(HOUSTON, 7 of September 2022) – Commercial space leader Axiom Space today announced it has been awarded the first task order of NASA’s Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) Contract. Under the terms of the task order, which has a base value of $228.5 million, the…
NASA has selected three companies to further advance work on deployable solar array systems that will help power the agency’s human and robotic exploration of the Moon under Artemis. Through Artemis missions, NASA will return humans to the Moon and…
ESA invites the science and research community to submit innovative science research activities that can be undertaken at the Moon. Selected activities will be entered into a reserve pool enabling the capability to respond adeptly and timely to emerging near-term…
Students at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands are developing the world’s smallest and lightest moon rover, called Lunar Zebro. Named after the Dutch phrase for “six-legged,” Lunar Zebro will indeed have six legs instead of…
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s first lunar orbiter has begun its voyage toward the moon on a mission critical to the country’s future space projects. The 678-kilogram spacecraft, named Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) or Danuri in Korean, launched…
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…
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…
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…
Open Lunar Foundation engages in programs and activities to create a peaceful, self-sustaining presence on the Moon, with the goals of preserving Earth’s species and knowledge, and the positive evolution of civilization for the benefit of life. We work on…
