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ispace announced an adjusted mission schedule for its HAKUTO-R program, a commercial lunar exploration program consisting of the company’s first two lunar missions. The schedule includes a lunar landing in 2021 for Mission 1, and a landing and deployment of a rover for surface exploration in 2023 for Mission 2.
Momentus, provider of in-space shuttle services that move satellites between orbits, today announced plans to provide orbital shuttle service to its customers on SpaceX’s first dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission. Momentus’ Vigoride orbital shuttle will carry multiple customer satellites, with a total mass up to 250 kg, each to its own custom orbit on a mission scheduled to launch no earlier than late 2020.
Astrobotic announced today that it selected United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket in a competitive commercial procurement to launch its Peregrine lunar lander to the Moon in 2021.
Research articles reporting significant developments, discoveries, and theories about planets, moons, small bodies, and the interactions among them will soon have a new showcase: The Planetary Science Journal (PSJ). It will be entirely "gold open access," meaning all its articles will be free for all to read immediately upon publication.
Today, Momentus announced that they have established a new working relationship with NanoRacks. By working together, Momentus and NanoRacks will be able to provide a whole new commercial service operating from the International Space Station.
Granted only for exceptional achievements, Orbit Fab has received the distinguished Vision to Reality Award for taking concrete steps toward satellite refueling in space. Recent tests of the company’s refueling equipment ended with Orbit Fab becoming the first private company to supply water to the International Space Station. By developing essential infrastructure in orbit, the company hopes to enable dramatic growth over the coming decade.
ispace’s European Office Joins PROSPECT Science Team for Mission Aiming to Extract Water at the Lunar South Pole by 2024/2025
February 12, 2020 – Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), the market-leader in developing technology and services to remove space debris and secure long-term orbital sustainability, today announced it has been selected as the commercial partner for Phase I of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) first debris removal project, a groundbreaking step by Japan to commercialize space debris removal.