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Firefly Aerospace selects Redwire as key mission partner in 2023 Lunar lander mission
Aug 19, 2021 (SPX)
Firefly Aerospace was awarded a contract to deliver a suite of 10 science investigations and technology demonstrations to the Moon in 2023 for NASA's Artemis pr...
NASA benefits from Lunar surface simulant testing
Aug 18, 2021 (SPX)
To dig into this problem, a team from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is preparing 16 tons of a regolith simulant called Black Point-1 (BP-1) for use in ...
Jeff Bezos' rocket company sues, creates additional delay for moon landing
Aug 16, 2021 (UPI)
Bezos' company asked permission to file the suit under seal Friday, and U.S. Federal Claims Court Judge Richard Hertling approved that motion Monday morning. Th...
Watch Live: NASA Artemis 1 rocket begins pre-launch rollout
Aug 16, 2021 (UPI)
The uncrewed test flight is part of the plan to return man to the moon. NASA live-streamed the rollout of the Artemis I Moon rocket, the largest ever built by N...
Blue Origin sues NASA over SpaceX Moon contract
Aug 16, 2021 (AFP)
The company has filed a suit with the US Court of Federal Claims "in an attempt to remedy the flaws" in how the contract was awarded, according to the statement...
New study of moon rocks finds they contain gases from Earth
Aug 11, 2021 (UPI)
Doctoral research by Patricia Will at ETH Zurich found that six lunar meteorites found in Antarctica contained traces of helium and neon. Those gases, called no...
Advanced Space passes preparatory test for pathfinder mission to the moon
Aug 10, 2021 (SPX)
Advanced Space is preparing for CAPSTONE's launch by performing several Operations Readiness Tests (ORTs) that function as real-time mission simulations. The se...
CAPSTONE's cubesat prepares for Lunar mission
Aug 06, 2021 (SPX)
Planned for launch in 2021, CAPSTONE will fly in cislunar space - the orbital area near and around the Moon - and demonstrate an innovative spacecraft-to-spacec...
Lunar samples solve mystery of the moon's supposed magnetic shield
Aug 06, 2021 (SPX)
Some of the biggest questions that scientists hope to explore include determining what resources are found in the moon's soil and how those resources might be u...
NASA identifies likely locations of the early molten Moon's deep secrets
Aug 05, 2021 (SPX)
Recently, a pair of NASA studies identified the most likely locations to find pieces of mantle on the surface, providing a map for future lunar sample return mi...
'We're going;' NASA says its ready for Artemis I unmanned trip to moon
Aug 03, 2021 (UPI)
Laying out an effort that will include international and commercial partners, Nelson said Artemis I will take off for months-long orbiting around the moon to te...
NASA study highlights importance of surface shadows in Moon water puzzle
Aug 03, 2021 (SPX)
Scientists are confident that water ice can be found at the Moon's poles inside permanently shadowed craters - in other words, craters that never receive sunlig...
Government watchdog denies protests of SpaceX's lunar lander contract
Jul 30, 2021 (UPI)
In denying the arguments made by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Alabama-based Dynetics, the Government Accountability Office noted that NASA's options for the cont...
Apollo to Artemis: Drilling on the Moon
Jul 27, 2021 (SPX)
These missions gave astronauts the opportunity to explore the Moon for longer periods using upgraded and more plentiful scientific instruments than ever before....
Bezos offers NASA a $2 billion discount for Blue Origin Moon lander
Jul 26, 2021 (AFP)
The human landing system (HLS) contract, worth $2.9 billion, was awarded to rival SpaceX in April, but Blue Origin and a third company Dynetics filed protests t...
Mini radar could scan the Moon for water and habitable tunnels
Jul 24, 2021 (SPX)
The prototype device, known as MAPrad, is just one tenth the size of existing ground penetrating radar systems, yet can see almost twice as deeply below ground ...
ASU-led LunaH-Map spacecraft safely delivered to NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Jul 22, 2021 (SPX)
LunaH-Map is a fully functional interplanetary spacecraft about the size of a large cereal box and weighing about 30 pounds. It is the first mission to be led, ...
NASA seeks industry feedback for Artemis Moon Landing Services
Jul 22, 2021 (SPX)
Additionally, NASA is asking companies to answer questions about the potential for developing the capability for large, mission-critical cargo deliveries to the...
NASA funds hopper to explore lunar polar craters
Jul 22, 2021 (SPX)
On July 16, 2021, NASA awarded the project a $41.6 million "Tipping Point" contract to develop, fly and operate a deployable lunar "hopper lander" on the moon. ...
Air Force tasks Rhea Space Activity to build rapid-response Lunar comsats
Jul 20, 2021 (SPX)
Phase I awardees will have the opportunity to showcase their solutions at the Space Force Pitch Day virtual event on August 19th, 2021. The proposed craft, dubb...
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