LunaNet Interoperability Specification
The LunaNet Interoperability Specification - Draft Version 5 was posted publicly on September 6.
Released on Wednesday, September 06, 2023
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September 2023
09/06/2023 \ NASA
August 2023
Chandrayaan-3: India becomes fourth country to land on the Moon
08/23/2023 \ Spacenews / Andrew Jones
Pittsburgh becoming a 'space city' as Astrobotic, ProtoInnovations prepare to send technology to the moon
08/21/2023 \ Trib / Julia Felton
A Framework for Optimized, Integrated Lunar Infrastructure
08/15/2023 \ SAM.gov
Trio of tiny autonomous NASA rovers will launch to the Moon next year
08/08/2023 \ Space.com / Andrew Jones
NASA’s moon crew enjoys first close encounter with their Orion spaceship
08/08/2023 \ digitaltrends / Trevor Mogg
July 2023
NASA Partners with American Companies on Key Moon, Exploration Tech
07/25/2023 \ NASA / Sarah Frazier
Blue Origin, Astrobotic Receive NASA Funds To Develop Power Grids for the Moon
07/25/2023 \ The Messenger / Adam Kovac
2023 NASA Tipping Point Selections
07/24/2023 \ NASA / Loura Hall
SpaceX rolls Starship Super Heavy booster back to the pad ahead of next launch (photos)
07/22/2023 \ Space.com / Josh Dinner
NASA plans for lunar fission power systems face fiscal challenges
07/20/2023 \ Space News / Jeff Foust
House and Senate appropriators cut NASA’s budget
07/14/2023 \ Space News / Jeff Foust
Moon Monday #135: India set to launch Chandrayaan 3, an overview of Chang’e 5 science, and more
07/10/2023 \ Moon Monday / Jatan Mehta
Morphing NASA robot could someday walk, fly and drive over alien planets (video)
07/07/2023 \ Space.com / Josh Dinner
GITAI USA has successfully completed significant countermeasures for the lunar environment
07/05/2023 \ GITAI / Sho Nakanose
June 2023
Four Teams Win Prizes to Advance Energy Technology for Moon Missions
06/27/2023 \ NASA / Jonathan Deal
Cargo Accommodation System for Blue Origin Lander Coming from Astrobotic
06/26/2023 \ The Journal of Space Commerce
NASA Welcomes India as 27th Artemis Accords Signatory
06/23/2023 \ NASA / Jackie McGuinness / Claire O’Shea
Firefly to buy remaining Virgin Orbit assets
06/16/2023 \ SpaceNews / Jeff Foust
Seven US Companies Collaborate with NASA to Advance Space Capabilities
06/15/2023 \ NASA / Joshua Finch / Gary Jordan
NASA laser communications terminal delivered for Artemis II Moon mission
06/14/2023 \ PHYS.org
GITAI USA Completes Manufacturing Preparation for Lunar Manipulator and Rover Flight Models
06/14/2023 \ GITAI / Sho Nakanose
NASA Selects Small Business, Research Teams for Tech Development
06/05/2023 \ NASA / Sarah Frazier / Tiffany Blake
NASA awards millions to boost technology innovations created by small businesses
06/05/2023 \ GeekWire / Alan Boyle
NASA program aims to grow El Paso's aerospace workforce amid new space race
06/04/2023 \ elpasoinc.com / Luis Rios
Scientists Successfully Transmit Space-Based Solar Power to Earth for the First Time
06/02/2023 \ Gizmodo / Kevin Hurler
LSIC Fall Meeting & Transition to Commercial Lunar Operations Workshop to be in Pittsburgh at CCAC
06/01/2023 \ LSIC
May 2023
NASA Pursues Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services for Artemis Missions
05/26/2023 \ NASA \ Vanessa Lloyd \ Kathryn Hambleton \ Tim Hall
Japan’s GITAI raises $29 million for space robotics business
05/24/2023 \ Space News \ Jason Rainbow
NASA Funds Small Business to Advance Tech for Space, Earth
05/23/2023 \ NASA \ Loura Hall
Technical strengths and lower cost led NASA to select Blue Origin lander
05/19/2023 \ SpaceNews \ Jeff Foust
Bezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA astronaut moon lander contract to compete with SpaceX’s Starship
05/19/2023 \ CNBC \ Michael Sheets
NASA Begins Feedback Process for Moon to Mars Architecture
05/18/2023 \ NASA \ Rachel Kraft
A tiny NASA CubeSat just set a big data speed record with lasers
05/16/2023 \ Popular Science \ Andrew Paul
Glass fibers in lunar regolith could help build structures on the Moon
05/15/2023 \ Universe Today \ Matt Williams
NASA Seeks Space Technologies for Suborbital and Orbital Flight Tests
05/02/2023 \ NASA / Chloe Tuck
CAPSTONE Moon Mission – Challenges, Lessons Learned
05/02/2023 \ Spaceref.com / Leonard David
April 2023
Moon to Mars Objectives Advanced through ACO
04/28/2023 \ The Journal of Space Commerce \ Tom Patton
Moon mission failure: why is it so hard to pull off a lunar landing?
