Lunar
Stories about commercial, civil, and international missions on and around the Moon.
New UKSA Grant May Bring Fresh Air to Moon Astronauts and Their Rockets
No air on the Moon? No problem.
Sustaining Life on the Moon is Harder Than it Looks
Artemis requires scientists and researchers to find long-term solutions to the problems space creates for human health, replacing the short-term fixes that once sufficed.
Thales Alenia Space Picks its Lunar Lander Team for Argonaut
It’s been almost a year since Thales Alenia Space’s Italian subsidiary won the initial ESA contract to build a descent module for a lunar lander. Getting down to the lunar surface will be a team effort, though, and on Friday the space firm announced it has picked its team.
Firefly Raises FY Guidance in Q3 Earnings Release
Firefly Aerospace released its Q3 earnings results after market close yesterday, posting quarterly revenues of $30.8M—98% higher than Q2.
China’s is on Track to Beat the US to Extract Lunar Water
Forget boots on the Moon. China looks like it’s going to beat the US to extract water from the lunar surface.
Duffy Opens Competition to Speed Up Lunar Landing
“I love SpaceX; it’s an amazing company. The problem is, they’re behind…and we’re in a race against China,” Duffy said on CNBC’s Squawk Box. “So I’m going to open up the contract. I’m going to let other space companies compete with SpaceX.”
Payload’s Lunar and Mars Economy Summit: Day 2
To anyone worried about “militarizing” the Moon, Jim Bridenstine has some sage advice: get over it.
Will NASA Pick Two Companies to Build the LTV?
While the LTV contractors take different approaches to meet NASA’s requirements—from a rugged truck, to a tractor-trailor configuration—they have similar goals for future commercial customers looking to hitch a ride.
Best of the Rest: Lunar and Mars Day 1
The first day of Payload’s Lunar and Mars Economy Summit included lots of interesting conversations, newsy tidbits, and networking with the architects of the next lunar age while surrounded by Space Center Houston’s relics of the first space race.
Impulse Space Sets its Sights on the Moon
Getting to the Moon is about to get a whole lot easier—at least, if Impulse Space can execute on its new mission.
Open Lunar Foundation Launches Lunar Ledger
The Open Lunar Foundation established a shared database for Moon-mission operators to share information—in a bid to boost transparency as traffic picks up on Earth’s natural satellite.
ispace is Raising Money to Cover Growing Losses
Despite two solid efforts, ispace has yet to successfully land on the lunar surface—and the company’s financial position reflects that.
Intuitive Machines Closes $30M KinetX Acquisition
KinetX has joined the Intuitive Machines family after years of working alongside it. Yesterday, Intuitive Machines ($LUNR) announced that its $30M acquisition of KinetX, a space infrastructure company with experience in constellation management, is complete. The companies first announced the deal in August. The $30M acquisition was structured like this: IM is planning to use…
