SSC and Masten Space Systems sign agreement for 2023 lunar mission
SSC and Masten Space Systems has signed an agreement to provide communications support for Masten’s upcoming mission to the lunar south pole scheduled to launch in 2023. The agreement was announced today at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2021 in…
Space miners may use rockets to harvest the moon’s water ice
Rockets may help humanity explore the solar system in more ways than one. Three companies — Masten Space Systems, Lunar Outpost and Honeybee Robotics — are developing a new system that would use rockets to mine water ice on the moon. Water ice…
JAXA and Honda to Begin a Feasibility Study on a Circulative Renewable Energy System
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Honda R&D Co., Ltd. (Honda) today announced the plan to begin a joint feasibility study on a “circulative renewable energy system” in space, which is designed to supply oxygen, hydrogen, and electricity for…
China, Russia reveal roadmap for international moon base
HELSINKI — Russia and China unveiled a roadmap for a joint International Lunar Research Station Wednesday to guide collaboration and development of the project. Chinese and Russian space officials revealed the plans June 16 at the Global Space Exploration (GLEX)…
Bracket Contest to Help NASA Name ‘Moonikin’ Flying on Artemis
Choose your player! NASA is holding a naming contest beginning Wednesday, June 16 for the manikin that will fly on an upcoming mission around the Moon. As NASA gears up for the Artemis I mission around the Moon that will pave the…
Moon Village Opens at La Biennale Architettura 2021
“Life Beyond Earth”, a powerful new installation that brings to life Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and the European Space Agency’s concept of a Moon Village, launched at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. The installation transports…
Global Space Markets Challenge
The Global Space Markets Challenge is a new competition launched by ESA with the operational and technical support of EURISY, a European non-profit association of over 15 national space agencies and other organisations involved in space activities. The Global Space Markets…
SSTL Lunar to Lead Consortium for ESA Moonlight
GUILDFORD, UK (Surrey Satellite PR) — Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead a Phase A/B1 Study under ESA’s Moonlight initiative that will shape the service provision and infrastructure to provide…
A data center on the Moon
A data center could be built on the Moon before the end of the decade as part of an international effort to develop a permanent base on our nearest neighbor. As part of the wider NASA Artemis Moon program, Italian…