India Planning Next Lunar Missions as Chandrayaan-3 Data Being Analyzed
As ISRO awaits the possible reactivation of Chandryaaan-3 Vikram lander and /or Pragyan rover, scientists are just beginning the task of working with data delivered over the course of the 14-Earth day nominal mission including first in-situ evidence of sulphur observed by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) and Alpha Particle X-ray Spectroscope (APXS), first recorded Moonquake since Apollo with Lunar Seismic Activity (ILSA) and findings of sparse ionosphere of 5,000,000 – 30,000,000 electrons per meter2; ISRO expected to collaborate with JAXA on LUPEX polar mission NET 2025, and may announce Chandrayaan-4, Chandrayaan-5 timelines soon per Chandrayaan-1 mission director Mylswamy Annadurai
Interdisciplinary Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG), tasked with advising NASA HEOMD, SMD and NAC, to host hybrid 
Under NASA NextSTEP-2 Appendix N US$45M award, Leidos subsidiary Dynetics has matured key equipment it hopes will strengthen its bid with partner Northrop Grumman for Appendix P: Human Landing System Sustaining Lunar Development & Demonstration contract / uncrewed & crewed demo missions around Artemis 5 or later (NET 2028); Tech validations include methalox main / RCS propulsion testing at MSFC, Cryogenic Fluid transfer demonstration at GRC, Electrodynamic Dust Shield modules (first created at KSC); Blue Origin-led team including Draper, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Astrobotic, Honeybee Robotics also competing for Appendix P contract