04/27/2023 \ Nature \ Alexandra Witze
Space Technology Competitive Opportunities Workshop
04/26/2023 \ LSIC
NASA Sets Coverage for Czech Republic Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
04/26/2023 \ NASA HQ \ Jackie McGuiness \ Roxana Bardan
NASA Successfully Extracts Oxygen from Lunar Soil Simulant
04/25/2023 \ NASA \ Rebecca Wickes
NASA Selects 12 Companies to Collaborate on Key Technology Development
04/25/2023 \ NASA HQ \ Sarah Frazier
Blue Origin participates in a new round of collaborations with NASA on space tech
04/25/2023 \ GeekWire \ Alan Boyle
Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review Released by NASA
04/24/2023 \ The Journal of Space Commerce \ Tom Patton
Entrepreneurs Challenge
04/22/2023 \ NASA SMD
Lunar Terrain Vehicle Bidders Detail Concepts As Contest Heats Up
04/21/2023 \ Aviation Week Intelligence Network \ Guy Norris
Lunar Outpost Joins Lockheed Martin Rover Consortium
04/19/2023 \ Silicon Luxembourg \ Jess Bauldry
Private companies are flocking to the Moon — what does that mean for science?
04/18/2023 \ Nature \ Alexandra Witze
NASA Shares First Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review Results
04/18/2023 \ NASA HQ \ Rachel Kraft
NASA may build more than one moon base for Artemis lunar missions
04/18/2023 \ Space.com \ Tariq Malik
How to build a robot arm that can flex in the moon's frigid south pole
04/17/2023 \ PHYS ORG \ Corinne Purtill
PickNik Robotics and Motiv Space Systems Partner to Develop Advanced Robot Arm Capabilities
04/13/2023 \ Robitics 24/7 Staff
First Test of Perovskite Films in Space Indicates More Resilience than Researchers Expected
04/12/2023 \ UC Merced Newsroom \ Lorena Anderson
Scientists blasted Barbies with liquid nitrogen to test a new method of moon dust cleanup — and it worked extremely well
04/09/2023 \ Space.com \ Jennifer Nalewicki
Who will deliver Lunar Pathfinder to the Moon orbit?
04/01/2023 \ ESA Business in Space Growth Network (BSGN)
March 2023
New Program Office Leads NASA’s Path Forward for Moon, Mars
03/30/2023 \ NASA HQ \ Kathryn Hambleton \ Josh Finch
NASA wants university students to solve the Moon landing dust problem
03/23/2023 \ bgr.com \ Joshua Hawkins
HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander Enters Lunar Orbit
03/23/2023 \ The Journal of Space Commerce \ Tom Patton
First 3D Printed Rocket, Created by Trojan Engineers, Soars Into the Upper Atmosphere
03/23/2023 \ USC Viterbi \ Adam Smith
Europe told to aim for a Moon mission
03/23/2023 \ Politico \ Joshua Posaner
Lockheed Martin Again Taps Makerbot 3D Printers for Their Next Big Space Project - An AI-Assisted Lunar Rover for NASA
03/22/2023 \ MakerBot.com
VIPER Instruments Arriving for Integration!
