After a wrenching decision by NASA, private lunar lander finds a new customer
However, in lieu of a mass simulator, Astrobotic wanted to see if it could find a more useful payload. So as the company's ...
SpaceX Falcon 9 Deploys SpainSat NG-1, Enhancing Secure Communications
SpainSat NG-1 launched aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 for secure communications ESA and Hisdesat developed advanced satellite ...
A red moon: Will the next 'Sputnik Moment' be made in China?
The next Sputnik Moment will take place against the backdrop of great power competition, as it did in the 1950s. This time, ...
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Europe unveils mini nuclear system for moon rovers on extreme lunar missions
The RPS uses two Stirling engines to convert the heat generated by the decay of Plutonium-238 (Pu-238) into electricity.
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European PULSAR project looks to lunar missions
The European PULSAR research project, conducted between 2022 and 2024, has disclosed the conceptual design for a plutonium-238 (Pu-238)-fuelled ...
NASA JPL’s 2025 Missions: Pioneering the Next Era of Exploration
NASA JPL is diving into an eventful 2025 with ambitious space missions despite challenges like the Eaton Fire. Exciting ...
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PULSAR consortium designs nuclear power system for lunar missions
The PULSAR research project, led by Belgian engineering firm Tractebel, has unveiled the conceptual design of a plutonium-238 ...
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NASA’s CLPS program accelerates as two landers head...
Two commercial lunar landers are currently on their way to the Moon, and at least two more are set to follow this year under ...
CNET20d
The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Headed to the Moon: Here's What to Know
NASA's Blue Ghost lunar lander is on its way to the moon, soaring through space with a tiny lunar rover called Tenacious. "After all the testing conducted and mission simulations completed ...
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Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot
This is the first lunar lander built by Firefly ... because there really hasn't been a proof of concept yet." "So every time we have a success, that makes it more likely that these companies ...
Phys.org21d
2 private lunar landers head toward the moon in a roundabout journey
It's take 2 for the Tokyo-based ispace, whose first lander crashed into the moon two years ago. This time, it has a rover on board with a scoop to gather up lunar ... can on the design and the ...