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 […]
Lunar Missions
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 […]
NASA reaches its Tipping Point for Key Moon + Exploration Tech
NASA has selected 11 U.S. companies to develop technologies that could support long-term exploration on the Moon and in space for the benefit of all — the technologies range from […]
Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) partners with ATLAS Space Operations for satellite ground infrastructure
The Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) and ATLAS Space Operations Inc. have announced a strategic partnership to use a teleport in Rwanda — the teleport will feature a 9.3 meter antenna […]