Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) and SpaceX have analyzed the data from the lunar lander fueling tests for the IM-1 mission and have determined the testing campaign is complete. […]
Lunar Lander
NASA’s LRO Spots Japan’s Moon Lander
On Jan. 19, 2024, at 10:20 a.m. EST, the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed on the lunar surface. Five days later, NASA’s Lunar […]
JAXA’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touches down awaiting solar cells to power
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirms that the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) successfully landed on the moon surface on January 20, 2024, at 0:20 am (JST). Communication […]
JAXA into landing prep phase for the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has confirmed that the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is ready to begin preparations for landing descent, based on operational results since insertion […]
KYOCERA AVX provided key components for the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission
KYOCERA AVX provided several key components for the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO’s) historic Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission [video]. On August 23, 2023, the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s Vikram lander cemented India’s status […]
Firefly Aerospace completes lander structure before NASA’s Moon landing
Firefly Aerospace has completed the development and assembly of its Blue Ghost lander structure and fluid systems, a critical milestone for Firefly’s first lunar mission slated to land on the […]
Astrobotic’s two NASA contracts to investigate rocket plumes and their interaction with the lunar surface
Astrobotic has begun work on two NASA Small Business Innovation Research contracts that will further research on lunar plume-surface interactions (PSI), a key area of risk and uncertainty for lunar […]
Luna 25: the first Russian spacecraft in 47 years heading to the moon
On August 11, Russia successfully launched Luna-25 heading to the Moon. This is the first lunar lander in 47 years. The uncrewed spacecraft took off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in […]
ISRO launches India’s third Moon mission from Sriharikota
News story by Nisha Anand Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar exploration mission, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on July 14th in the Indian […]
Lockheed Martin on the Blue Origin team that has been selected to develop a human lunar lander
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is on the team that has won a contract from NASA to develop and demonstrate a human landing system for the Artemis program under the agency’s […]