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…
Historic partnership: Australian lunar base camp builder teams up with UNSW
Cutting-edge Australian 3D printing building and construction company, Luyten, has signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to fast-track development and delivery of 3D printing technology to build structures on the…
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…
To the Moon and back: With LSAS, OHB will be offering a commercial lunar shuttle from 2025 onwards
Oberpfaffenhofen, 9 September 2021. The realization of the lunar landing system LSAS (Lunar Surface Access Service), which the space technology company OHB SE will be implementing together with the Israeli space technology company IAI, is proceeding in great strides: Today, representatives…
OHB signs memorandum of understanding with Israeli space technology company Helios
Oberpfaffenhofen, 18 October 2021. An important milestone has been achieved in the future lunar landing system LSAS (Lunar Surface Access Service), which the space technology group OHB SE is preparing together with its partner Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI): representatives of the…
LEAPS: Lunar Expedition to Ascertain the Philolaus Skylights
LEAPS is a case study of a potential mission toward the Philolaus Crater and its prospective lava tubes. Outcomes of such a mission would be to ascertain the presence of sub-surface cavities at the polar regions, which could yield similar…
Reenacting the overview effect with the Moon Village Association Payload Project
The Moon is again a target in the ambitions of many space actors. Some look at it with a sense of national prowess, some as an everlasting individual aspiration, some in pursuit of a commercial return, and a few others,…
Design and build a regolith transport solution for tthe moon
Lunar regolith is an important feedstock for construction, mineral processing, and other ISRU activities. To help us learn how to work with this difficult material in the harsh lunar environment, Colorado School of Mines and Lockheed Martin invite university teams…