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https://www.foxnews.com/science/nasas-artemis-follow-mission-right-around-corner-successful-lunar-flight
NASA eyes Artemis III as Musk and Bezos compete for moon lander contract | Fox News
Apr 12, 2026 - NASA is already preparing for Artemis III after Artemis II's splashdown. The next mission will test docking with a commercial lunar lander in Earth's orbit.
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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-blue-ghost-lander-lunar-volcanism
A private moon lander challenges ideas about lunar volcanism
Mar 25, 2026 - New measurements from the Blue Ghost lander suggest that thin crust, not just radioactive heating, shaped the moon’s dark lava plains.
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https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/ai-helps-find-new-clues-in-the-60-year-search-for-luna-9-the-1st-successful-moon-lander
AI helps find new clues in the 60-year search for Luna 9, the 1st successful moon lander | Space
Feb 19, 2026 - Scientists may have narrowed down the landing site of the Soviet Union's Luna 9, which in 1966 became the first spacecraft to touch down softly on the moon.
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https://futurism.com/space/data-chinese-moon-lander-radiation-cavity
Data From Chinese Moon Lander Shows Signs of Peculiar Radiation "Cavity"
Mar 29, 2026 - Researchers say there may be a peculiar
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https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/china-successful-moon-lander-trial
China's crewed moon lander passes key landing and takeoff test
Aug 8, 2025 - The prototype lander — dubbed the Lanyue, meaning
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https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-rocket-launches-private-moon-lander-and-nasa-trailblazer-to-hunt-for-lunar-water
SpaceX rocket launches private moon lander and NASA 'trailblazer' to hunt for lunar water | Space
Feb 27, 2025 - SpaceX launched a double moon mission today (Feb. 26), sending a private lunar lander and a NASA orbiter to hunt for signs of water on Earth's nearest neighbor.
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https://www.space.com/blue-origin-blue-moon-lander-explained.html
Blue Moon: Here's How Blue Origin's New Lunar Lander Works | Space
May 10, 2019 - Yesterday, Blue Origin's billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, revealed the company's plans to land a spacecraft named
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