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Lunapolitics: where political and economic interests intersect with the topography and physical properties of the Moon, from its subsurface through to cislunar space. https://substack.com/@lunapolitics
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Lunapolitics | 3,568 followers on LinkedIn. At the center of where political and economic interests intersect with the Moon | A content creation and curation platform and consulting service that focus...
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#Lunapolitics is coming back: weekly newsletter and original analysis, monthly interviews, and monthly market/BI note. Thanks to those who stayed. Follow & subscribe here: www.linkedin.com/company/luna... #Moon #Lunar #Cislunar
Excitement Grows for @spacex.extwitter.link’s DOGE-1 #Lunar Mission, Now Expected in 2025, by Priscilla Ann in #TechBullion techbullion.com/excitement-g... #Lunapolitics
Excitement Grows for SpaceX’s DOGE-1 Lunar Mission, Now Expected in 2025
(Cape Canaveral, Florida) Excitement is once again building around the long-anticipated DOGE-1 lunar mission, a project first announced in 2021 and now expected to launch in 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falco...
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September 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Excitement Grows for @spacex.extwitter.link’s DOGE-1 #Lunar Mission, Now Expected in 2025, by Priscilla Ann in #TechBullion techbullion.com/excitement-g... #Lunapolitics
How Blue Alchemist can help settlers tap the #moon’s resources, by Mark R. Whittington in @thehill.com thehill.com/opinion/tech... #Lunapolitics #USA
How Blue Alchemist can help settlers tap the moon’s resources
It will not only help future lunar settlers be self-sufficient but will help provide raw materials for space-based manufacturing facilities.
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September 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM
How Blue Alchemist can help settlers tap the #moon’s resources, by Mark R. Whittington in @thehill.com thehill.com/opinion/tech... #Lunapolitics #USA
Yokogawa Signs Agreements with #Toyota for the R&D of the Control Platform for a Manned Pressurized Rover, in @financialtimes.com markets.ft.com/data/announc... #Lunapolitics #Japan
Yokogawa Signs Agreements with Toyota for the R&D of the Control Platform for a Manned Pressurized Rover – Company Announcement - FT.com
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September 22, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Yokogawa Signs Agreements with #Toyota for the R&D of the Control Platform for a Manned Pressurized Rover, in @financialtimes.com markets.ft.com/data/announc... #Lunapolitics #Japan
#Lunar Astronauts Could Grow Their Own Tea, by Matthew Williams in @universetoday.com www.universetoday.com/articles/lun... #Lunapolitics #UK
Lunar Astronauts Could Grow Their Own Tea
A team of researchers from Kent have demonstrated that it is possible to grow tea in lunar soil as part of a wider field of work to explore how future astronauts living and working on the moon can gro...
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September 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
#Lunar Astronauts Could Grow Their Own Tea, by Matthew Williams in @universetoday.com www.universetoday.com/articles/lun... #Lunapolitics #UK
#Moon Helium Deal Is the Biggest #Space Resource Grab Yet, by Ellyn Lapointe in @gizmodo.com gizmodo.com/moon-helium-... #Lunapolitics #Finland #USA
Moon Helium Deal Is the Biggest Space Resource Grab Yet
Quantum cryogenics manufacturer Bluefors is betting big on Interlune, a startup that aims to extract Helium-3 from the lunar surface by 2028.
gizmodo.com
September 21, 2025 at 5:05 AM
#Moon Helium Deal Is the Biggest #Space Resource Grab Yet, by Ellyn Lapointe in @gizmodo.com gizmodo.com/moon-helium-... #Lunapolitics #Finland #USA
#NASA safety panel warns #Starship #lunar lander could be delayed by years, by @jfoust.bsky.social in @spacenewsinc.bsky.social spacenews.com/nasa-safety-... #Lunapolitics #USA
NASA safety panel warns Starship lunar lander could be delayed by years
NASA safety advisers say they doubt the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship will be ready to support the Artemis 3 mission as planned in 2027.
spacenews.com
September 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
#NASA safety panel warns #Starship #lunar lander could be delayed by years, by @jfoust.bsky.social in @spacenewsinc.bsky.social spacenews.com/nasa-safety-... #Lunapolitics #USA
Here's what Trump's #space strategy means for future #Mars landings, by Ben Evans in @sciencefocus.bsky.social www.sciencefocus.com/space/trumps... #Lunapolitics #USA
Here's what Trump's space strategy means for future Mars landings | BBC Science Focus Magazine
The American president wants boots on the Moon and eyes on Mars – but his budget aims to slash NASA’s funding by nearly a quarter.
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September 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Here's what Trump's #space strategy means for future #Mars landings, by Ben Evans in @sciencefocus.bsky.social www.sciencefocus.com/space/trumps... #Lunapolitics #USA
Building Nuclear Power in the U.S. Is Tough. #NASA Wants to Do It on the #Moon, by Jennifer Hiller and Micah Maidenberg in @wsj.com www.wsj.com/science/spac... #Lunapolitics #USA
Building Nuclear Power in the U.S. Is Tough. NASA Wants to Do It on the Moon.
