By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - NASA on Tuesday awarded $590 million worth of contracts to Astrobotic, ...
Before humans even step foot on the surface of the moon in the years ahead, a fleet of lunar landers are due to beat them there. Already, three landers manufactured by two different Texas companies ...
NASA will pay another $600 million to 3 aerospace companies for lunar lander missions in 2028. Here's how the move paves the ...
Impulse Space’s lunar transportation system concept uses the company’s Helios tug (left) with a new lunar lander the company will develop. Credit: Impulse Space WASHINGTON — In-space transportation ...
There is a chamber at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston that is, in its own way, one of the most extraordinary rooms on Earth. Chamber A is one of the largest thermal vacuum facilities in the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is ...
IMAGE: Artist’s illustration of China’s Chang’E 5 moon sample-return spacecraft. CREDIT: CNSA/NASA China is in the middle of an ambitious four-phase lunar exploration program, and the most recently ...
China’s Manned Space Engineering Network says the country’s first crewed lunar lander last week completed a comprehensive landing and takeoff verification test ...
Four U.S. companies are targeting lunar landings in 2026, including Astrobotic, Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines. The missions are part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload ...