MP Materials aims to eliminate America's dependence on rare-earth imports after 2028

MP Materials' 10X factory will produce 10,000 tons of rare-earth magnets a year. It may need to get even bigger.
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NASA resets Artemis, but China could still win the race to the Moon

NASA’s Artemis restructuring removes the Artemis III lunar landing, targets two Moon missions in 2028, and reflects growing concern about China’s lunar timeline.

China browses lunar landing spots in race to land on Moon

Not a US flag in sight Researchers from China are narrowing down the landing sites for the nation’s first crewed mission to the Moon, set to take place before 2030.… Using multiple orbital datasets, a ...

That small asteroid named YR4 is definitely not going to hit the moon

New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032.
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Artemis Moon Program Shouldn't Go Boldly Where No Woman Has Gone

Five years ago in another publication I asked a simple, uncomfortable question about the Project Artemis moon program: Why?

NASA’s ‘Moonbound’ is worth a watch as you wait for Artemis II update

NASA had been hoping to launch four astronauts on a voyage around the moon in the Artemis II mission in February, but technical issues with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket forced the space agency ...