April 2018
Developing Mars
... a gamma-ray spectrometer in Mars orbit to create detailed rare-metal survey maps, with resolution comparable to existing lunar resource maps [9]. A lander would target the richest martian survey prospect, performing a physical assay of the ore and...
31 December 2021
Space missions to watch out for in 2022
... ranging in price from $1 to $15,000. Luna Outpost was the lowest bidder. While being paid 10 cents to extract lunar resources might seem strangely low – the first payment represents 10 percent of the total bid price, $1 – the transaction...
26 February 2021
Lunar levitation track system among new ideas funded by NASA
...: Small Robot for Large Mobile Manipulation Tasks in Martian Cave Environments. Ronald Polidan, Lunar Resources Inc. in Houston : FarView: In-situ Manufactured Lunar Far Side Radio Observatory. Ethan Schaler, JPL (two selections) : FLOAT: Flexible...
October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
... human-tended systems will grow our exploration efforts, forming the bridge to the Moon and access to lunar resources to fuel our drive to Mars. In parallel, technologies will be developed on the ground not only to support activities in space...
20 January 2020
ESA facility begins producing oxygen out of simulated moon dust
... demonstration is being targeted for the mid-2020s. “We’re shifting our engineering approach to a systematic use of lunar resources in-situ,” says Tommaso Ghidini, Head of ESA’s Structures, Mechanisms and Materials Division. “We are working with...
07 October 2020
UK-based Spacebit secures second mission to the Moon in 2021
... the Intuitive 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...
