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Bridgestone, Astrobotic Collaborate on Lunar Rover Tires
Nov 03, 2024 (SPX)
With over 90 years of experience in tire development, Bridgestone has created first- and second-generation tire models specifically designed for lunar condition...
India plans lunar sample mission for 2028
Oct 31, 2024 (UPI)
The mission is projected to cost about $253 billion in U.S. dollars, the agency said. ISRO will work to perfect several new types of technology before launching...
Water extraction from Moon rocks advances for astronaut support
Oct 30, 2024 (SPX)
The LUWEX project's primary objective is to develop and test a method for extracting and purifying water from lunar regolith containing ice. This process could ...
China progresses in full-scale efforts for manned Moon landing by 2030
Oct 30, 2024 (SPX)
CMSA's strategy involves deploying cutting-edge systems to support the lunar landing mission. At the heart of these developments is the Long March-10 carrier ro...
Gateway HALO unit to support vital space science on lunar missions
Oct 30, 2024 (SPX)
Pictured recently in a high-fidelity mockup of Gateway's HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) module, Dudley works closely with partner space agencies and th...
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will map and analyze moon water
Oct 30, 2024 (SPX)
Launching next year, Lunar Trailblazer will circle the Moon to create a high-resolution map of its surface water, determining water's exact abundance, location,...
NASA outlines new potential landing regions for Artemis III mission
Oct 29, 2024 (SPX)
"Artemis will return humanity to the Moon and visit unexplored areas," said Lakiesha Hawkins, assistant deputy associate administrator of NASA's Moon to Mars Pr...
Latest Findings from China's Lunar and Mars Exploration Missions 2022-2024
Oct 28, 2024 (SPX)
Chang'e-4 Lunar Mission: Far Side Insights China's Chang'e-4 mission achieved the first successful landing on the Moon's far side, specifically within the Von K...
GITAI Inchworm Robotic Arm passes key Lunar simulation test, achieves TRL6
Oct 24, 2024 (SPX)
GITAI is working to significantly reduce space operation costs by developing advanced robotic technologies such as robotic satellites for on-orbit services, lun...
Google educates users about the moon cycle with new Doodle game
Oct 24, 2024 (UPI)
The Doodle commemorates October's last Quarter moon -- better known as a half moon because of its half-full appearance -- before the Waning Gibbous phase culmin...
Gateway crew runs essential tests for lunar module
Oct 23, 2024 (SPX)
The team carried out "human factors" testing within a full-scale mockup of Lunar I-Hab, one of the four modules of Gateway where astronauts will live, perform s...
Cyprus signs NASA's Artemis Accords, becoming 46th nation to commit to safe space exploration
Oct 23, 2024 (UPI)
Nicodemos Damianou, Cyprus' deputy minister of research, innovation and digital policy, signed the accords during a ceremony in the nation's capital of Nicosia ...
Time capsule lunar samples reveal new insights into Moon's ancient past
Oct 21, 2024 (SPX)
Apollo 16 astronauts John Young, Charles Duke, and Ken Mattingly brought over 95 kg of samples back to Earth in 1972. Among these were "regolith breccias," whic...
Researchers date Moon's oldest impact basin, revealing ancient lunar history
Oct 18, 2024 (SPX)
Like Earth, the Moon has been struck by numerous asteroids and comets, creating craters and basins. However, determining the exact timing of these impacts, espe...
Astroport and Orbit Fab Team Up to Drive Lunar Exploration Efforts
Oct 17, 2024 (SPX)
The collaboration will focus on several key initiatives: Joint Development of Lunar Infrastructure: Astroport and Orbit Fab will work together on designing, bui...
Out-of-this-world simulation aids lunar dust collection
Oct 16, 2024 (SPX)
Researchers successfully completed a sample collection task using a virtual simulation that transmitted commands to a physical robot, replicating the simulation...
Beware of the full moon Tropical forest mammals shy away from the moonlight
Oct 16, 2024 (SPX)
"Imagine playing hide-and-seek in a dark room, and then somebody lights a candle," says Richard Bischof, professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences ...
Top innovators at Watts on the Moon Challenge awarded $1.5M
Oct 16, 2024 (SPX)
NASA distributed a total of $1.5 million in awards to two U.S. teams for their innovative solutions in energy distribution, management, and storage as part of t...
TTTech Aerospace partners with Thales Alenia Space for Lunar Gateway avionics
Oct 16, 2024 (SPX)
These technologies are also implemented in U.S. modules such as the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and the Habitation and Logistics Module (HALO), with Thal...
ESA launches Moonlight program to build lunar Comms and GPS constellation
Oct 15, 2024 (SPX)
The Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation Services (LCNS) programme will support precise landings, surface operations, and seamless communication betwee...
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