The Orbital Report

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.

Northrop adapts Gateway hardware to test lunar south pole survival for Artemis.

Retired Space Force general joins Lunar Outpost board to guide lunar and cislunar capabilities development.

NASA invites ISRO to join Artemis lunar base program, expanding international Moon cooperation.

Falcon 9 upper stage crashes into Moon uncontrolled; threatens future lunar bases and Artemis operations.

Lunar impact offers science but underscores cislunar debris and reentry management challenges.

Lunar debris collision risk threatens future human Moon bases and long-term exploration plans.