Thales Alenia Space has signed multiple contracts shaping the core industrial team that will build the European Space Agency (ESA) Argonaut Lunar Descent Element. ESA’s Argonaut Mission, planned for launch […]
Lunar Missions
Impulse Space unveils proposed mission architecture to deliver more mass to the lunar surface
Impulse Space has unveiled a proposed mission architecture for delivering multiple tons of cargo to the Moon in the near term—the plan combines Impulse’s existing Helios kick stage and a […]
Firefly Aerospace receives $10 million NASA contract addendum for Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar data
Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY) has received a $10 million contract addendum under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative for acquisition of additional science and operational data collected beyond the […]
Blue Origin’s major milestone toward permanent + sustainable lunar infrastructure
Blue Origin has revealed that the company’s in-space resource utilization system, Blue Alchemist, has successfully completed its Critical Design Review (CDR), marking a transformative milestone toward humanity’s permanent expansion beyond […]
Intuitive Machines expands deep space navigation services with agreement to Acquire KinetX
Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire KinetX, Inc. (“KinetX”). The acquisition strengthens Intuitive Machines’ position as a vertically integrated provider of end-to-end systems for […]
Thales Alenia Space Italy to develop the first lunar human outpost with ASI
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to perform the preliminary design phase, including development […]
SFL Missions Inc. included on team awarded ESA contract for a Moon mapping study
SFL Missions Inc. is a member of the team led by NUVIEW GmbH that has been contracted by the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a Pre-Phase A study, within […]
Japan creating battery that can run for 100 years in outer space
Japan has embarked on a mission to create a battery system that can continuously generate electricity for a century under the extreme conditions of outer space. Long-operational, maintenance-free batteries are […]
Moon RACER activates self-driving mode for lunar exploration
On a rugged, mock moonscape, the Moon RACER team (Intuitive Machines | Atlas Devices | AVL | Barrios | Boeing | CSIRO | FUGRO | Michelin | Northrop Grumman | […]
Sidus Space’s extended and amended preliminary $120M agreement with Lonestar for six lunar data storage spacecraft
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a space mission enabler, will move forward with, and broaden the scope of, a preliminary agreement valued at approximately $120 million with Lonestar Data Holdings. The […]