Hyundai partners with research institutes to develop vehicle for lunar surface exploration
SEOUL, South Korea — Hyundai Motor is moving to develop a vehicle for lunar surface exploration. The Korean carmaker and its sister company Kia Motors formed a consortium July 27 with six state-funded research institutes here to explore the concept of lunar…
Draper wins NASA contract for farside lunar lander mission
WASHINGTON — NASA awarded a contract to Draper to send three science instruments to the far side of the moon through a commercial payload delivery program. NASA announced July 21 it selected a team led by Draper for the 2025…
Orbit Fab to donate regolith to lunar resources trust
WASHINGTON — Orbit Fab, a startup that is developing an infrastructure for in-space refueling of spacecraft, announced plans to purchase a small amount of lunar regolith and transfer it to a trust to promote sustainable management of lunar resources. The…
NASA Opens Second Phase of $3.5 Million Lunar Excavation Competition
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (NASA PR) — NASA launched the second phase of its Break the Ice Lunar Challenge to advance technology that is – quite literally – groundbreaking. The challenge invites the public to advance system technology for excavating and delivering lunar resources. High…
Canadian Space Agency Funds Novel Ideas for Potential Moon Infrastructure
LONGUEIUL, Que. (CSA PR) — As humanity tackles the challenges of creating a permanent human presence on the Moon, multiple Canadian companies will undertake seven concept studies. These reports will help develop capabilities and define potential Canadian infrastructure contributions on…
NASA Funds R&D Projects to Extract Oxygen, Metals From Lunar Regolith
NASA has selected six research and development projects for funding that are focused on extracting oxygen and metals from lunar regolith to support the Artemis program. NASA decided to award Small Business Innovation Research funding worth up to $150,000 apiece…
Lunar Outpost Announces $12 Million Seed Investment to Scale Mobility Technology Enabling Commercial Lunar Advancement
GOLDEN, CO – MAY 23, 2022 – Lunar Outpost, a global leader in commercial planetary mobility, announced a $12 million seed funding round today. The closed round was led by Explorer 1 Fund with participation from Promus Ventures, Space Capital, Type 1 Ventures and Cathexis Ventures. The capital will…
Space Prize
The Space Prize is focused on empowering young women to pursue STEAM education and explore careers in the growing space industry. Thank you for your support of this mission! This page includes a number of resources that may be helpful…
The Unveiling Of Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander
Astrobotic has unveiled their flight model of the company’s Peregrine lunar lander during a visit by top NASA and government officials to their headquarters. The flight model, as opposed to earlier test models, is the version of Peregrine that will actually fly to…