuitive Machines is set to launch its second moon lander, which will use NASA and commercially developed tools to search ...
Liftoff! NASA Tech, Science En Route to Moon with Intuitive Machines
The next set of NASA science and technology demonstrations is on its way to the lunar surface, where they will gather data ...
NASA’s Genius Plan to Use Gravity to Reach the Moon
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer is gearing up for launch, riding on a SpaceX Falcon 9 as part of the IM-2 mission. This small yet powerful satellite will map water on the Moon, revealing its distribution, ...