Stories about commercial, civil, and international missions on and around the Moon.
From NASA’s Artemis missions to more commercial lunar landing attempts to other nations’ journeys to the Moon’s surface, it’s clear that the entire world has its sights set on the Moon. But building a sustainable lunar economy—the goal of space agencies and the commercial sector—will require advancements in everything from power generation to mining to agriculture.
While the news is a setback for the Artemis mission, officials said the adjusted timeline will still ensure the next boots on the Moon are American, not Chinese.
Interestingly, for an accelerator shooting for the Moon, one-third of this first cohort operates largely outside the space industry.
The company is now managing instruments on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
“There’s just really no certification standard yet for this type of flight software.”
A lunar satellite constellation that harnesses solar power and uses lasers to beam it down to landers and rovers.
The mission to put AMC’s robot on the lunar surface is intended to prove out the company’s ability to extract resources in deep-space.
“We sell minutes on the network, something like a million minutes a year, to NASA.”
ispace is one of three private companies that will attempt Moon landings this winter, and the only mission not funded by NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.
NASA will pay Intuitive Machines $116.9M to deliver scientific payloads to the lunar South Pole.
The business plan is simple: Sell large quantities of LOX propellant to companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Lunar Outpost is teaming up with oil giant Castrol on its Lunar Voyage 1 mission, which aims to put the first robotic rover on the Moon’s south pole.