03/20/2023 \ NASA / Dan Andrews
AROSE Awarded Stage 1 Grant to Design Lunar Rover For Moon Mission
03/20/2023 \ AROSE / Peter Harris and Tim Larcombe
Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon to Co-Lead New NASA Institute
03/16/2023 \ JHU HUB \ Lisa Ercolano \ Sarah Frazier
NASA Begins Building its First Robotic Moon Rover
03/15/2023 \ NASA \ Rachel Hoover
SOFIA Reveals Map of Moon’s Water Near its South Pole Artemis Landing Sites
03/14/2023 \ USRA \ Suraiya Farukhi
Mix-and-match kit could enable astronauts to build a menagerie of lunar exploration bots
03/14/2023 \ MIT News Office \ Jennifer Chu
Firefly Awarded $112 Million NASA Contract for Payload Delivery to Lunar Orbit and the Far Side of the Moon
03/14/2023 \ Firefly Aerospace \ Firefly Media Contact
Notification of Listing on The Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market
03/08/2023 \ ispace \
Lonestar Data Holdings raises $5m for data centers on the Moon
03/06/2023 \ DCD.com \ Sebastian Moss
February 2023
NASA warns of budget challenges in year ahead
02/22/2023 \ SpaceNews \ Jeff Foust
Intuitive Machines rings Nasdaq bell on path to private moon landing
02/15/2023 \ Space.com \\ Elizabeth Howell
NASA Selects Nine Technologies for Commercial Flight Tests
02/13/2023 \ Space.com \ Sarah Mann
Blue Origin made solar cells by smelting simulated Moon dust
02/13/2023 \ engadget \ Jon Fingas
Blue Alchemist Technology Powers our Lunar Future
02/10/2023 \ Blue Origin
NASA Redirects Intuitive Machines’ First Mission to the Lunar South Pole Region
02/06/2023 \ Intuitive Machines
January 2023
Rolls Royce Teases Nuclear Reactor That Could Power A Moon Base
01/29/2023 \ wccftech.com \\ Ramish Zafar
NASA and DARPA to partner on nuclear thermal propulsion demonstration
01/24/2023 \ Space News \ Jeff Foust
NASA Awards Students Flight Opportunity in TechRise Challenge
01/17/2023 \ NASA \ Sarah Frazier \ Sarah Mann
LSIC Lunar Simulants 'Needs' Survey
01/17/2023 \ LSIC \ Karen Stockstill-Cahill
LSIC Facilities Directory
01/17/2023 \ LSIC \ Josh Cahill & Lindsey Tollis
LSIC Data Buy Survey
01/17/2023 \ LSIC \ Brenda Clyde
US, Japan Sign Space Collaboration Agreement at NASA Headquarters
01/13/2023 \ NASA HQ \ Jackie McGuinness \ Cheryl Warner
NASA Selects Experimental Space Technology Concepts for Initial Study
01/12/2023 \ NASA \ Sarah Frazier
NASA Names New Agency-Wide Chief Technologist
01/09/2023 \ NASA \ Rob Margetta
NASA's moon-orbiting space station will be claustrophobic, architect says
01/08/2023 \ Space.com \\ Tereza Pultarova
December 2022
The countries launching missions to the Moon and beyond in 2023
12/24/2022 \ BBC \
Radiation Shielding 3-D Printed On-Orbit by Redwire Team
12/22/2022 \ The Journal of Space Commerce \ Tom Patton
Peregrine EMI Testing A Success & Ahead of Schedule
12/20/2022 \ Astrobotic \
Top Teams Advance in NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge
12/19/2022 \ NASA \ Molly Porter
NASA Welcomes Nigeria, Rwanda as Newest Artemis Accords Signatories
12/13/2022 \ NASA \ Cheryl Warner
Canada’s space technology and innovations are a crucial contribution to the Artemis missions
12/12/2022 \ The Conversation \ Gordon Osinski
Splashdown! NASA’s Orion Returns to Earth After Historic Moon Mission
12/11/2022 \ NASA HQ \ Kathryn Hambleton \ Tiffany Fairley \ Leah Cheshier
Winning NASA Technologies Land Spacecraft, Share Agency Innovations
12/09/2022 \ NASA \ Sarah Frazier
NASA Commits to Future Artemis Moon Rocket Production
12/09/2022 \ NASA HQ & MSFC \ Rachel Kraft \ Corinne Edmiston
Astrobotic lander undergoes tests ahead of launch
12/08/2022 \ SpaceNews \ Jeff Foust
Leidos Dynetics team and Northrop Grumman to collaborate on NASA Human Landing System bid
12/06/2022 \ Leidos
Bezos' space company teams with Lockheed, Boeing for NASA moon lander pitch
12/06/2022 \ Reuters \ Joey Roulette
Johns Hopkins APL to Build Science Instrument for First Canadian Lunar Rover
12/02/2022 \ JHU/APL \ Jeremy Rehm
Montana State students deliver computer for NASA moon mission
12/01/2022 \ MSU News Service \ Marshall Swearingen
November 2022
ispace Reaches Agreement with Mitsui Sumitomo to Become World’s First User of Commercial Lunar Insurance
11/22/2022 \ Parabolic Arc \ Doug Messier
NASA to Provide Update on Orion Ahead of Powered Outbound Moon Flyby
11/17/2022 \ NASA HQ and JSC \ Kathryn Hambleton & Leah Cheshier
NASA Executives Receive Presidential Rank Awards
11/17/2022 \ NASA \ Sean Potter
NASA Awards Foster Small Business Tech with Market Potential
11/17/2022 \ NASA HQ \ Sarah Frazier
iSpace Announces Mission 1 Launch Date
11/17/2022 \ iSpace Inc.
