lunar mission
Intuitive Machines prepares for first lunar mission, faces challenge to NASA contract win
Intuitive Machines is preparing for its first lunar mission to the moon’s south pole in the third quarter of this year, while also facing a protest to a major NASA contract win, executives told inve
After stints at SpaceX, three brothers want to build spacecraft powered by moon water
A new startup founded by a trio of SpaceX veterans — who happen to be brothers — aims to build an in-space transportation network, using reusable spacecraft propelled by water harvested from the m
Japanese space company ispace aims to send landers to the moon
Tokyo-based ispace has been selected to deliver rovers from Canada and Japan to the lunar surface after they launch aboard SpaceX rockets. The company will use its recently revealed Hakuto-R lander fo
NASA’s new lunar vehicle could be built by GM and Lockheed Martin
The last time humans visited the moon, in 1972, they got around on a relatively simple battery-powered vehicle. As NASA prepares for the next crewed mission to the moon, it’s looking to give the lun