As it turns out, despite my usual year end break, December 2022 was a fairly productive month. :D

Space articles

• ispace Japan’s lander launches for the Moon, carrying UAE’s rover and hopes for its future lunar ambitions

• KPLO, South Korea’s first Moon mission

• Why explore our Moon

Moon exploration updates

• Moon Monday #108: A lunarbound KPLO, many mission updates, future foundations, and more

• Moon Monday #107: NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashes on Earth while ispace Japan launches for the Moon

• Moon Monday #106: Orion is on its way back to Earth while other craft prep their Moonshot

Poem

• An ode to Artemis I

Yearly review

• My best space writings from 2022

• My best (non-space) blog posts from 2022

Updated

I added more resources to these evergreen pages of lunar love:

• Curated Moon page

• Luna Sights

Notable microposts

• Random:

  • What if Micro.blog could reply to any post on the Internet?

  • Referral links to some products and services I recommend

  • When have you seen me chill?

• More space:

  • Every (civil) space launch carries not just hardware but hope. →

  • My space blog as a whole crossed 3,000 email subscribers!

  • I’ve changed my username to @moonmehta on Micro.blog and Mastodon, and to @themoonmehta on LinkedIn, Twitter, and elsewhere. 🌝

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