Is Toyota Going to the Moon? Japan-Made Pressurized Rover to Fly on Artemis Missions
15 Apr 2024, 08:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA and its Japanese counterpart JAXA signed an agreement to use a pressurized rover on the Moon during Artemis missions
Cars Meant for Other Planets (And The Companies That Make Them)
13 Apr 2024, 20:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Just a handful of companies are working on making cars (they call them crew-rated rovers) for use on the Moon and other planets, they are the pioneers
The Most Extreme Artemis Moon Rover Has Deformable Wheels and a Size to Impress
5 Apr 2024, 07:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The third company competing for NASA's Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle contract is Venturi Astrolab. Its rover is called FLEX and is the biggest of all entries
Someone Is Building a Race Car Rover for the Moon, And They Have NASA's Blessing
4 Apr 2024, 10:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the Moon rover designs selected by NASA for the Artemis program is called Moon Reusable Autonomous Crewed Exploration Rover (RACER)
General Motors Could Send the Ultium EV Battery to the Moon on the Lunar Dawn Space Truck
4 Apr 2024, 07:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the three contenders for the NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle contract is Lunar Outpost and its partners, including carmaker GM
NASA Cherry-Picks the Companies to Make the Artemis Moon SUV, Big Names Are on the List
4 Apr 2024, 06:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA announced this week the names of the companies taking point in the development of new Lunar Terrain Vehicle
White House Orders NASA To Devise a Moon Time Standard for Future Space Missions
3 Apr 2024, 09:35 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The Space Agency is to work on a Lunar Time Coordinated system to be used as a reference for Moon explorations and other outer space explorations
Here's How NASA's Breathtaking Gateway Moon Space Station Will Become Operational
1 Apr 2024, 10:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA shares the first rendering of the fully assembled Gateway Moon space station and details on how its assembly will proceed
NASA Will Say Who Is Making the Crew-Rated Moon Rover for Artemis Missions on April 3
21 Mar 2024, 11:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA said it will reveal the names of the companies which will be making the Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle on April 3
For 30 Minutes in February the Moon Had a Functional Position Beacon
19 Mar 2024, 15:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / During the Intuitive Machines mission one the Lunar Node-1 position beacon sent data to the Deep Space Network for a total of 30 minutes
These Are the Numbers Behind NASA's Space Launch System Block 1B Mega Rocket
17 Mar 2024, 08:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA says work on the second iteration of the Space Launch System rocket, the Block 1B, is already underway
SpaceX Destroys Third Spaceship But Learns More From It Than Any Other
15 Mar 2024, 07:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / SpaceX launch the third Starship this week, managing to reach more milestone than in any of the previous flights despite its ultimate destruction
NASA Throwing Lightning Strikes and Jackhammer-Level Noise at Orion Spaceship
12 Mar 2024, 12:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA shares the fate of the Orion spaceship that was used during the Artemis I Moon mission, hardware currently being studied for Artemis II's sake
NASA Moon Astronauts Will Take Photos With a Nikon-Made Handheld Camera Called HULC
11 Mar 2024, 07:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA announced it is working on a new handheld camera for use by Artemis III and beyond astronauts, HULC is the name of the device
These Are the First 6 American Instruments to Do Science on the Moon in 50 Years
6 Mar 2024, 12:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Now that the Intuitive Machines landers' mission on the Moon is over, NASA started working the numbers to see what it learned
NASA Tests the Starship Docking System That Will Link to the Orion Spacecraft
6 Mar 2024, 08:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA said it has completed a series of tests on the docking system that will link the Orion spacecraft to the SpaceX lander during Artemis III
Artemis II Astronauts' Trip to the Moon Looks Simpler Than What Awaits Them Upon Return
5 Mar 2024, 13:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA detailed the recovery procedures for the crew of the Artemis II mission, it is already hard at work practicing them before next year's launch
This Is the First Major Component of the Space Launch System Block 2 Mars Rocket
27 Feb 2024, 11:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aerospace company Northrop Grumman shows the first view of the completed Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension for the Space Launch System Block 2 rocket
13 Places on the Moon for American Astronauts to Land
20 Feb 2024, 10:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Artemis III and subsequent Moon missions have lots of potential landing sites, NASA will have to pick the best ones possible
The Moon Will Have to Wait an Extra Year Before It Sees Humans Running Around
10 Jan 2024, 08:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The American space agency announced it is pushing the Artemis II mission to 2025, and Artemis III to 2026 because of issues that need time to be resolved