lunar lander

NASA has nothing on these moon-bound robots

Posted in Science on 30th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

Space startup Astrobotic Technology stands a golden chance of taking home the coveted Google Lunar XPrize when it begins sending robots to the moon.

China successfully lands spacecraft on Moon

Posted in Science on 15th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

China, whose lunar ambitions have only expanded in the last few years, has finally joined the United States and Russia in successfully landing a spacecraft on the Moon.

Moon Express to send its new MX-1 lander to the moon by 2015

Posted in Hardware on 10th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

They want to mine the surface of the moon and establish our satellite as Earth's "eighth continent."