Qosmosys and the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) Sign a Letter of intent (LoI) to Advance Lunar Economy Initiatives
Luxembourg, March 25th, 2024 – Qosmosys, a pioneering company in the field of lunar economy, has signed Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) to collaborate on cutting-edge research and development projects in the burgeoning field of…
From Munich to the Moon
The European mission control centre near Munich, Germany, is set to undergo a transformation into a Moon mission control centre, tasked with supporting operations for missions to a lunar space station, the lunar surface and beyond. Today marks a significant…
Power vs. Mobility Dilemma: Dispelling the Illusion of Large-Scale Helium-3 Extraction from the Lunar Surface
Nearly four years since its inception, Qosmosys embarked on a mission to consult scientists across three continents to explore the potential for extracting Helium-3 from the Moon’s surface. Interestingly, the panel of responses appeared sharply divided into two camps: those…
Intuitive Machines makes first U.S. moon landing in 51 years
For the first time since the last of the Apollo missions in 1972, an American spacecraft reached the surface of the moon Thursday, a significant step toward NASA’s plan to eventually return astronauts to Earth’s closest celestial neighbor. After a…
Japan’s successful Moon landing was the most precise ever
Japan has become the fifth country to soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon, using precision technology that allowed it to touch down closer to its target landing site than any mission has before. However, the spacecraft might have survived on…
The Aqualunar Challenge, UK
The Aqualunar Challenge is a £1.2m international challenge prize focused on making human habitation in space possible by finding ways to purify water buried beneath the Moon’s surface. This is being delivered by Challenge Works on behalf of the UK…
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,…
Qosmosys Secures Historic US$100 Million in Seed Funding, Sets New Industry Record
Singapore, October 17, 2023 – Qosmosys, a pioneering force in lunar technology, is thrilled to announce an industry-record-setting seed funding round of US$100 million. This milestone is a powerful testament to the robust confidence that a distinguished group of private…