Exploring the Lunar Surface
Lunar Delivery
NASA is still aiming to safely transport astronauts to the moon’s surface using a SpaceX Starship, marking a significant milestone in human space exploration.
As part of the upcoming Artemis 3 mission, NASA plans to send a crew of four to the Moon in 2026 aboard the Orion capsule, with a descent to the surface using a Starship.
Five years later, NASA intends to collaborate with SpaceX and Blue Origin to deliver cargo landers to the lunar surface as part of the Artemis 7 mission scheduled for 2031.
Recent renders showcase Blue Origin’s cargo lander and SpaceX’s Starship deploying a Moon rover to the surface with an external elevator, offering a glimpse into future lunar exploration efforts.
While the vision is promising, extensive work lies ahead for NASA and its partners to turn these concepts into reality.
Advancing Lunar Exploration
NASA recently requested SpaceX and Blue Origin to develop cargo versions of their lunar landers to transport payloads ranging from 26,000 to 33,000 pounds to the Moon, expected to be operational by the Artemis VII mission.
Rugged rovers will be instrumental in exploring the Moon's surface and establishing a base for future missions.
NASA's Human Landing System program manager emphasized the importance of landing equipment like pressurized rovers on the Moon to enhance scientific and exploration activities.
By modifying existing lunar landers to create cargo variants without human life support systems, SpaceX and Blue Origin can optimize their designs for payload delivery.
Despite the progress, both companies face challenges, with SpaceX yet to achieve successful Starship landings and Blue Origin yet to reach orbit.
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Ukraine Defies Russian Bombs with New Domestic Weapons Development: Howitzers, Cruise Missiles, and More
Not afraid of Russian bombs, Ukraine continues to develop new domestic weapons, howitzers on vehicles, cruise missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, tanks, destroyers (Mark Time and Space Program Group)
[The Epoch Times, Ebrill 28, 2024]Despite the indiscriminate bombing of the Russian army in Ukraine, Ukraine still has not stopped developing its own new weapons systems. Ukraine currently relies mainly on advanced weapons, equipment and ammunition provided by the West, but Ukraine also hopes to increase the type and quantity of weapons produced domestically with the aim of improving self-sufficiency In February this year, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine approved the army’s use of nearly 15 new domestically produced weapons and ammunition.
Today, I want to talk about Ukraine’s new domestic weapons, including: the Bodana 155mm truck gun, the extended-range Neptune cruise missile, the SD-300 Coral medium-range air defense missile system, and the Storm SM anti-tank destroyer.
Ukrainian troops have been favored by French Caesar troops since helping Ukraine, and France plans to provide Ukraine with 78 new Caesar self-propelled guns within this year. In fact, Ukraine had already started researching and developing truck guns before the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war, namely the 155 mm truck mounted howitzer 2S22 “Bodana” This truck gun is designed and to produce entirely in accordance with NATO standards and can use ammunition provided by Western countries.
The Neptune converted into a cruise missile is also called “Neptune 2.0”. On August 14, 2023, two Neptune 2.0s, working with drones, managed to destroy the S-400 air defense system deployed in western Crimea. This was the first show of Neifion 2.0, and it can be said that it was a success.
During the international exhibition “Arms and Security-2021” in Kiev in June 2021, the Luch State Design Bureau (Luch) of Ukraine launched a medium-range air defense missile system called “Coral” or SD-300. According to reports, the SD-300 project started in 2016 and is intended to replace Ukraine’s old Soviet-era S-300 system, it is Ukraine’s first domestically produced air defense system.
The Shturm-S tank destroyer is a product of the 1980s and is already quite old. The Storm-SM project started before the Russia-Ukraine war. It continued to use the original tracked chassis, but used a new missile developed by the Ukraine, with several types of interchangeable warheads, and a new electro-optical targeting system.
Video content also includes:
• 2S22 Bodana 155 mm gun
• Extended range Neptune cruise missile
• SD-300 Coral medium-range air defense missile system
• Storm-SM anti-tank missile launcher
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Ponce Prepares to Support Maripily Rivera in ‘The House of the Famous 4’
The fever for “Hurricane Boricua” is still stronger than ever, and the Pearl of the South knows it!
The municipality of Ponce is preparing to support Maripily Rivera in “The House of the Famous 4” with a live broadcast of the Telemundo “reality show” on the Paseo de la Salsa José “Cheo” Feliciano.
With two giant screens installed, the public, starting at 6:00 pm, will be able to settle in to enjoy the elimination gala and have the opportunity to see the Puerto Rican businesswoman descend the spiral stairs, in the event that she is saved by the public vote.
“Hurricane Boricua, our Ponce native Maripily Rivera, needs the support of all its people, that is why we invite you to arrive this Monday at Paseo Cheo Feliciano so that we can see the live broadcast on the giant screen,” indicated the city council through its Facebook account.
That night it will be known who will be the fourteenth guest to leave the well-known mansion. In addition to the owner of Pompis Stores, the Puerto Rican entertainer and former beauty queen Patricia Corcino is also at risk of being eliminated.
The participants who are in danger of leaving the competition are Cristina Porta, Lupillo Rivera, Paulo Quevedo, Aleska Génesis Castellanos and Geraldine Bazán.
“The House of the Famous” continues to be broadcast from Monday to Friday at 7:00 pm on Telemundo, with the exception of Tuesdays, in special hours at 11:30 pm. While on Sundays, it moves to Punto2, at 7:00 at night.
If you want to vote to save your favorite, you can do so tomorrow, Sunday, at this link from 7:00 p.m.
Voting will continue until next Monday, the day on which the next resident eliminated from the competition will be known.
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