Swedish Space Corporation (SSC Space US) recently signed a collaboration agreement with the U.S. lunar exploration company ispace technologies U.S., Inc. (ispace-U.S.), to support their upcoming Mission 3 with the […]
Lunar Missions
Axiom Space teams with Astrolab to advance lunar exploration
Astrolab, together with teammates Axiom Space and Odyssey Space Research, were awarded a NASA contract to advance the development of a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) to enable Artemis astronauts to […]
Terran Orbital’s CAPSTONE smallsat exceeds expectations
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) as announced that the company’s 12U smallsat built for Advanced Space’s CAPSTONE™ (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) mission in support of […]
Lonestar launches Independence their first lunar data center test mission payload on Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 enroute to the Moon
Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. successfully launched its advanced lunar data center test mission, “Independence,” which began its voyage to the Moon as a customer payload with Intuitive Machines aboard their […]
mu Space and ispace’s MoU for future lunar missions
mu Space and Advanced Technology Co., Ltd. have signed two MoUs on payload services and strategic cooperation with ispace inc., a private, lunar, robotic exploration company based in Japan that […]
Terran Orbital wins 2024 BIG Innovation award
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) has announced that CAPSTONE™, a satellite manufactured by Terran Orbital for Advanced Space’s NASA lunar mission, has been named a winner in the 2024 BIG Innovation […]
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 […]
NASA, United Arab Emirates announce Artemis Lunar Gateway Airlock
NASA and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) have entered into an agreement for MBRSC to provide the Crew and Science Airlock module for the Gateway Space Station. As […]
Intuitive Machines sets January of 2024 for U.S. Lunar Mission
Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) has announced that, in coordination with SpaceX, liftoff of the IM-1 lunar mission is now targeted for a multi-day launch window that opens on […]
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 […]