Seonglae ChoMoon Plans
We choose to go to the Moon. We choose to go to the Moon... We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard
For the first time, a small rocket will launch a private spacecraft to the Moon
NASA and Rocket Lab are gearing up to fly a novel mission to lunar orbit that in many ways serves as the vanguard of what is to come as the space agency and US companies ramp up exploration and development of the Moon.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/06/for-the-first-time-a-small-rocket-will-launch-a-private-spacecraft-to-the-moon
Plants have been grown in lunar soil for the 1st time ever
Scientists have grown plants in lunar soil using samples collected during the Apollo missions to the moon. This is the first time plants have been sprouted and grown in soil from another celestial body.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/12/world/plants-lunar-soil-scn/index.html
India becomes the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the Moon
Chandrayaan 3 landed closer to the Moon's south pole than any previous mission.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/india-becomes-the-fourth-country-to-land-a-spacecraft-on-the-moon
Florida Startup Moves Closer to Building Data Centers on the Moon
Lonestar Data Holdings secured $5 million in funding in preparation for the anticipated launch of a miniature data center later this year.
https://gizmodo.com/startup-moves-closer-building-data-centers-moon-1850192177
