31 May 2021
JAXA to send a transforming robot to the Moon in 2022
...technologies and knowledge. In particular, the crewed pressurised rover will play an important role in developing mobility on the lunar surface for sustainable exploration activities,” Vice President of JAXA, Hiroshi Sasaki, says. Plans for the rover...
March 2016
Exploration and cooperation at the heart of European space vision
... such thinking is not comparable to the 1960s when John F Kennedy launched the US on a fast-track and competitive lunar trajectory. “The situation is very different today,” he explains. “Maybe it’s me throwing out the idea first,” he suggests. “Now...
21 March 2018
NASA aims for the Moon with commercial help
...Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “Coupled with the capabilities enabled by the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, these missions will usher in a new era of exploration of the Moon and its resources...
11 October 2019
Spacebit unveils its design of the UK's first Moon rover
... Earth days) as it is unlikely the small spider-bot would be able to withstand the perishing night conditions on the lunar surface. Although space missions are generally the reserve of large organisations and governmental space agencies, Astrobotic...
10 May 2019
Bezos unveils Moon mission with Blue Moon lander
... locale in which to top-up solar powered cells, the lunar south pole is also believed to contain large deposits of water...ascent vehicle and landing multiple metric tons of payloads on the lunar surface. Aiding in the mission will be the companies new ...
06 September 2019
India's Chandrayaan-2 lander due to touchdown tonight
...metres and, ike the Vikram lander is designed to last one lunar day (14 Earth days). The overhead orbiter, Chandrayaan-2, however ... left over from when comets and meteorites bombarded the lunar surface, thus offering scientists the chance to study an...
