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Blue Origin Says It Can Make Solar Panels Out Of Moon Dust

Posted in Science on 25th Feb, 2023
by Alex Muller

Blue Origin, the space technology company founded by Jeff Bezos, says it's closer to solving this problem after demonstrating that it can make solar cells out of simulated moon dust.

ispace’s private lander might be the first to touch down on the moon

Posted in Hardware, Science on 18th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller

Google’s Lunar X Prize competition, which ran from 2007 to 2018 and was designed to spur affordable access to the moon, in part kicked off ispace’s interest in getting there. Although the competition ended without a team securing the $30 million dollar prize, it succeeded in inspiring many new spacecraft concepts.

NASA Gives ICON $57 Million To Build A 3D Printer For Structures On The Moon

Posted in Business, Hardware, Science on 18th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller

The contract runs through 2028 and includes a demonstration on the moon's surface in 2026.

NASA's First Artemis Launch Begins A New Age In Space Exploration

Posted in Science on 27th Nov, 2022
by Alex Muller

The launch of Artemis I is a significant milestone in space exploration, and marks the beginning of an exciting new era of human spaceflight that could ultimately lead us further into the solar system than we've ever gone before.

NASA could build a future lunar base from 3D-printed moon-dust bricks

Posted in Science on 28th Oct, 2022
by Alex Muller

Apart from the structural stability, one of the chief benefits would be a dramatic reduction in material costs for the Artemis lunar base.