NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177 million for 1st multi-rover mission to moon’s south pole
NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract to deliver a pair of rovers and three scientific instruments to the moon’s south pole.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4618-4619: The Boxwork Structures Continue to Call to Us
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NASA Selects Six Companies to Provide Orbital Transfer Vehicle Studies
Rendering of Quantum’s Ranger spacecraft engineered for rapid maneuverability and adaptability, enabling multi-destination delivery for missions from low Earth orbit to cislunar space. Credit: Arrow Science and Technology/Quantum Space Rendering…
NASA aiming to build nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030
NASA is accelerating its plans for a nuclear reactor on the moon, aiming to establish such a power outpost by 2030, according to Politico.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Looks Back at Science Mission
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NASA Science Activation Teams Unite to Support Neurodiverse Learners with Public Libraries
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NASA declares troubled Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter dead
NASA has stopped trying to revive its Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter, which went dark a day after its Feb. 26 launch.
Space junk cleanup tech that could ‘shepherd’ debris into Earth’s atmosphere gets US patent
The Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale has unveiled a patent for what it describes as a new method for space debris removal.
What is NASA’s Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy?
Software designed to give spacecraft more autonomy could support a future where swarms of satellites navigate and complete scientific objectives with limited human intervention. Caleb Adams, Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy project…
Golden Dome requires non-traditional thinking and an agile approach
Big systems projects are nothing novel in defense acquisition. However, a big systems project delivered fast and at an affordable cost is more uncommon. The Trump administration’s transformational vision for…