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...
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...
September 2017
Europe needs facility to handle extra-terrestrial space material
...2 Space Studies Board (2002). The quarantine and certification of Martian samples. Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration (chaired by J. Wood), National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington D.C. ISBN-13: 978-0309075718. 3 Ammann...
July 2019
Who owns outer space?
... Earth’s orbit and land on the Moon. As of October 2018, it has raised US$12.5 million for its plan for lunar exploration and development, which includes sending a small spacecraft to the Moon. It plans to follow this with the establishment...