So do China and Russia. Here’s what you need to know about America’s new lunar-energy race
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September 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Building Nuclear Power in the U.S. Is Tough. #NASA Wants to Do It on the #Moon, by Jennifer Hiller and Micah Maidenberg in @wsj.com www.wsj.com/science/spac... #Lunapolitics #USA
U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to #Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at @spacex.extwitter.link, by Eric Lipton in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u... #Lunapolitics #USA
U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at SpaceX
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September 21, 2025 at 4:48 AM
U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to #Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at @spacex.extwitter.link, by Eric Lipton in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u... #Lunapolitics #USA
Chinese team finds #lunar landslides taking place, triggered by moonquakes, by Holly Chik in @scmpnews.bsky.social amp.scmp.com/news/china/s... #Lunapolitics #China
Chinese team finds lunar landslides taking place, triggered by moonquakes
Scientists say their findings will help to inform choice of sites for future bases on the moon, including a planned research station.
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September 21, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Chinese team finds #lunar landslides taking place, triggered by moonquakes, by Holly Chik in @scmpnews.bsky.social amp.scmp.com/news/china/s... #Lunapolitics #China
Türkiye's METU to send 2 AI-driven #lunar rovers to #moon’s south pole in 2029 with China, in @turkiyetoday.bsky.social www.turkiyetoday.com/business/tur... #Lunapolitics #China #Turkiye
Türkiye's METU to send 2 AI-driven lunar rovers to moon’s south pole in 2029 with China - Türkiye Today
METU to launch Türkiye’s first AI-powered lunar rovers with China in 2029, marking a world-first interactive moon mission
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September 21, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Türkiye's METU to send 2 AI-driven #lunar rovers to #moon’s south pole in 2029 with China, in @turkiyetoday.bsky.social www.turkiyetoday.com/business/tur... #Lunapolitics #China #Turkiye
UAE to the #Moon: Rashid Rover 2 undergoes key #lunar test, seals deal for high-tech cameras, by Sajila Saseendran in @gulfnews.bsky.social gulfnews.com/uae/uae-to-t... #Lunapolitics #UAE
UAE to the Moon: Rashid Rover 2 undergoes key lunar test, seals deal for high-tech cameras
MBRSC in Dubai partners with French space agency CNES for Emirates Lunar Mission in 2026
gulfnews.com
September 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
UAE to the #Moon: Rashid Rover 2 undergoes key #lunar test, seals deal for high-tech cameras, by Sajila Saseendran in @gulfnews.bsky.social gulfnews.com/uae/uae-to-t... #Lunapolitics #UAE
In a race back to the #moon, U.S. and China see a fast-approaching finish line, by Michael Wilmer in @latimes.com www.latimes.com/politics/sto... #Lunapolitics #China #USA
In a race back to the moon, U.S. and China see a fast-approaching finish line
The U.S. and China are in a sprint toward manned missions to the lunar surface by the end of this decade, with sights on 2029 as a common deadline.
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September 21, 2025 at 4:17 AM
In a race back to the #moon, U.S. and China see a fast-approaching finish line, by Michael Wilmer in @latimes.com www.latimes.com/politics/sto... #Lunapolitics #China #USA
Turkiye Plans to Send 2 #Lunar Exploration Vehicles in 2029, by Rana Atef in See News see.news/turkiye-plan... #Lunapolitics #Turkiye
Turkiye Plans to Send 2 Lunar Exploration Vehicles in 2029 | Sada Elbalad
In an ambitious step for its space program, Turkiye has announced plans to send two lunar exploration vehicles, named “CHERI”, to the Moon in 2029 using largely homegrown technology, in cooperation wi...
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September 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Turkiye Plans to Send 2 #Lunar Exploration Vehicles in 2029, by Rana Atef in See News see.news/turkiye-plan... #Lunapolitics #Turkiye
#NASA revives VIPER #lunar rover mission with Blue Origin lander award, by @jfoust.bsky.social in @spacenewsinc.bsky.social spacenews.com/nasa-revives... #Lunapolitics #USA
NASA revives VIPER lunar rover mission with Blue Origin lander award
NASA has revived a robotic lunar rover mission by selecting Blue Origin to deliver it to the moon’s south pole in 2027.
spacenews.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
#NASA revives VIPER #lunar rover mission with Blue Origin lander award, by @jfoust.bsky.social in @spacenewsinc.bsky.social spacenews.com/nasa-revives... #Lunapolitics #USA
The Next #Lunar Rover Might Be Driven From 238,900 Miles Away, by Ryan Erik King in @jalopnik.bsky.social www.jalopnik.com/1970360/next... #Lunapolitics #USA
The Next Lunar Rover Might Be Driven From 238,900 Miles Away - Jalopnik
NASA contractor Lunar Outpost revealed that its Lunar Terrain Vehicle will be capable of real-time teleoperations from its mission control here on Earth.
