United Launch Alliance (ULA) is nearing completion of the development of the next-generation Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle and sets path for its first launch early next year. ULA is proceeding […]
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Intuitive Machines’ merger with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. enables listing on Nasdaq
Intuitive Machines, LLC (“Intuitive Machines” or the “Company”), a space exploration, infrastructure, and services company founded in 2013, and Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. (“Inflection Point”), a special purpose acquisition company, […]
Ramon.Space and Lulav Space to Navigate Space IL’s Next Two Lunar Landings
Ramon.Space and Lulav Space are partnering to provide an advanced navigation solution for the Beresheet 2 lunar missions scheduled for 2025. The Beresheet 2 lunar missions are developed by SpaceIL, […]
Astrobotic’s CubeRover Survive-The-Lunar-Night Mission selected by NASA
Astrobotic has been selected by NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Sequential Phase II program to develop, test and fly lunar, night survival and communication technologies onboard the company’s CubeRover […]
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander completes JPL Deep Space Network ground testing successfully
Last month, the Deep Space Network (DSN) from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) successfully completed end-to-end test communications with Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander. These tests demonstrated compatibility with space-to-ground communications […]
NASA prepares for Space Launch System (SLS) rocket services contract
As NASA prepares for the first integrated flight test of the SLS rocket and the Orion spacecraft to the Moon this summer as part of Artemis, the agency is moving […]
NASA selects Draper to fly research to the far side of the Moon
NASA has awarded Draper a contract to deliver Artemis science investigations to the Moon in 2025 — the commercial delivery is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative […]
Where the rubber meets the… lunar surface… Goodyear + Lockheed Martin partner up
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company supplied essential products for NASA’s Apollo program, including the Apollo 11 mission, which landed on the Moon 53 years ago. The company will continue […]
AAC Clyde Space garners million€ avionics contract from Space IL
AAC Clyde Space has won a 0.56 million euros contract for the company’s Sirius avionics for SpaceIL‘s moon mission, Beresheet 2, with the AAC Clyde Space avionics to be delivered […]
Astrobotic’s $1.5M From NASA To Provide Mature Satellite Servicing And Hazard Detection Systems For Space
Astrobotic’s HazNet system leverages hardware acceleration and machine learning to produce real-time hazard maps of potential celestial landing sites, and LiDAR-based solutions to map planetary bodies, service satellites, and detect […]