Spacebit secures a second ride to the Moon — this time with Intuitive Machines on the Nova-C lander in 2021. Spacebit is developing micro-rover technologies and rover deployment systems to be able to carry scientific payloads in support of the Artemis Program space exploration and research goals. The UK-based company is the only commercial company […]
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Astrobotic’s CubeRover En Route To Kennedy Space Center
After three years of intensive engineering work, Astrobotic’s CubeRover is on its way to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The CubeRover is designed to provide an affordable mobile outlet for scientific instruments and other payloads to operate on the surface of the Moon. This occasion marks the first time Astrobotic’s Planetary Mobility department has […]
Key Propulsion System Components To Be Delivered By ArianeGroup for Artemis III Moon Mission
ArianeGroup has just signed several agreements with Airbus Defence and Space for the adaptation and construction of the third European Service Module (ESM) flight model for the Orion spacecraft. ArianeGroup will… Provide integration and testing services for the propulsion sub-system, as well as for certain parts of the thermal sub-system and the corresponding electronic sub-systems […]
Launch Upcoming For Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-13 Mission
Blue Origin’s next New Shepard mission (NS-13) is currently targeting liftoff for Thursday, September 24, at 10:00 am CDT / 15:00 UTC — current weather conditions are favorable. This will be the 13th New Shepard mission and the 7th consecutive flight for this particular vehicle (a record), demonstrating its operational reusability. New Shepard will fly […]
Life On Venus?
Media Lario S.r.l. congratulates the team at the ALMA Telescope Array in Atacama, Chile, and the entire scientific team involved in the discovery of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus, indicating the possibility of life on our neighboring planet, as was announced on September 13 in published scientific papers that were submitted to the International […]
Full-Scale Human Landing System For NASA’s Artemis Mission Completed By Dynetics
Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, has completed building a full-scale human landing system (HLS) test article that will be used for initial evaluations for NASA’s Artemis program. The Dynetics HLS (DHLS) test article, located in Huntsville, Alabama, is built to-scale and allows for test and evaluation across the engineering lifecycle. The DHLS team […]
L3Harris Completes The Primary Mirror For NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has completed figuring, polishing and coating the primary mirror for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, formerly known as the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope, bringing the mirror one step closer to launch. Roman’s primary mirror will collect and focus light from exoplanets, stars, galaxies and supernovae for the telescope, ultimately feeding […]
UK Pushing For Responsible Behavior In Space
The United Kingdom is proposing a UN resolution that aims to broker an international consensus on responsible behavior in space – agreed by countries around the world at the UN – and is the only initiative of its kind in the world. The global economy and systems that we use every day – including mobile […]
Masten Space Selects SpaceX To Deliver Their Lunar Lander + Nine Experiments To The Moon’s South Pole
Masten Space Systems has selected SpaceX to launch Masten Mission One (MM1) — as part of MM1, Masten’s lunar lander will deliver nine, NASA-sponsored, science and technology demonstration experiments and several commercial payloads to the lunar south pole. Masten’s additional capacity on its first mission to the Moon provides opportunities for commercial partners to access […]
Raising Additional Funding To The Tune Of Around $28 Million Is ispace
ispace, along with IF SPV 1st Investment Partnership (managed by Incubate Fund) as the lead investor, Space Frontier Fund (managed by Sparks Innovation for Future), Takasago Thermal Engineering, and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, announced that approximately $28 million has been raised in the firm’s Series B investment round. This brings ispace’s cumulative total investment to approximately […]