Artemis I mission shares spectacular view of Earth after a historic launch
11/16/2022 \ CNN \ Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland
NASA Awards SpaceX Second Contract Option for Artemis Moon Landing
11/15/2022 \ NASA \ Vanessa Lloyd \ Kathryn Hambleton \ Janet Sudnik
First Canadian rover to set wheels on the Moon
11/14/2022 \ Canadian Space Agency
Canadensys Aerospace Awarded CSA Lunar Rover Contract
11/14/2022 \ Canadensys.com
October 2022
NASA practices rover operations for future Artemis mission at Black Point Lava Flow near Flagstaff
10/26/2022 \ AZ Central \ Lacey Latch
Researchers create lunar regolith bricks that could be used to construct Artemis base camp
10/25/2022 \ PHYS.ORG \ Marisa Ramiccio
NASA Gives a Boost to Minority Serving Institution Innovators
10/25/2022 \ NASA News \ 25 October 2022
Artemis Mission, Telescopes Present Data Challenges for NASA
10/25/2022 \ The New Stack \ Loraine Lawson
Firefly Aerospace Adds Former NASA Administrator James Bridenstine to its Advisory Board
10/24/2022 \ Firefly Aerospace \ Kim Jennett \ Jennifer Hurson \ Beth Wiegard
NASA to increase Artemis fleet, orders 3 more crew capsules
10/21/2022 \ Moon Daily \ Joe Fisher
NASA astronauts 'moonwalk' in the Arizona desert for our lunar future
10/21/2022 \ Space.com \ Elizabeth Rayne
Why Nokia wants to put an LTE network on the Moon
10/14/2022 \ Fast Company \
NASA Sets Date for Next Launch Attempt for Artemis I Moon Mission
10/12/2022 \ NASA News \
NASA Awards Contracts to Assess Near-Space Communications Capabilities
10/12/2022 \ NASA News \ Kiana Raines \ Lora Bleacher \ Katherine Schauer
Inspections Underway for Rocket, Spacecraft Before Setting Launch Date
10/06/2022 \ NASA News \
September 2022
NASA Releases Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities – Fall 2023 (NSTGRO23)
09/02/2022 \ NASA STMD
Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP) to Advance Tipping Point Technologies
09/01/2022 \ NASA STMD
August 2022
These 3 companies will help NASA build vertical solar arrays for the Moon
08/31/2022 \ Space.com \ Tariq Malik
Astrobotic wins NASA funding for CubeRover mission
08/25/2022 \ Space News \ Jeff Foust
NASA Seeks Student Ideas for Extracting, Forging Metal on the Moon
08/11/2022 \ NASA STMD \ Kristyn Damadeo
July 2022
Rocket Lab Is Headed to the Moon. The Stock Is Rising.
