The space industry started off 2025 with a bang. January brought the dual launch of lunar landers from the Texas-based Firefly Aerospace and Japan’s iSpace. Sent into orbit on Jan. 15 aboard a SpaceX ...
Another important aspect of lunar lander systems is the design of landing ... a novel legged deployable landing mechanism was proposed for reusable launch vehicles. This mechanism utilizes a ...
One week ago, a private lunar lander left the ground on a nearly 7-week journey to reach the surface of the moon. The ...
The Moon and asteroids are at the top of the mission list for a number of agencies, while others will focus on exploration to ...
Thales has secured a nearly $900 million contract from the ESA to develop the Lunar Descent Element (LDE) for the Argonaut ...
The propulsion module will enable the lander to ascend and descend to the moon’s surface, carrying its cargo of scientific instruments, rovers, and more, which will assure European autonomous access ...