www.jalopnik.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The Next #Lunar Rover Might Be Driven From 238,900 Miles Away, by Ryan Erik King in @jalopnik.bsky.social www.jalopnik.com/1970360/next... #Lunapolitics #USA
#NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to #Moon’s South Pole, by Tiernan P. Doyle for NASA www.nasa.gov/news-release... #Lunapolitics #USA
NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole - NASA
As part of the agency’s Artemis campaign, NASA has awarded Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, a CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) task order with an
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September 20, 2025 at 4:35 AM
#NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to #Moon’s South Pole, by Tiernan P. Doyle for NASA www.nasa.gov/news-release... #Lunapolitics #USA
Hydrogen fuel to power upper stage rocket of 1st manned #moon mission, in New Indian Express www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/st... #Lunapolitics #India
Hydrogen fuel to power upper stage rocket of 1st manned moon mission
BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working on developing a hydrogen fuel-propelled upper stage rocket of 60-70 tonnes capacity for laun
www.newindianexpress.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Hydrogen fuel to power upper stage rocket of 1st manned #moon mission, in New Indian Express www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/st... #Lunapolitics #India
#Moon Telescope Sparks #Lunar-Distance Relationship, by Elizabeth Howell in Payload Space payloadspace.com/moon-telesco... #Lunapolitics #Canada
Moon Telescope Sparks Lunar-Distance Relationship
There’s plans afoot to put a new telescope near the Moon’s south pole—and a Canadian company was selected this week to design and build its instrument suite.
payloadspace.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
#Moon Telescope Sparks #Lunar-Distance Relationship, by Elizabeth Howell in Payload Space payloadspace.com/moon-telesco... #Lunapolitics #Canada
Malacca of the #Moon: Asia Amid the China-US #Lunar Race, by Ashton Ng in @thediplomat.com thediplomat.com/2025/09/mala... #Lunapolitics #USA #China
Malacca of the Moon: Asia Amid the China-US Lunar Race
A few sunlit ridges beside ice-rich craters could become lunar chokepoints, unless Asia writes simple, shared rules now.
thediplomat.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Malacca of the #Moon: Asia Amid the China-US #Lunar Race, by Ashton Ng in @thediplomat.com thediplomat.com/2025/09/mala... #Lunapolitics #USA #China
VIPER lives! Jeff Bezos' #BlueOrigin will land ice-hunting #NASA rover on the #moon in 2027, by Mike Wall in @space.com www.space.com/astronomy/mo... #Lunapolitics #USA
VIPER lives! Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will land ice-hunting NASA rover on the moon in 2027
VIPER's long and winding road will now feature a ride to the lunar surface on Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander.
www.space.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:17 AM
VIPER lives! Jeff Bezos' #BlueOrigin will land ice-hunting #NASA rover on the #moon in 2027, by Mike Wall in @space.com www.space.com/astronomy/mo... #Lunapolitics #USA
UAE’s #MBRSC strengthens ties with French space agency as Emirates #Lunar Mission’s Rashid Rover 2 launch nears, by Yara Abi Farraj in Economy Middle East economymiddleeast.com/news/uaes-mb... #Lunapolitics #France #UAE
UAE's MBRSC strengthens ties with French space agency as Emirates Lunar Mission's Rashid Rover 2 launch nears
The MBRSC has reaffirmed its strategic partnership with the French space agency, CNES, as it prepares Emirates Lunar Mission’s Rashid Rover 2
economymiddleeast.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:52 AM
UAE’s #MBRSC strengthens ties with French space agency as Emirates #Lunar Mission’s Rashid Rover 2 launch nears, by Yara Abi Farraj in Economy Middle East economymiddleeast.com/news/uaes-mb... #Lunapolitics #France #UAE
Chinese researchers identify new landslides on #moon, in People's Daily Online en.people.cn/n3/2025/0919... #Lunapolitics #China
Chinese researchers identify new landslides on moon - People's Daily Online
The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse in the sky over Yuqing County of Zunyi City, southwest Chin
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September 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Chinese researchers identify new landslides on #moon, in People's Daily Online en.people.cn/n3/2025/0919... #Lunapolitics #China
The #Moon could finally reveal dark matter, in Science Daily www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... #Lunapolitics #Japan
The Moon could finally reveal dark matter
Faint hydrogen signals from the cosmic Dark Ages may soon help determine the mass of dark matter particles. Simulations suggest future Moon-based observatories could distinguish between warm and cold ...
www.sciencedaily.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The #Moon could finally reveal dark matter, in Science Daily www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... #Lunapolitics #Japan
Building a #Lunar Network: #NASA’s Johnson Space Center Tests Wireless Technologies for the #Moon, by Sumer Loggins for #NASA www.nasa.gov/centers-and-... #Lunapolitics #USA
Building a Lunar Network: Johnson Tests Wireless Technologies for the Moon - NASA
NASA engineers are strapping on backpacks loaded with radios, cameras, and antennas to test technology that might someday keep explorers connected on the
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September 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Building a #Lunar Network: #NASA’s Johnson Space Center Tests Wireless Technologies for the #Moon, by Sumer Loggins for #NASA www.nasa.gov/centers-and-... #Lunapolitics #USA