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 […]
Lunar Lander
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 […]
Sidus Space and Lulav Space to provide guidance navigation and control solutions for lunar satellite and lunar lander missions
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support, has signed […]
ispace announces earliest scheduled lunar landing date for HAKUTO-R Mission 1
ispace, inc. has revealed the firm’s earliest scheduled landing date for the HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander is set for Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 16:40 (UTC) and is, of […]
Intuitive Machines’ first mission to the Lunar South Pole region shifts per NASA
Intuitive Machines, LLC (“Intuitive Machines” or the “Company”), a space exploration, infrastructure, and services company, is collaborating with NASA to prioritize the return of lunar scientific data in support of […]
Astrobotic’s Peregrine awaits green light for ULA launch after successful TVAC testing
Astrobotic announced today that its Peregrine lunar lander has successfully completed its entire flight acceptance campaign. Peregrine is now ready to be shipped to Cape Canaveral, Florida when Astrobotic’s rocket […]