25 September 2019
Spacebit announces agreement to land first UK commercial payload on Moon
... signed 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...
11 October 2019
Spacebit unveils its design of the UK's first Moon rover
... announced a few weeks ago that it had signed a joint agreement with Astrobotic to begin commercial and scientific lunar exploration starting in 2021, the company has now revealed the design of its lander - a walking rover that looks...
28 February 2024
SSSIF consolidates position as Europe's leading NewSpace event
... conference, saying: “Smallsats will make the process of lunar exploration more efficient when it comes to communications and navigation, and prospecting for resources.” Lunar and cis-lunar missions and the associated economy have grown exponentially...
29 March 2018
Lunar Settlements
... appropriate adjustments made for progress in space technology - it should be of interest to anyone involved or interested in the general subject of lunar exploration. The contents are divided into seven sections, covering the past and future...
07 October 2020
UK-based Spacebit secures second mission to the Moon in 2021
... Machines Nova-C lander. Asagumo and the wheeled rover are optimized for assessment of in-situ lunar resources, intended to support lunar exploration under the Artemis Program. "We are very pleased to secure a second mission in 2021 for Spacebit...
14 April 2021
Emirates partners with Japan for its 2022 lunar rover mission
... of its commercial programme known as ‘HAKUTO-R’. Under the terms of the agreement, the Japanese lunar exploration company will deliver the Emirates Lunar Mission’s ‘Rashid’ rover to the Moon, provide wired communication and power during the cruise...
