July 2019
Robotic astronomy on the Moon
... dimension, independent commercial enterprises such as Blue Origin, Bigelow Aerospace, SpaceX, Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation, Astrobotic, Moon Express, and Canadensys all should be capable of some form of human Moon activities in the next...
November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
.... He is also the ESA Technical Officer for the Exospheric Mass Spectrometer (EMS), scheduled for flight on the US Astrobotic M1 lunar lander mission to Lacus Mortis in 2021. Dr Trautner gained his PhD and MSc degrees from Technical...
October 2020
Morality, rights and responsibilities in space
...of terrestrial, geographically limited entities locked on the surface of a sphere in a fixed and finite bubble. An illustration of Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander on the Moon’s surface. It was one of nine companies selected as part of NASA’s Commercial...
January 2021
Evolution of volatiles on the Moon
... Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, which is currently planned for a lunar arrival in 2023. Delivered by Astrobotic, a commercial space company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, VIPER will perform vital reconnaissance of a south polar...
April 2025
Racing to the Moon
... of delay, only two Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) missions have been completed: a largely failed mission by Astrobotic and a partial success from Intuitive Machines. While a number of new attempts are imminent, so far, the CLPS...
08 October 2018
A round-up of news from this years IAC
... Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana (EXA), and Agencia Espacial de Colombia announced their intent to sign a joint agreement with Astrobotic to facilitate their plans for multiple Moon missions with the aid of the Peregrine lunar lander. Peregrine...
