The Moon is the only planetary body other than the Earth for which samples have been
collected in situ by humans and robotic missions and returned to Earth. Scientific …

Abstract Purpose of Review With the continued interest in scientific space exploration and
rapid development of the commercialized space sector, there have been a wide array of …

The lunar polar regions contain permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) or local topographic
depressions that never receive direct sunlight. These environments (< 110 K) have the …

Chandrayaan-3 is an upcoming lunar mission of India aimed at soft landing and carrying out
first-ever in situ investigations at a high-latitude location on the Moon. Chandrayaan-3 …

A main goal of human space exploration is to develop humanity into a multi-planet species
where civilization extends beyond planet Earth. Establishing a self-sustaining human …

Planetary rover systems need to perform terrain seg-mentation to identify drivable areas as
well as identify specific types of soil for sample collection. The latest Martian terrain …

Path planning is an essential technology for lunar rover to achieve safe and efficient
autonomous exploration mission, this paper proposes a learning-based end-to-end path …

This work studies the performance of periodic orbits to observe and conduct space traffic
management (STM) in cislunar space, with the aim of finding a preferable trajectory for future …

Water ice has been delivered to the lunar poles from different sources over billions of years,
but this accumulation was punctuated by large impacts that excavated dry regolith from …

Transformative lunar science will be driven by the accessibility, recovery, and return to Earth
of geological specimens. Isolated boulders, rock exposures, and rocky craters at the lunar …