...: 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
...a direct mission. This is sufficient to support large surface bases capable of kick-starting the exploitation of lunar resources. Thus the Skylon/Scorpion transport infrastructure capability enables the construction and support of the facilities that...
... uses for cislunar space, the sphere formed by the Earth-Moon radius. Some potential uses include lunar resource extraction and harvesting, communication relays, intelligence and national security purposes, human tourism, and the ability...