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DARPA picks 14 companies for lunar architecture study

DARPA has selected 14 companies, ranging from small startups to established aerospace corporations, to participate in a study on developing commercial lunar infrastructure.

by Jeff Foust December 6, 2023December 7, 2023

Policy & Politics

Emirati university signs up to China’s moon base project

by Andrew Jones November 20, 2023November 20, 2023

Policy & Politics

China adds Belarus as partner for ILRS moon base

by Andrew Jones October 23, 2023October 23, 2023

Civil

Pakistan becomes latest country to join China’s ILRS moon project

by Andrew Jones October 20, 2023October 20, 2023

The moon and distant Earth seen from Earth-moon Lagrange point 2 by the Queqiao Chinese lunar relay satellite.

Civil

China to launch Queqiao-2 moon relay satellite in early 2024

by Andrew Jones October 17, 2023October 17, 2023

Commercial, News

UK’s Asteroid Mining Corp. unveils SCAR-E robot

by Debra Werner October 13, 2023October 13, 2023

3D render showing a planned moon base, energy, communications and transportation infrastructure on the sunlit lunar surface, including orbiting satellites and a distant Earth in the background.

Civil

Azerbaijan signs up to China’s international moon base project

by Andrew Jones October 8, 2023October 8, 2023

India shifted launch of its Chandrayaan-3 moon lander to avoid space objects

by Andrew Jones October 6, 2023October 6, 2023

Civil

China wants a lunar satellite constellation to support deep space missions

by Andrew Jones October 5, 2023October 5, 2023

Civil

Japan’s SLIM moon lander makes lunar flyby

by Andrew Jones October 5, 2023October 5, 2023