IAC Archives - SpaceNews

The moon and distant Earth seen from Earth-moon Lagrange point 2 by the Queqiao Chinese lunar relay satellite.

Civil

China to launch Queqiao-2 moon relay satellite in early 2024

China is preparing to place a new communications satellite in lunar orbit to facilitate ambitious upcoming moon landing missions.

by Andrew Jones October 17, 2023October 17, 2023

India shifted launch of its Chandrayaan-3 moon lander to avoid space objects

by Andrew Jones October 6, 2023October 6, 2023

Civil

China wants a lunar satellite constellation to support deep space missions

by Andrew Jones October 5, 2023October 5, 2023

Civil

China to send new modules and co-orbiting spacecraft to Tiangong space station

by Andrew Jones October 4, 2023October 4, 2023

Japan conducting studies for reusable next-gen rocket

by Andrew Jones October 3, 2023October 3, 2023

Civil

Artemis Accords signatories seek to boost transparency and safety in lunar exploration

by Andrew Jones October 3, 2023October 3, 2023

Civil

China outlines Chang’e-8 resource utilization mission to the lunar south pole

by Andrew Jones October 2, 2023October 3, 2023

Heads of agencies update on crewed, robotic lunar plans

by Andrew Jones October 2, 2023October 3, 2023

A render depicting phase 3 of the China-Russia ILRS roadmap.

Civil, News, Policy & Politics

China seeks new partners for lunar and deep space exploration

by Andrew Jones September 28, 2022February 22, 2023

Rogozin and Melroy

Civil

Foust Forward | Dmitry in Dubai: Rogozin grabs the spotlight at the International Astronautical Congress

by Jeff Foust November 15, 2021January 23, 2023