07/05/2022 \ Barron's, Al Root
June 2022
CAPSTONE Launches to Test New Orbit for NASA’s Artemis Moon Missions
06/28/2022 \ NASA News\ S. Frazier, G. Dodson, and T. Blake
NASA Introduces 2022 Class of Flight Directors
06/22/2022 \ NASA News \ G. Anderson and C. Beasley
NASA Announces Artemis Concept Awards for Nuclear Power on Moon
06/21/2022 \ NASA News \ S. Frasier, J. Wittry, J. Hiller, and S. Neumann
ESA and NASA to cooperate on Earth science and lunar mission
06/15/2022 \ SpaceNews, Jeff Foust
Underrepresented candidates bring new ideas to NASA in “HackWeek”
06/14/2022 \ 12WBOY, Jeena Cadigan
China's moon sample-return mission finds water evidence twice over
06/14/2022 \ Space.com, Andrew Jones
GM and Lockheed Are Expanding Their Moon Buggy Into a Whole Lunar Lineup
06/11/2022 \ CNN \ Peter Valdes-Dapena
France joins Artemis Accords
06/08/2022 \ Jeff Foust @ SPACENEWS
NASA Selects New Instruments for Priority Artemis Science on Moon
06/02/2022 \ NASA News
NASA Funds Projects that Aim to Inspire Artemis Generation
NASA Administrator to Launch Artemis Learning Lunchbox Initiative
06/01/2022 \ NASA News
May 2022
Biden vows to expand space cooperation with South Korea, Japan
05/23/2022 \ Park Si-soo @ SPACENEWS
NASA STMD Announces Request for Information: NASA’s Strategic Technology Framework “LIVE Thrust” 80HQTR22ZOA2L_LIVE
05/12/2022 \ SpaceRef \ from NASA HQ
Astra reveals details of next, larger rocket
05/12/2022 \ Jeff Foust @ SPACENEWS
These six countries are about to go to the Moon — here’s why
05/11/2022 \ Nature \ John Pickrell
The $93-billion plan to put astronauts back on the Moon
05/11/2022 \ Nature \ Alexandra Witze
NASA should lead humanity’s return to the Moon
05/11/2022 \ Nature
Due Date for Science Mission Directorate Bridge Program Extended to June 1
05/02/2022 \ NASA HQ\ Dr. Padi Boyd
April 2022
NASA Early Stage Innovations 2022 Announcement of Opportunity Released
04/27/2022 \ https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary!init.do?solId={C696DA91-2A92-B03C-A393-9BA6F9A87AB1}&path=open
Firefly Completes Integration Readiness Review of its Blue Ghost Lunar Lander
04/27/2022 \ Firefly
Adranos, a startup that makes solid rocket motors, closes $20 million funding round
04/26/2022 \ Sandra Erwin @SPACENEWS
Astrobotic Unveils Peregrine Lunar Lander Flight Model
04/20/2022 \ Astrobotic
NASA's next moon rocket gets final repairs ahead of mission launch
04/18/2022 \ CNN, Ashley Strickland
Far side: the Moon’s use as a new astronomical site
04/16/2022 \ Leonard David @ SPACENEWS
White House releases in-space servicing strategy
04/13/2022 \ Jeff Foust@SPACENEWS
ESA Ends Lunar Cooperation with Russia, turns to NASA, Commercial Partners
04/13/2022 \ Marcia Smith @ SpacePolicy.com
Companies build up teams to compete for Artemis lunar rover
04/11/2022 \ SpaceNews, Jeff Foust
Amazon signs multibillion-dollar Project Kuiper launch contracts
04/05/2022 \ Jeff Foust @SPACENEWS
Private mission ready for launch to the ISS
04/03/2022 \ SpaceNews, Jeff Foust
March 2022
Space Launch System Wet Dress Rehearsal Infographic
03/31/2022 \ NASA News
Singapore signs the Artemis Accords
03/29/2022 \ Park Si-soo @ SPACENEWS
Next China Moon mission will need precision landing to target ice at south pole
03/29/2022 \ Andrew Jones @ Space.com
LunaNet: Lunar Communications and Navigation Interoperability
03/29/2022 \ NASA HQ, Andrew Petro
NASA Administrator Statement on President’s FY 2023 Budget Request
03/28/2022 \ NASA News
For Artemis moon missions, science will reign supreme
03/26/2022 \ Space.com, Elizabeth Howell
Vulcan Centaur on schedule for first launch in 2022 as New Glenn slips
03/23/2022 \ Jeff Foust @SPACENEWS
NASA to Discuss Artemis Strategy for Astronaut Moon Landers
03/23/2022 \ NASA, K. Hambleton, J. Russel, and J. Sudnik
NASA Lays Out Revised Approach For Future Human Lunar Landing Systems
03/23/2022 \ Space Policy Online, Marcia Smith
Sierra Space to work with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on commercial space station technologies
03/17/2022 \ Jeff Foust @SPACENEWS
All systems go for rollout of NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket this week
03/15/2022 \ Space.com, Chelsea Gohd
DoD wants to change how it buys space technology – but can it?
