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…
JAXA trials very remote control machinery
Japan’s space agency and a major construction firm say they have come up with a way to operate machinery from far away. Their ultimate aim is to build a base on the moon. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA,…
Invitation to Tender, Space Resources
Introduction The future of space exploration depends on humanity’s ability to extract resources in space. In-situ resource utilisation (ISRU) will be key to supplying future explorers with food, shelter, energy, water and air. While ISRU is a futuristic concept, it…
DLR to Land Radiation Instrument on the Moon with Astrobotic
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) joins a mission with Astrobotic to land a special German-built instrument on the Moon onboard Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander in 2021. DLR will send this radiation detector to measure key radiation data on the flight…
Moon Markets Analysis
The NEW Moon Markets Analysis (MMA) report, leverages NSR’s extensive industry knowledge, providing business critical insights for emerging and existing Lunar Orbit and surface infrastructure applications. NSR’s MMA offers readers a comprehensive overview of multiple market verticals including Science and…
NASA, Blue Origin Partner to bring lunar gravity conditions closer to Earth
At one-sixth that of Earth, the unique gravity of the lunar surface is one of the many variable conditions that technologies bound for the Moon will need to perform well in. NASA will soon have more options for testing those…
Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa is inviting applications for 8 crew members to join his moon mission
Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa is inviting applications for 8 crew members to join his moon mission, scheduled to lift off in 2023. Click here for more info
Positive signs for Europe as ESA goes forward to the Moon
ESA Director General Jan Wörner and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to take Europe to the Moon.