Lunar scientists and engineers design Moon cave explorer
Lunar caves are not only a geologically pristine record of the Moon’s history, but they could also provide a safe home for future human explorers. Building upon ESA Discovery’s OSIP call and SysNova challenge, ESA gathered a spectrum of over 60 experts in…
Canadensys Aerospace Corporation Receives Amendment to Canadian Space Agency Lunar Rover Mission Contract
(Toronto, ON – Wednesday, February 9, 2022) Canadensys Aerospace Corporation has received an amendment with a $270,000 funding increase to its Lunar Rover Mission (LRM) Phase A contract. The amendment also includes authorization from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for…
HeroX Launches Phase 2 of NASA’s “Watts on the Moon” to Source Power Transmission and Energy Storage Solutions for Lunar Activities
CLEVELAND, February 23, 2022 (HeroX PR) — HeroX, the leading platform and open marketplace for crowdsourced solutions, today launched the NASA’s Watts on the Moon Phase 2 Challenge prize competition on behalf of NASA. In support of the agency’s return to the Moon…
NASA opens Nighttime Precision Landing Challenge to help future moon missions
NASA wants your help to safely land future lunar spacecraft in the dark, including permanently shadowed craters that may be icy. The agency’s new Nighttime Precision Landing Challenge No. 1 plans to award as many as three prizes of up to $650,000…
Toyota to Develop Moon-Exploring Car with Japan Space Agency | ‘Lunar’ Cruiser?
Toyota is joining the race to the Moon, developing its moon-exploring car with Japan’s space agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, known as the Lunar Cruiser. The Sun shines on the Toyota logo at the world’s largest auto dealership,…
Moonlight Initiative: Lunar Communications and Navigation Services (LCNS) Call for Ideas and Use Cases
BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATION As of today, several dozens of commercial and institutional missions to the Moon are planned for the coming decades, exceeding the number of successful lunar missions during the space race in the 60s and 70s. One of…
Plus Ultra and ispace Aim to Deploy Communications and Navigation Infrastructure in Lunar Orbit
LUXEMBOURG, 20 January 2022 (ispace PR) – Plus Ultra Space Outposts (Plus Ultra), a European company developing a lunar satellite constellation, and ispace Europe (ispace EU), the European branch of ispace, inc., have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on…
NASA funds thermal control solutions for harsh lunar environments
TAMPA, Fla. — Advanced Cooling Technologies (ACT) has won NASA funding for thermal control solutions that enable vehicles and other equipment to survive harsh lunar environments without an active power source. The Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based thermal solutions provider said it will…
ispace Europe, ArianeGroup and ESA to Assess Commercial Partnership for Lunar Transportation Services
LUXEMBOURG, December 10 (ispace PR) – ispace Europe (ispace EU), the European subsidiary of ispace, inc., and ArianeGroup have been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to participate in a pilot phase aiming to establish commercial partnerships in Europe…