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NASA Completes Development of Lunar Environment Monitoring Station (LEMS), First Astronaut-Deployed Science Instrument for Artemis Program
NASA USA Overview NASA announced the completion of hardware development and testing for the Lunar Environment Monitoring Station (LEMS), the first science payload to be deployed by Artemis astronauts on the lunar surface. LEMS will be pl... -
Satellite Applications Catapult to Launch “Levitas” Microgravity Marketplace Beta in Fall 2026, Accelerating In-Space R&D
Satellite Applications Catapult UK Overview Satellite Applications Catapult announced the beta launch of "Levitas," a microgravity marketplace platform, in Fall 2026. This platform aims to help organizations discover, compare, and connec... -
University of Liverpool’s MicroAge Team Awarded €250,000 SPRIND Funding to Advance Microgravity Drug Development in Orbital Bioworks Challenge
University of Liverpool UK Overview The University of Liverpool's MicroAge team secured €250,000 from the German Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIND) to participate in the first phase of the Orbital Bioworks Challenge. This ... -
Space Computing Shifts to Onboard AI Processing with Radiation-Hardened Solutions, Moving Beyond Orbital Data Centers
Forbes USA Overview Space computing is rapidly moving from large-scale orbital data center concepts to onboard processing, storage, and communication within satellites. This pivot is driven by the data explosion from high-performance sof... -
NASA’s Artemis Program Progresses: Artemis II Crewed Lunar Orbit in April 2026, Targeting 2028 Lunar Landing
NASA USA Overview NASA's Artemis program continues to advance, with Artemis II successfully completing the first crewed Orion spacecraft flight around the Moon in April 2026. Artemis III is planned for a 2027 low Earth orbit demonstratio... -
US DOD Highlights Microgravity’s Superiority in Protein Crystal and Semiconductor Manufacturing
RealClearDefense USA Overview A meta-analysis of microgravity experiments confirms over 70% of protein crystals grown in space surpass Earth-based counterparts in size, structure, and uniformity. Consequently, companies like Space Forge ... -
Microgravity and Low Pressure Unveil Unique Challenges for In-Space Carbon-Fiber Composite Manufacturing
ASME USA Overview New research highlights that microgravity and low pressure uniquely affect the in-space manufacturing of carbon-fiber-reinforced structures, differing from terrestrial physics. The study indicates weakened buoyancy in m... -
NASA and Northrop Grumman Repurpose Canceled Gateway HALO Module for Lunar Base Demonstration Missions
SpaceNews USA Overview NASA and Northrop Grumman are repurposing the previously canceled HALO (Habitation And Logistics Outpost) module, originally for the Gateway station, into three Lunar Infrastructure Demo (LID) missions. These missi... -
UK Satellite Applications Catapult to Launch “Levitas” Microgravity R&D Marketplace This Autumn
Satellite Applications Catapult UK Overview The UK's Satellite Applications Catapult announced it will launch "Levitas," a beta platform in Autumn 2026, designed to simplify access to microgravity R&D opportunities. Levitas will conn... -
NASA Completes LEMS Lunar Seismograph, Capable of Continuous Operation Through Lunar Night, for Artemis South Pole Mission
NASA USA Overview NASA has completed hardware development and testing for the Lunar Environment Monitoring Station (LEMS) payload, destined for deployment by Artemis astronauts near the Moon's South Pole. Designed to monitor the seismic ...
