NASA is racing to build a permanent settlement near the lunar south pole. The space agency claims its Moon base will cover ...
Antonio Delfino (left), director of space affairs at Venturi Space, shows off a model of the company's Mona Luna rover at the Paris Air Show June 16. PARIS — Venturi Space, a company that has ...
Europe's dream of flying a home-brewed rover to the Moon ended abruptly when the Japanese ispace lander called Resilience, which carried the Tenacious rover, crashed into the Moon on June 6, 2025. Ok, ...
This week was supposed to be a very exciting one for the larger European space exploration efforts. On June 5, a lander called Resilience was supposed to touch down in the Mare Frigoris region of the ...
The United States' first teleoperated rover to reach the moon's surface is rolling out as a Lego model this summer, together with two futuristic vehicles inspired by real-life robotic lunar explorers.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Eagle has landed. Colorado-based Lunar Outpost just unveiled its new "Eagle" moon rover at the Space Foundation's 40th annual Space Symposium here, and it looks straight ...
It’s been more than 18 months since NASA narrowed to three the field of competitors vying to build the nation’s next moon rover. Ahead of an expected mid-November decision, the teams have completed a ...
When scientists at NASA Glenn Research Center designed a tire for large-scale vehicles that can withstand extreme temperatures, increased radiation and the lack of atmospheric pressure on the Moon, ...
At issue is the agency’s “Lunar Terrain Vehicle” (LTV) contract. In April 2024, the space agency awarded a few tens of millions of dollars to three companies—Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and ...
Last year was not a good one for a lunar lander company based in Pittsburgh named Astrobotic. In January, the company’s first spacecraft finally launched after years of delays, carrying dozens of ...