DARPA picks 14 companies for lunar architecture study
WASHINGTON — DARPA has selected 14 companies, ranging from small startups to established aerospace corporations, to participate in a study on developing commercial lunar infrastructure. DARPA announced Dec. 5 that 14 companies will collaborate over the next seven months on…
Sierra Space Secures DARPA Contract for Lunar Oxygen Extraction Framework for LunA-10 Capability Study
LOUISVILLE, Colo. – Dec. 05, 2023 – Sierra Space, a leading pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, announced today that it secured a significant contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Under this contract,…
Chandrayaan-3: India becomes fourth country to land on the moon
HELSINKI — India’s Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully touched down on the moon Wednesday, making the country only the fourth to achieve the feat. The Chandrayaan-3 mission lander touched in the vicinity of the lunar South Pole region at 8:32 a.m. Eastern…
NASA Selects Geology Team for the First Crewed Artemis Lunar Landing
NASA has selected the geology team that will develop the surface science plan for the first crewed lunar landing mission in more than 50 years. NASA’s Artemis III mission will land astronauts, including the first woman to land on the Moon, near…
Identifying Challenges along the Lunar ISRU Value Chain
The European Space Agency (ESA), in partnership with the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) in Luxembourg, is seeking input to define its forward Challenge-Driven Innovation strategic roadmap aiming to develop novel solutions enabling the use of space resources and…
UK Space Agency backs Rolls-Royce nuclear power for Moon exploration
Scientists and engineers at Rolls-Royce are working on the Micro-Reactor programme to develop technology that will provide power needed for humans to live and work on the Moon. All space missions depend on a power source, to support systems for…
Land your idea, Lunar Science Rideshare (Luna Ride)
Announcing a global collaboration for lunar surface exploration. This mission is made possible through integration of payloads by ASU + MILO on the Lockheed Martin Lunar Mobility Vehicle.
ICON Wins NASA Contract for Lunar 3D Printing
Within a decade, a startup known for building cheap 3D-printed houses on Earth is hoping to bring the materials cost for building structures on the lunar surface down to zero. Austin-based ICON said this morning that it won a $57.2M…
ESA ground stations to support first commercial Moon landing
Mission 1 is the first mission of the HAKUTO-R lunar exploration programme from the company ispace, based in Tokyo, Japan, with offices in Luxembourg and the US. It will be launched into a low-energy transfer orbit by a SpaceX Falcon…