The Orbital Report

Scott Manley breaks down NASA's Moon to Mars Architecture for lunar and Martian exploration.

Australia reveals Roo-ver lunar rover for 2030 Artemis Moon mission.

NASA funds 5G/Wi-Fi 6 lunar communications system development for Moon Base operations.

Vast launches Lunar Programs division to build habitats and infrastructure for NASA's Moon Base.

US military asserts readiness posture for cislunar operations and potential lunar-domain conflict.

NASA seeks proposals to accelerate lunar surface technologies for Moon Base development and sustained exploration.

NASA Gateway lunar station evolving into hub for Moon's first orbital operations infrastructure.

Gateway lunar station emerging as Moon's first orbital hub, coordinating multi-mission traffic and logistics.

First orbital space airport project advances cislunar infrastructure and traffic management capabilities.

NASA's Gateway lunar spaceport to become moon's first airport hub for Artemis and beyond.

Lunar spaceport concept proposed to manage increasing Moon traffic and support Artemis-era operations.

BAE Systems touts cislunar experience and recruitment drive to fuel U.S. lunar and Mars ambitions.

NASA images show Falcon 9 upper stage lunar impact crater captured by LRO.

Japan launches MMX sample-return mission to Mars moons in October.

Zeno Power to demo radioisotope heating for lunar night survival on Firefly's 2028 CLPS mission.

NASA LRO images crater from Falcon 9 upper stage impact on lunar surface.

Lunar orbit and surface debris poses escalating collision and contamination risk amid rising exploration activity.

Growing lunar debris from missions raises sustainability concerns about the Moon's orbital and surface environment.

NASA eyes commercial lunar orbiter to replace LRO; CLPS program expands to multi-ton landers.

Uncontrolled Falcon 9 moon impact underscores ejecta hazard for future lunar settlements.