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NASA’s Lunar Base Plan Progresses: In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Pilot Excavator ‘IPEx’ Successfully Tested
NASA USA Overview NASA is advancing its lunar base plan to support long-term exploration and sustained human presence on the Moon, developing technologies like reliable power, autonomous robots, and lunar dust mitigation. As part of this... -
NASA Aims for Sustained Lunar Presence by 2032, Envisions Moon as Industrial Hub with In-Situ Space Solar Power Satellite Manufacturing
Newsweek USA Overview NASA targets a sustained human presence on the Moon by 2032, positing that manufacturing and launching space solar power satellites from the lunar surface will be more cost-effective than Earth-based alternatives. T... -
NASA Contracts Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, Firefly for Lunar Cargo, Explores ‘PROMISE’ Nuclear Rover for Moon Base Development
SpaceQ USA Overview NASA has awarded approximately $600 million in new contracts to Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, and Firefly for lunar scientific payload delivery in late 2028, aiming to establish a sustained human presence on the Moo... -
NASA to Launch First Nuclear Fission-Powered Deep Spacecraft, ‘Space Reactor-1 Freedom,’ in Late 2028
NASA USA Overview NASA announced plans to launch 'Space Reactor-1 Freedom (SR-1 Freedom)' in late 2028, marking the first spacecraft to use a nuclear fission reactor for propulsion beyond Earth orbit. This mission will demonstrate the op... -
American DeepTech Lauds SBA-NASA ‘Moonfra’ Financing Initiative, Poised to Catalyze Over $100B in Private Lunar Development Investment
Fidelity Investments (via American DeepTech) USA Overview American DeepTech has lauded the SBA-NASA SBIC initiative as 'Moonfra' (Lunar Infrastructure) financing, calling it a historic framework to expand private investment in the space ... -
U.S. Space Force Awards Orbital Composites $1.9M Contract to Advance Robotic Additive Manufacturing for Extreme Environment Materials
Textile World USA Overview Campbell, California-based advanced manufacturing firm Orbital Composites has secured a $1.9 million contract from SpaceWERX, the U.S. Space Force's innovation arm. This funding supports the continued developme... -
NASA Releases NextSTEP-3 Appendix A Draft Soliciting Technologies for Lunar/Cislunar Architecture, Including Vertical Solar Arrays and ISRU Oxygen Generation
NASA USA Overview NASA has released a draft Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) under NextSTEP-3 Appendix A, seeking to accelerate the technological maturity of critical systems for lunar and cislunar architectures. This solicitation aims to... -
Lunar Forge Unveils Plan to Construct Moon Habitats and Reactor Shields from Regolith Using Laser Sintering
Payload USA Overview Startup Lunar Forge has announced a groundbreaking plan to transform lunar regolith into construction materials using laser sintering technology, building lunar habitats and shielding structures for potential lunar f... -
NASA Awards $590.4M for Four Lunar Lander Missions by 2028 to Astrobotic, Firefly, and Intuitive Machines
Sky & Telescope Magazine USA Overview NASA has awarded new contracts totaling $590.4 million to three commercial space companies—Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines—to deliver four lunar lander missions to the Moon by t... -
NASA Unveils ‘HPSC’ Processor, Advanced Thermal Tech, and IPEx Regolith Excavator for Sustainable Lunar Missions
NASA USA Overview NASA has unveiled significant advancements in lunar surface technologies aimed at enabling a sustained human presence on the Moon. Key among these is the High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) project, a next-gen...
