EPFL Virtual Space Tour – Tokyo
EPFL Space Center (eSpace), Laboratory of Astrophysics and Space@yourService are presenting two amazing experiences in Tokyo, starting on August 11th at the Science Museum. VIRUP is a virtual reality platform where you can fully immerse yourself in the most advanced…
Space miners may use rockets to harvest the moon’s water ice
Rockets may help humanity explore the solar system in more ways than one. Three companies — Masten Space Systems, Lunar Outpost and Honeybee Robotics — are developing a new system that would use rockets to mine water ice on the moon. Water ice…
JAXA and Honda to Begin a Feasibility Study on a Circulative Renewable Energy System
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Honda R&D Co., Ltd. (Honda) today announced the plan to begin a joint feasibility study on a “circulative renewable energy system” in space, which is designed to supply oxygen, hydrogen, and electricity for…
China, Russia reveal roadmap for international moon base
HELSINKI — Russia and China unveiled a roadmap for a joint International Lunar Research Station Wednesday to guide collaboration and development of the project. Chinese and Russian space officials revealed the plans June 16 at the Global Space Exploration (GLEX)…
Bracket Contest to Help NASA Name ‘Moonikin’ Flying on Artemis
Choose your player! NASA is holding a naming contest beginning Wednesday, June 16 for the manikin that will fly on an upcoming mission around the Moon. As NASA gears up for the Artemis I mission around the Moon that will pave the…
Moon Village Opens at La Biennale Architettura 2021
“Life Beyond Earth”, a powerful new installation that brings to life Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and the European Space Agency’s concept of a Moon Village, launched at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. The installation transports…
Turning science fiction into reality: OHB and Thales Alenia Space sign contract for refuelling system for Lunar Gateway
Bremen, 25 May 2021. OHB System AG, a subsidiary of the European space and technology group OHB SE, and Thales Alenia Space, prime contractor for the programme, have now taken a further step in the realisation of the ESPRIT module (European…
Lockheed Martin, General Motors Team-Up To Develop Next-Generation Lunar Rover For NASA Artemis Astronauts To Explore The Moon
DENVER, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and General Motors Co. [NYSE: GM] are teaming up to develop the next generation of lunar vehicles to transport astronauts on the surface of the Moon, fundamentally evolving and expanding humanity’s deep-space…
Global Space Markets Challenge
The Global Space Markets Challenge is a new competition launched by ESA with the operational and technical support of EURISY, a European non-profit association of over 15 national space agencies and other organisations involved in space activities. The Global Space Markets…