November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
...orbiter and the Luna-27 lander (also called Luna-Resurs). Luna-27 is focused on the discovery and characterisation of lunar resources including volatiles at a high latitude landing site (beyond 85 degrees south) and will carry a European contribution...
October 2021
Mining lunar hydrogen
... to work for more than seven hours in the harsh temperature and radiation environment found on the lunar surface. Lunar hydrogen This hypothesis of hydrogen outgassing sets the theoretical framework for developing so-called ‘hydrogen energy’, which...
February 2021
Supporting sustainable lunar development
... in proportion to the quality of services the LDC provides and overall conditions on the Moon. In other words, a deteriorating lunar environment, society or economy will greatly reduce demand for service access licenses, thus harming the cooperative...
April 2019
Protecting our lunar legacy
..., either by rover tracks, engine exhaust or even eventually, new footprints. Tests were done on the way the lunar regolith is disturbed in different controlled conditions. A 93-page document emerged from these studies with the title ‘Recommendations...
March 2016
Resource Prospector – a Lunar Pathfinder
...capabilities will be bought once, but enjoyed by two separate missions. Mission element partnering. RP’s plan is to partner on its lunar lander needs. NASA would provide the rover, ISRU payload and launch vehicle, while an international or commercial...
30 April 2018
NASA cancels its lunar Resource Prospector mission
... integrate, accommodate, transport, and operate NASA Payloads using contractor provide assets, including launch vehicles, lunar lander spacecraft, lunar surface systems, Earth re-entry vehicles and associated resources,” reads the RFI. Making a move...
