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Blue Origin Suspends Suborbital Space Tourism to Prioritize Lunar Lander Development for NASA’s Artemis Program
Britannica USA Overview Blue Origin announced in early 2026 that it would temporarily halt its suborbital space tourism flights to concentrate resources on developing a lunar lander for NASA's Artemis missions. The company had previously... -
Morehead State University’s Lunar Environment Monitoring Station (LEMS) Approved for NASA Artemis Moon Mission
Morehead State University USA Overview NASA has formally accepted Morehead State University's Lunar Environment Monitoring Station (LEMS) for flight on an upcoming Artemis mission to the lunar surface. LEMS, a compact autonomous station ... -
IBM and NASA Open-Source Lunar Foundation Model AI and Dataset to Accelerate Lunar Exploration Insights
IBM USA Overview IBM and NASA have jointly released the open-source NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model, an AI model for scientific lunar exploration, alongside the first machine learning-ready lunar dataset. This initiative aims to empower ... -
NASA’s STAR Program Enhances Training for Principal Investigators to Conduct Spaceflight Experiments on Commercial & Agency Platforms
NASA USA Overview NASA's Spaceflight Technology, Applications, and Research (STAR) program is a virtual training course for principal investigators, senior research scientists, and postdoctoral scholars to prepare them for spaceflight ex... -
NASA Initiates High-Precision 7-Axis Milling Analysis of Orion’s Avcoat Heat Shield for Future Deep Space Missions
NASA USA Overview NASA has begun a high-tech analysis of Avcoat ablative material samples from the Orion crew module's heat shield, which protected the spacecraft during its 2014 flight test. Engineers from Marshall, Johnson, and Ames Sp... -
ispace Secures $20 Million (¥3 Billion) Unsecured Loan from Shizuoka Bank for Lunar Mission Development Operating Capital
Dealroom News Japan Overview Japanese lunar exploration startup ispace has secured a ¥3 billion (approximately $20 million) unsecured loan from Shizuoka Bank for three years, designated as operating capital for lunar mission development.... -
Trump Administration Announces National Space Transportation Policy: Sets Goal of Over 1,000 Launches and Reentries Annually by 2030
Greenberg Traurig, LLP USA Overview President Donald Trump announced the National Space Transportation Policy (NSPM-17) on August 20, 2026, establishing a new federal framework for U.S. space transportation. The policy sets an ambitious ... -
NASA Invests in In-Orbit Robotic Welding Technology: Advancing Large Structure Assembly in Space for Sustainable Human Presence
Assembly Magazine USA Overview NASA has invested in AnalySwift LLC, a startup developing in-orbit robotic welding technology for thermoplastic composites. This innovation enables direct assembly of large truss structures like communicati... -
NASA Showcases ‘Bioculture System’ on ISS: Studying Cell Growth and Gene Expression in Microgravity for Drug Discovery
NASA USA Overview NASA has introduced the 'Bioculture System,' an automated biological science incubator operating on the International Space Station (ISS). Designed to study the effects of microgravity on cell, tissue, and microbial phy... -
NASA Calls for Proposals in Five Key Technology Areas for Lunar Outpost Development: Oxygen Extraction, Advanced Manufacturing, and More
NASA USA Overview NASA has initiated a call for proposals in five key technology areas to establish a sustainable human presence at the lunar South Pole. These include vertical solar arrays for power, oxygen extraction from regolith, hig...
