Daily Express :: Moon landing Feedhttps://www.express.co.ukSimply The Best 7 Days A Weeken-gbhttps://www.express.co.ukhttps://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gifDaily ExpressTue, 07 Apr 2026 22:07:34 +0100http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssCakePHPnews@express.co.uknews@express.co.uk<![CDATA[NASA's Artemis II bound for the Moon as historic flight finally breaks free of Earth orbit]]>

NASA kept the crew in Earth orbit for a full day to thoroughly test the capsule's life-support systems before committing to the lunar journey.

]]>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:52:00 +0100WorldNASA, Moon landing, Artemis 2, Artemis II, Moon mission, Jeremy Hansen<![CDATA[WATCH LIVE: NASA Artemis 2 astronauts break silence after 40-minute blackout]]>

The 322-foot rocket, carrying four crew members, successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on April 1.

]]>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:10:00 +0100ScienceArtemis 2, Moon, NASA, Moon landing<![CDATA[NASA Artemis II forces us to face the reality of horrific space exploration disasters]]>

OPINION - JUDY FINNIGAN: We should never forget exactly what we mean when we say we're sending someone to space

]]>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000UKMoon landing, Artemis, Space exploration, NASA Artemis II, Space exploration disasters, Challenger explosion, Moon landing nostalgia<![CDATA[Elon Musk shelves Mars dream as SpaceX prioritises Moon city instead]]>

Tech billionaire Elon Musk acknowleges that moving to the Red Planet will take too long

]]>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:12:00 +0000USElon Musk, SpaceX, Space, Moon, Moon landing<![CDATA[Elon Musk unveils bombshell new plan to build 'self-growing city' on the Moon]]>

The world's richest man has made an intergalactic boast and said he would "strive" to build on the Red Planet.

]]>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:26:00 +0000WorldElon Musk, SpaceX, Space exploration, Moon, Moon landing, Moon city, Mars colonization<![CDATA[Artemis 2: Every key date NASA moon mission may launch as astronauts prepare for take off]]>

Four brave astronauts could travel further into space than anyone before them.

]]>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:14:00 +0000WorldMoon landing, Artemis, Artemis 2, NASA Moon mission, Lunar Gateway, Space Launch System (SLS)<![CDATA[Britain and US must send an astronaut to the Moon again – before China does it]]>

It was on 1972 that a man last walked on the Moon. The US and UK need to shake off the deadening sense of national decline and rediscover adventure

]]>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:47:00 +0000PoliticsMoon landing, Infrastructure, Space exploration, Space race, National decline, Infrastructure building<![CDATA[Real reason China wants to put a man on the moon by 2030]]>

China's lunar ambitions have rocketed ahead of Britain and America. But with the cosmos predicted to be the battleground for warfare in the future, experts fear our national security now risks heading down a black hole

]]>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0100UKMoon landing, Space exploration, World War 3, China lunar ambitions, Second space race, Strategic lunar base, US-China space rivalry<![CDATA[NASA to send people to Moon in months in first crewed mission in 50 years]]>

Over six missions, 12 astronauts explored the lunar surface, collecting samples and conducting experiments that deepened our cosmic understanding - but the last crew landed in 1972.

]]>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 06:42:00 +0100ScienceNASA, Moon landing, Artemis, Space exploration, Artemis program, Moon mission, Space exploration diversity<![CDATA[NASA intern stole £15.5m in lunar rocks to have 'sex on moon with girlfriend']]>

24 year old Thad Roberts hatched a plan to steal 17 pounds of moon rocks and a meteorite from Houston's Johnson Space Center, but he got caught in the process

]]>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 22:57:00 +0100WeirdNASA, Moon landing, Thad Roberts, NASA intern, lunar rocks theft, FBI investigation