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NASA to assign cargo missions to SpaceX and Blue Origin for Artemis Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2024 NASA is set to deepen its Artemis campaign, targeting long-term lunar exploration, by assigning key cargo missions to SpaceX and Blue Origin under their current contracts. This move supports NASA's goal of fostering scientific advancement and sustainable operations on the Moon. Following successful design certification reviews, NASA plans to award demonstration missions to SpaceX and Blue Origin to further develop and test their large cargo landers. This initiative stems from a 2023 request for th ... read more |
New map of Orientale basin may guide lunar sample missions Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2024 Billions of years in the past, an asteroid of immense size collided with the Moon, generating such intense heat that the lunar rock melted and glowed white-hot before eventually solidifying. This fo ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 16, 2024 Basalt samples collected by China's Chang'e-6 mission have shed light on volcanic activity on the Moon's farside, revealing eruptions occurring 2.8 billion years ago (Ga) and 4.2 Ga. This significan ... more Washington (AFP) Nov 16, 2024 Should NASA return to the Moon, or go straight to Mars? Maintain its focus on climate science, or pivot away? ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2024 The Moon's near and far sides show significant differences in geomorphology, topography, chemical composition, crustal structure, and volcanic history. To gain deeper insight into these distinctions ... more |
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Available on Amazon Books Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 15, 2024 One year ago, the future of space communications arrived at Earth as a beam of light from a NASA spacecraft nearly 10 million miles away. That's 40 times farther than our Moon. That's like using a l ... more |
Scientists to create solar lasers for space power inspired by nature London, UK (SPX) Nov 19, 2024 An international collaboration, including researchers from Scotland's Heriot-Watt University, has announced a pioneering approach to harness solar energy in space by converting sunlight into laser b ... more Washington DC (UPI) Nov 15, 2024 Friday marks the final supermoon of 2024, the last of four consecutive instances of the phenomenon to end the year. ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2024 Workers who established NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, likely did not foresee the legacy they were building - one of resilience and enduring impact. Braving mosqu ... more Washington DC (UPI) Nov 13, 2024 Denmark is a founding member of the European Space Agency and on Wednesday formally committed to safe and responsible space exploration that benefits humanity by signing the Artemis Accords. ... more |
Sidus Space chosen to build Lunar Data Storage Spacecraft for Lonestar Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2024 Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has been appointed to design and construct the initial fleet of Data Storage Spacecraft for Lonestar, a premier provider of data storage and Resiliency As A Service (RAAS) ... more Available on Amazon Books |
ispace, GISTDA, and mu Space Partner for Thai Lunar Exploration Initiative Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 12, 2024 ispace, inc. (TOKYO: 9348), a leader in global lunar exploration, has entered a collaborative agreement with Thailand's national space agency, the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Ag ... more Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 As NASA plans for humans to return to the Moon and eventually explore Mars, a laser beam welding collaboration between NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and The Ohio State ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 Earlier this year, Fugro Australia's Space Automation, AI, and Robotics Control Complex (SpAARC) entered into a partnership with U.S. space exploration company Intuitive Machines to aid their phase ... more Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 GMV, a multinational technology company, has concluded the FASTNAV (Multi-range Navigation for Fast Moon Rovers) project, showcasing a navigation system that enables rovers to reach speeds of 1 m/s- ... more |
Space resources challenge seeks innovators for Lunar technologies Paris, France (SPX) Nov 03, 2024 The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched the latest Space Resources Challenge, inviting participants to help develop technologies that will enable humanity to establish a sustainable presence on ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 03, 2024 Bridgestone Corporation announced a new partnership with Astrobotic Technology to jointly develop a specialized tire for lunar rovers. With over 90 years of experience in tire development, Bri ... more Washington DC (UPI) Oct 31, 2024 India is eying a return to the moon in 2028, aiming to collect 6.6 pounds of lunar samples from an area thought to be rich in water and ice near the lunar south pole, the Indian Space Research Organization has announced. ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission is poised to answer longstanding questions about the distribution and composition of water on the Moon. While scientists have long suspected the presence of lunar wa ... more |
China progresses in full-scale efforts for manned Moon landing by 2030 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 China is accelerating its mission to place astronauts on the Moon by 2030, with substantial progress across development, testing, and infrastructure construction. In a recent press briefing, the Chi ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 Stephanie Dudley, who leads mission integration and utilization for NASA's Gateway, is at the forefront of merging human space exploration and science aboard the upcoming lunar orbiting outpost. Set ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 Water extraction in space is critical for expanding human exploration of the Solar System. Led by the German Aerospace Center (DLR), a new technique is being validated to harvest water from the Moon ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 Researchers have discovered what may be a long-hidden record of ancient impact craters on Venus, shedding light on a planetary history distinct from Earth's. Unlike Earth, where wind, water, and tec ... more |
Available on Amazon Books Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 NASA has refined its list of potential landing sites for the upcoming Artemis III mission, aiming to be the first crewed Moon landing in over 50 years. Nine candidate landing regions have been ident ... more |
China's only woman spaceflight engineer in crew for 'dream' mission Jiuquan, China (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 China's only woman spaceflight engineer will be among a crew of three astronauts blasting off on a "dream" mission to the Tiangong space station this week, Beijing announced Tuesday. ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 28, 2024 China's recent lunar and Mars missions have provided unprecedented insights into the geological and environmental conditions of the Moon and Mars, yielding crucial data for future exploration. ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 24, 2024 GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), a leader in space robotics, has announced that its Inchworm-type Robotic Arm has successfully completed testing and achieved Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL6). The tests we ... more Washington DC (UPI) Oct 23, 2024 The Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus signed the U.S.-led Artemis Accords on Wednesday, becoming the 46th signatory to the agreement that establishes principles for the safe exploration of space. ... more |
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