Astrovan Needs New Design for Artemis Mission, and NASA is Open for Suggestions

Medicine & Technology Oct 04, 2021

A new challenge was put up by NASA, encouraging experts to develop a next-gen design of the Astrovan for the Artemis mission's trip to the moon.

Elon Musk Tells Jeff Bezos That Blue Origin's Legal Fight with NASA Won't Guarantee Its Way To Moon

Sep 29, 2021

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos that they cannot sue their way to the moon amid the legal dispute against NASA.

SpaceX, Blue Origin, Three Other Companies Collectively Won $146 Million For NASA's Crewed Trips to the Moon

Sep 16, 2021

NASA is awarding a total of $146 million to five companies, including SpaceX and Blue Origin, to develop designs for a lunar lander that will be used in future Artemis missions.

Spaceflight Inc. Wants to Make a Few Extra Deliveries With Its Own Piggyback Spacecraft

Sep 14, 2021

Spaceflight Inc., via Intuitive Machines, will transport clients on a lunar flyby mission next year. Clients will have simple access to lunar orbits and beyond.

Japanese Startup Company ispace Reveals Bigger Lander To Be Launched in 2024

Aug 27, 2021

ispace, a Japanese lunar exploration startup, unveiled the latest iteration of its payload lander, which is being constructed by a subsidiary in Colorado.

Can SpaceX Really Send People to Moon Sooner Than 2024? Here's What Elon Musk Says!

Aug 22, 2021

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently stated that they will put people on the moon "probably sooner" than 2024.

Jeff Bezos Sues NASA for 'Fundamental Issues' in Awarding the $2.9 Billion Lunar Lander Contract

Aug 16, 2021

Jeff Bezos is suing NASA due to some "fundamental issues" in awarding the $2.9 billion lunar lander deal and accuses the space agency of unlawful and improper evaluation of proposals during the selection process. SpaceX is yet to comment on the matter.

Intuitive Machines Taps SpaceX Again for Third Lunar Lander Launch Via Falcon 9 to Bring Goods to the Moon

Aug 12, 2021

Intuitive Machines will deploy its third lunar lander mission using a SpaceX Falcon 9, the same rocket it used for the previous two missions.

Stunning Photos Reveal NASA's New Lunar Lander

Apr 22, 2021

Lunar Gateway space station is an international collaboration led by NASA with Europe, Japan, and Canada.

SpaceX Wins $2.9 Billion Lunar Lander Contract for NASA's Artemis Program Set on 2024

Apr 16, 2021

NASA awards the Human Landing System (HLS) contract to SpaceX to build a lunar lander to ferry astronauts to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo program.

Is NASA Still Searching For Artemis Lunar Base Camp Despite Delays on Moon Lander Contracts?

Feb 01, 2021

While astronauts on the first crewed Artemis mission stays on a capsule elsewhere, NASA has an idea where to place the new Artemis Lunar base camp.

Intuitive Machines Selects SpaceX for Next Lunar Lander Mission

Jan 13, 2021

Intuitive Machines has already booked a first lander mission via SpaceX to make lunar landfall under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.

Dynetics Unveils Lunar Lander for Future Artemis Mission

Sep 17, 2020

Dynetics has built a full-size mock-up of the lunar lander that will carry NASA astronauts to the moon in 2024.

NASA's Transparency Could Win Race to the Moon

Jun 08, 2019

NASA aims to send another exploration to the moon. This time, one of the astronauts will be a woman.

Chinese Discover Secrets of the Far Side of the Moon

May 16, 2019

They detected materials such as olivine and low-calcium pyroxene that are rare elsewhere on the surface.