Cislunar
Stories about the growing number of activities around the Moon.
ESA taps Aalyria to build deep-space network hub
ESA has tapped Aalyria to build a network-operations center that allows spacecraft to share data reliably across the solar system.
ESA Puts €65M Behind Europe’s First Lunar Ice Rover
ispace-Europe is heading to the Moon following a €65M commitment from ESA for Europe’s first lunar polar ice exploration rover mission.
Firefly Acquires Autonomous Space Ops Company
Firefly Aerospace announced yesterday that it acquired Space-ng, which is an AI-powered vision navigation and autonomous guidance systems provider.
ispace Teams Up for Lunar Water Exploration
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.
ispace, Digantara Join Forces on Cislunar SSA
“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.”
Lockheed Martin Hands Over Orion for Artemis II
It is scheduled to carry four astronauts around the Moon in early 2026.
Intuitive Machines Targets February for Second Moon Landing
The company is now managing instruments on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
CisLunar Industries Plots PPU Production
“This has just emerged as an opportunity, and also happens to be a pretty big market in and of itself.”
Volta Space Wants To Beam Power To The Moon
A lunar satellite constellation that harnesses solar power and uses lasers to beam it down to landers and rovers.
Argo’s Tug Joins The Lunar Water Race
A provider of “in-space transportation with in-space propellant.”
Intuitive Machines Will Build A Lunar Communications Network
“We sell minutes on the network, something like a million minutes a year, to NASA.”
NASA OIG Uncovers More Cost, Schedule Overruns for ML-2
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.
How Nokia and Axiom Are Putting 4G on The Moon
Nokia has designed a “network in a box” that it will test on Intuitive Machine’s next uncrewed lunar mission.
