September 2017
Plans for high-speed lunar rovers
... of a small-class prototype opens the door to the realisation of future testing activities on the different aspects of a lunar mission. For instance, the level of dexterity of space robots could be largely increased by the addition of human factors...
24 August 2020
NASA receives full-sized lunar lander mock-up from Blue Origin
...module for NASA's proposed Lunar Gateway which will serve as an exploration outpost for lunar missions. Meanwhile Draper, who ... crew interaction is a step toward making this historic mission real,” said Brent Sherwood, vice president of Advanced ...
March 2016
Resource Prospector – a Lunar Pathfinder
... the cost of one launch vehicle. Pooled capabilities partnering. Pooling multiple mission requirements into a single requirement set can bring savings to both missions. Two lunar missions, for example, both need a launch vehicle and a lander to begin...
July 2020
Investigations into plant growth on the Moon
... initially presented by university students as part of a science fair and was later developed as an actual payload for the lunar mission. The 2D clinostat and its control box, used to simulate microgravity conditions on Earth. Although physical and...
01 October 2018
ispace partners with SpaceX for 2020 & 2021 Moon missions
... for 2020 and 2021. The company’s first two lunar missions will be carried out under the program name HAKUTO-R,... to have been selected by ispace to launch their first lunar missions. We are looking forward to delivering their innovative spacecraft to...
October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
... used on a variety of launchers and landers, building on a heritage that goes all the way back to the Apollo lunar missions. Meanwhile, GSI and Space Intelligence, based in Edinburgh, use Earth observation data to derive insights into forests...
