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Redwire and ispace-US forge partnership to pursue lunar mission contracts
Apr 10, 2025 (SPX)
This collaboration aims to target opportunities under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, a program designed to foster a lunar economy t...
Sidus Space expands $120M lunar satellite deal with Lonestar
Apr 03, 2025 (SPX)
Utilizing the versatile LizzieSat platform, the lunar spacecraft will incorporate advanced technology to host secure, redundant data storage systems tailored fo...
Lunar soundwave tech offers new hope for extracting Moon ice
Apr 01, 2025 (SPX)
The prize, part of a larger Pounds 1.2 million initiative supported by the UK Space Agency's International Bilateral Fund and organized by Nesta's Challenge Wor...
Space Applications drives lunar mobility forward with new rover initiatives
Apr 01, 2025 (SPX)
LUVMI-M: Versatile Rover for Commercial Payloads The LUVMI-M rover has been unveiled as a key component of the company's commercial lunar mobility platform. Eng...
GITAI to Design Robotic Arm for JAXA Crewed Lunar Rover
Apr 01, 2025 (SPX)
The study will outline the design and technical criteria for a robotic arm system that can operate autonomously during uncrewed phases of the mission, while als...
NASA proves dust shield works in lunar environment
Mar 30, 2025 (SPX)
The EDS system functions by generating electrodynamic forces to lift and clear lunar dust from exposed surfaces. Imagery from the test showed a clear transforma...
JAXA adopts Spirent lunar navigation simulation to advance Moon missions
Mar 26, 2025 (SPX)
The PNT X platform developed by Spirent allows JAXA to conduct in-lab simulations of lunar PNT services before deployment in space. This approach ensures missio...
Firefly taps Honeybee Robotics to deliver rover for 2028 Moon dome mission
Mar 26, 2025 (SPX)
Once Firefly's Blue Ghost lander touches down on the lunar surface, it will deploy Honeybee's rover to carry a suite of NASA instruments designed to study the d...
South Pole Aitken Basin impact dated to early Moon history by Chang'e 6 samples
Mar 25, 2025 (SPX)
The SPA basin, spanning a vast expanse on the Moon's far side, is believed to have resulted from an intense bombardment of asteroids that occurred within the So...
Chang'e-6 samples pinpoint moon's oldest crater to 4.25 billion years ago
Mar 21, 2025 (SPX)
A research team led by Chen Yi from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted the study, which was published Frida...
Ghostly lunar sunsets shot by private lander
Mar 18, 2025 (AFP)
Texas-based Firefly Aerospace, which published the pictures on Tuesday, became the first private company to land a robotic spacecraft upright on the Moon earlie...
ispace and Kurita partner to test lunar water purification system
Mar 18, 2025 (SPX)
Kurita Water Industries has been affiliated with the HAKUTO-R program since November 2024. This new agreement solidifies their intention to collaborate on integ...
SwRI-led instrument begins lunar mission to probe Moon's interior
Mar 14, 2025 (SPX)
"For more than 50 years, scientists have used magnetotellurics on Earth for a wide variety of purposes, including to find oil, water, geothermal and mineral res...
NASA Cameras on Blue Ghost Capture First-of-its-Kind Moon Landing Footage
Mar 14, 2025 (SPX)
The Stereo Cameras for Lunar-Plume Surface Studies (SCALPSS) 1.1 instrument took the images during the descent and successful soft landing of Firefly Aerospace'...
NASA Works to Regain Contact with Lunar Trailblazer and Evaluate Future Possibilities
Mar 13, 2025 (SPX)
Several radio ground stations have also volunteered their resources to detect any signals from the small satellite as it travels further from Earth. Meanwhile, ...
Oops, we tipped it again: Mission over for sideways US lander
Mar 07, 2025 (AFP)
It marked a premature conclusion to a mission that had sparked excitement in the space community, thanks to its cutting-edge payloads, including a futuristic ho...
NASA rolls out Artemis II Orion spacecraft, twin rocket boosters for moon mission
Mar 07, 2025 (UPI)
That lunar flyby mission carrying four astronauts is set for launch in April 2026. It's a flight test mission that will pave the way for landing the first woman...
Perfect Lunar Landing Achieved in Mare Crisium
Mar 06, 2025 (SPX)
Exploring the Moon's Scientific Potential "As Earth's nearest celestial neighbor, the Moon lies just 400,000 kilometers away, making it an accessible target for...
Deja vu on the Moon: Private US spaceship again lands awkwardly
Mar 06, 2025 (AFP)
Houston-based Intuitive Machines made history in February 2024 as the first private firm to place a spaceship on Earth's nearest neighbor, though the moment was...
Lunar Data Center Demonstrates Success on Journey to the Moon
Mar 06, 2025 (SPX)
Since its launch on February 26, Lonestar's Freedom data center payload has journeyed over 300,000 kilometers aboard Intuitive Machines' Athena Lunar Lander, en...
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