07 October 2020
UK-based Spacebit secures second mission to the Moon in 2021
... can adapt to and function in challenging spaces, in and around the lunar surface, specifically lunar lava tubes. Spacebit is developing proprietary wheeled rover technology that will carry a standard 1/2U NASA payload module. The current landing...
25 September 2019
Spacebit announces agreement to land first UK commercial payload on Moon
...a joint agreement with Astrobotic to begin commercial and scientific lunar exploration starting in 2021. For the mission, Spacebit will utilise Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander, which will be launched on a Vulcan Centaur rocket from Cape Canaveral...
11 October 2019
Spacebit unveils its design of the UK's first Moon rover
... lander - a walking rover that looks like a small mechanical spider. Developed by the London-based start-up company, Spacebit’s rover weighs just 1.3 kilogrammes, is solar powered and instead of wheels or tracks, is equipped with four arachnid-like...
November 2020
Walking on the Moon
...and to generate additional income through commercial contracts; however, it is clear that UK government sponsorship would also be welcome. Spacebit embarked upon its lunar project in 2017 and announced its fully-funded ‘Mission One’ in September 2019...
