Atemis Archives

Three artist renderings depict commercial lunar landers from Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, and Firefly on the Moon. NASA announced June 30 the landers will deliver more NASA science investigations and technology demonstrations to the lunar surface for NASA’s Moon Base Program. Credit: Astrobotic/Intuitive Machines/Firefly

NASA Lunar Exploration Update

by Keith CowingJune 30, 2026June 30, 2026

NASA press release: NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities: NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three companies to land four new missions on the Moon in late […]

NASA’s Acquisition of Next-Generation Spacesuit Services

Artemis, Astronauts, Moon, News, Procurement, TrumpSpace

New Spacesuits May Delay NASA Lunar Landings

by Keith CowingApril 20, 2026April 20, 2026

Keith’s note: according to a new NASA OIG report “NASA’s Acquisition of Next-Generation Spacesuit Services“: “NASA faces challenges in ensuring next-generation spacesuits are available to meet the Agency’s current schedules […]

Upper left: Amundsen's team at the south pole via dog sleds in 1912. Upper right: Hillary at the south pole on a tractor in 1958. Lower left: Apollo 17 on the Moon in 1972. Lower right: Artemis mission back on the Moon in 202x

Apollo, Artemis, Exploration, News

Exploration Runs In Cycles On- and Offworld

by Keith CowingJanuary 4, 2026January 4, 2026

Keith’s note: On this date (3 January 1958) Sir Edmund Hillary’s team reached Earth’s South Pole – the first time humans had gone overland in 50 years after Amundsen/Scott. Now […]