Stories about the growing number of activities around the Moon.
The next generation of companies heading to the Moon are going in search of water—a requirement for setting up shop long term on the lunar surface. Japanese lunar infrastructure company ispace has just notched a new partnership in service of that goal.
“Through this joint mission, we are laying the foundation for a sustainable lunar ecosystem, where safe operations, resource utilization, and long-term infrastructure go hand in hand.”
It is scheduled to carry four astronauts around the Moon in early 2026.
The company is now managing instruments on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
“This has just emerged as an opportunity, and also happens to be a pretty big market in and of itself.”
A lunar satellite constellation that harnesses solar power and uses lasers to beam it down to landers and rovers.
A provider of “in-space transportation with in-space propellant.”
“We sell minutes on the network, something like a million minutes a year, to NASA.”
What was originally a $383M contract to be finished by 2023 has ballooned into potentially $2.7B construction that won’t see completion until 2029.
Nokia has designed a “network in a box” that it will test on Intuitive Machine’s next uncrewed lunar mission.
Over the past two weeks, two federal watchdogs—the OIG and the GAO—released separate reports highlighting critical issues with two Artemis IV vehicles: Gateway and SLS Block 1B, the upgraded SLS variant.
SEOPS Space, a payload integrator, will partner with Intuitive Machines to offer a rideshare service to deep space.
