The NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program is on the verge of flying its first missions to the lunar surface this year after delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors. CLPS will deliver science to the lunar surface in support of the Artemis human lunar program and was announced in April 2018 with nine companies winning the right to bid on CLPS contracts that November.
Astrobotic, a Pittsburg-based lunar lander company, has fully assembled the test model for its largest…
Intuitive Machines (IM) has selected SpaceX to launch their third mission to the Moon. Named…
Russia’s federal space agency Roscosmos launched its first dedicated commercial launch through its GK Launch…
Despite a worldwide pandemic which affected agencies around the world, 2020 featured many significant achievements…
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) Delta IV Heavy rocket has received its clandestine payload for the…
Astrobotic of Pittsburgh, PA has been selected to deliver NASA’s future Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration…
Private industry is partnering with NASA to develop technologies and vehicles for crewed missions to…
Following a call late last year for companies to submit ideas on how NASA can…
With a mid-2020 Administration deadline for Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) fast approaching, NASA tasked its Launch…
NASA management updated the agency’s human exploration plans for the 2020s to the NASA Advisory…
As NASA refocuses – once again – on returning to the Lunar surface, the agency…
As part of its transition to the powerful Block 1B variant of the Space Launch…
The Space Launch System (SLS) teams are looking into the potential of finding extra roles…
The Teal Group – a defense and aerospace consulting firm that provides intelligence to government…
The NASA VIPER rover – a precursor mission to human landings in the south polar…
Spaceflight Inc has announced “GEO Pathfinder,” a rideshare mission to geostationary orbit that will use…
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan pathfinder has rolled out to SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral for tank…
New Zealand is now set to host the first launch of the Artemis Program, as…
Following a year of testing and development, NASA recently selected SpaceX’s Starship-based Human Landing System…
