17 December 2015
Google Lunar XPRIZE deadline extended until next year
...not the only contender, as earlier this month Moon Express, Inc. received its official verification of their launch contract... from XPRIZE as part of the competition. Moon Express will use a Rocket Lab Electron rocket combined with the...
September 2016
Moon or Mars - how logical is NASA’s next step?
... which was set up by some of the most eminent names in the commercial space industry (ie, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Moon Express and Virgin Galactic), steers and is a growing and powerful lobby in Washington. The question must be asked, how...
June 2017
How to build a Moon base cheaply
... goods without rocket deceleration has already been tried successfully. An artist illustration of the Moon Express MX-1 lunar lander on the surface of the Moon after a soft landing. The California-based company is one of three selected by NASA for...
January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
... US National Space Council, and the emergence of private companies, such as Moon Express and Astrobotic, coupled with plans announced by China, Japan and Russia, it is likely the Moon will be a large focus in the near term. Many have argued...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
... space mining industry. Speaking at a panel in 2013, Bob Richards, CEO of prospective lunar resources company Moon Express, stated there was a risk in assuming governments will be supportive in defending space resources businesses’ rights to operate...
03 January 2017
What did 2016 do for us?
... of Enceladus. Chang’e 5, China’s unmanned mission to the moon is expected to land on the lunar surface this year and... Last, but certainly not least, SpaceIL (Israel), Moon Express (US), Synergy Moon (International), and Team Indus (India) will find ...
