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British para-skier is first disabled person to ski to the South Pole solo and unsupported

Jonny Huntington completes historic Antarctic journey without the use of his left foot

Advnture

Briton becomes first disabled person to ski solo and unsupported to South Pole

Jonny Huntington, who suffered a stroke in 2014, has become the first disabled person to complete this challenge.

Evening Standard

Want to get into shape this year? Check out how para-athlete Jonny Huntington trained to traverse the Antarctic

Jonny Huntington is attempting to become the first disabled athlete to traverse all 566 miles from the tip of Antarctica to the South Pole

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Want to get serious about your winter camping equipment? Here’s what para-athlete Jonny Huntington is using to traverse the South Pole

38-year-old Jonny Huntington is aiming to become the first disabled athlete to ski to the South Pole unassisted. Here's the kit he's using

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Former GB para-athlete over halfway through South Pole solo skiing expedition

Jonny Huntington, who had a stroke in 2014, is aiming to become the first disabled person to succeed in the challenge.

The Independent UK

Meet Endurance, a pioneering NASA moon rover designed to survive the frigid lunar night

NASA has begun blueprinting the Endurance rover to traverse the gigantic South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, a wonderland of promising geological surprises.

Space

“This is about proving that disability does not mean inability” – meet the para-athlete skiing to the South Pole without the use of his left foot

Jonny Huntington is aiming to become the first disabled athlete to traverse all 566 miles from the tip of Antarctica to the South Pole

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Former GB para-athlete aims to ski to South Pole in 40-day solo expedition

Jonny Huntington, who suffered a brain bleed in 2014, is aiming to become the first disabled person to succeed in this challenge.

The Independent UK

India targets 2028 for Chandrayaan-4 sample-return mission to moon's south pole

India is eyeing a 2028 launch for its Chandrayaan-4 moon sample-return mission, followed by an uncrewed lunar lander and rover in collaboration with Japan.

Space

NASA gives Intuitive Machines $117 million for 2027 mission to moon's south pole

Intuitive Machines, which aced the first-ever private moon landing earlier this year, just scored a $117 million NASA contract for a 2027 mission to the lunar south pole.

Space

My journey from near-fatal climbing fall to record South Pole sit-ski challenge

Darren Edwards is paralysed from the chest down, but he wouldn't change a thing now

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Artemis III Will Mark The First Crewed Moon Landing Mission Since Apollo 17 In 1972

Flying to the moon is getting back on trend: NASA's astronauts are preparing to land on the South Pole, where they will hunt ice, grow plants and will listen to moonquakes. The post Artemis III Will Mark The First Crewed Moon Landing Mission Since Apollo 17 In 1972 first appeared…

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‘We don’t know where the money is going’: the ‘carbon cowboys’ making millions from credit schemes

Carbon schemes are touted as a way to transfer billions in climate finance to the developing world – but people at the Kariba project in Zimbabwe say most of the profits never arrive

The Guardian - UK

Odysseus Lunar Lander Successfully Soft-Lands On Moon

The Odysseus Lunar Lander faces a minor setback on the moon but continues its mission, transmitting images from the South Pole.

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NASA's Moon Landing Mission Delayed Due to Rocket Launch Issue

NASA's launch of its spacecraft Odysseus, aimed at exploring the moon's South Pole for signs of water ice, has been delayed due to suboptimal temperatures....

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French trekker sets new South Pole speed record just two weeks after women’s record tumbled

Vincent Colliard completes the 1,130km trek in 22 days to beat 13 year-old record

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Woman sets new world speed ski record to reach South Pole

Preet Chandi is a day quicker for solo and unsupported Antarctic crossing

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The Hindu

Taking a giant leap for a new ethics in outer space

The Outer Space Treaty and Moon Agreement need aligning not just with the latest advances in space missions but also with a moral compass, which India can guide

France 24

India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission: Fake news takes flight alongside spacecraft

Although India made history with its Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, becoming the first country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon's unexplored South Pole, it wasn't the only thing to take off. A surge of misinformation surrounding the mission has also surged since the initial landing, with false imagery circulating…

The Week

How ‘underdog’ India beat rivals to the Moon

Only three nations – the US, Russia and China – have managed a safe “soft” landing on the Moon, and no country has done so at its south pole. Until now that is.

The Independent UK

India's lunar rover keeps walking on the moon, days after spacecraft's historic touchdown

India’s lunar rover is continuing its walk on the moon after the historic touch-down of India’s spacecraft near the moon’s south pole earlier this week

Space

Why Chandrayaan-3 landed near the moon's south pole — and why everyone else wants to get there too

On Aug. 23, India's Chandrayaan-3 became the first mission to successfully land near the moon's south pole. But why is this dark, shadowy area so important to space agencies?

The Independent UK

India's lunar rover comes down a ramp to the moon's surface and takes a walk

Indian space officials say that a lunar rover has descended down a ramp from the lander of India’s spacecraft that has made its much celebrated touch-down near the moon’s south pole

Newslaundry

40 days of wait, 17 minutes of terror: Chandrayaan-3 becomes first to land on moon’s south pole

It was “17 minutes of terror” in the making of history as India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft descended on the moon’s south pole today. And so, India became the first country ever to land on the south pole, and only the fourth to secure a successful moon landing.

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