02 October 2020
Nasa funds ICON to develop a 3D construction system for the moon
... exploration, has over a decade-long association with NASA’s Johnson Space Center Human Habitability Division. “With ...no strangers and have already competed against each other in NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Competition. The challenge, which started in...
17 February 2021
NASA forecasts cost of Artemis programme at $86 billion
...for work on the three human landing system projects that NASA is currently supporting, well short of the requested $3.37 ... goal established by the Trump administration would be met. NASA’s goal of returning American astronauts to the surface of the...
26 February 2021
Lunar levitation track system among new ideas funded by NASA
... being funded by other agency programs,” said Jenn Gustetic, director of early-stage innovations and partnerships within NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD). “We don’t expect them all to come to fruition but recognise that providing...
10 August 2021
NASA-funded commercial Moon mission to launch from New Zealand
...NRHO), an important and innovative lunar orbit planned for NASA’s Gateway lunar orbiting outpost. The ORTs simulate critical launch...view of Earth from the NRHO makes it an ideal orbit for NASA’s lunar Gateway – an outpost that is part of the Artemis ...
17 September 2021
NASA funds project to mine the Moon with swarms of autonomous robots
NASA is funding a new project that uses swarms of autonomous robots to mine...on the moon." The duo’s work has attracted funding to the tune of $500,000 from NASA, part of which will be used to train students in space mining. One of the reasons Momayez...
18 October 2021
NASA's Lucy mission launches, encounters problem with solar panel
... they will prevail here as well,” Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator for science, tweeted 17 October. In the...whose skeleton provided unique insight into humanity's evolution, NASA hopes Lucy the space probe will revolutionise our ...