03/14/2022 \ SpaceNews, Sandra Erwin
Astra gears up for next launch, signs Spaceflight contract
03/14/2022 \ Jeff Foust @SPACENEWS
NASA’s human Moon lander program finally gets full funding in new budget bill
03/09/2022 \ The Verge, Loren Grush
Bahrain Signs Artemis Accords
03/07/2022 \ Parabolic Arc, Doug Messier
NASA awards SpaceX three additional commercial crew missions
03/03/2022 \ Jeff Foust @SPACENEWS
Romania signs the Artemis Accords
03/02/2022 \ SpaceNews, Jeff Foust
February 2022
NASA to roll out SLS in mid-March for launch rehearsal
02/25/2022 \ Jeff Foust @SPACENEWS
Orbital Sidekick notes growing demand for hyperspectral data
02/24/2022 \ Debra Werner @ SPACENEWS
CAPSTONE lunar cubesat mission to launch this spring
02/22/2022 \ Jeff Foust @SPACENEWS
NASA successfully retests Artemis 1 moon rocket core stage engines after fault
02/21/2022 \ Space.com, Tereza Pultarova
NASA Selects Three US Universities to Develop Lunar Infrastructure Tech
02/18/2022 \ Sarah Frazier @ NASA HQ
NASA opens Nighttime Precision Landing Challenge to help future Moon missions
02/17/2022 \ Elizabeth Howell @ Space.com
ESA to set up committee to study human space exploration options
02/17/2022 \ Jeff Foust @SPACENEWS
Partnership Proposals (AFPP) to Advance Tipping Point Technologies (80HQTR22SOA02) and the Announcement for Collaborative Opportunity (ACO 80HQTR22SOA01) Released!
02/15/2022 \ NASA Space Tech
A Chinese spacecraft is testing out a new orbit around the Moon
02/15/2022 \ Andrew Jones @ SPACENEWS
South Dakota tribal college part of NASA plan to build housing for use on the Moon and Mars
02/11/2022 \ South Dakota News Watch, Bart Pfankuch
White House Unveils Updated Critical and Emerging Tech List
02/09/2022 \ ExecutiveGov, Jane Edwards
KSAT to support NASA LunIR mission
02/09/2022 \ Debra Werner @ SPACENEWS
Hermes will be NASA’s mini-weather station for tracking solar activity
02/06/2022 \ Popular Science, Tatyana Woodall
NASA to Hold Science Town Hall Meeting
02/03/2022 \ NASA News
India targets August launch for Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander
02/03/2022 \ Brian Berger @ SPACENEWS
Rollout of NASA’s New Megarocket Delayed Until at Least March
02/02/2022 \ Gizmodo
Relativity and SpaceX bid on NASA commercial space station competition
02/01/2022 \ Jeff Foust @ SPACENEWS
January 2022
Public Provides NASA with New Innovations through Prize Competitions, Crowdsourcing, Citizen Science Opportunities
01/31/2022 \ NASA HQ, Karen James
Simultaneous Release of Tipping Point Announcement for Proposals AND Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO) Coming Soon!
01/27/2022 \ NASA SAM.gov
Caltech Names Laurie Leshin Director of JPL
01/27/2022 \ NASA JPL
NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission explained in photos
01/26/2022 \ Space.com
A VIPER in the Sand
01/26/2022 \ NASA
12 Companies to Provide Venture Class Launch Services for NASA
01/26/2022 \ NASA News
STEM Student Experiments Win Flight Opportunity in NASA Tech Contest
01/21/2022 \ NASA Space Tech
Plus Ultra’s lunar comsats to hitch rides on ispace moon landers
01/21/2022 \ SPACENEWS
NASA foresees gap in lunar landings after Artemis 3
01/20/2022 \ SpaceNews
ESA looks to space summit to endorse human spaceflight efforts
01/20/2022 \ Jeff Foust - SPACENEWS
Bobby Braun Moving from JPL to APL
01/20/2022 \ Space Policy, Marcia Smith
SpaceX wins $102 million Air Force contract to demonstrate technologies for point-to-point space transportation
01/19/2022 \ SpaceNews
LEAG: Specific Action Team Regarding Analog Objectives for Artemis
01/18/2022 \ LEAG Chair - Dr. Amy L. Fagan
Formation of Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program Signals New Era for NASA
01/18/2022 \ NASA Roundup Reads
NASA 2022 Calendar: 11 Space Missions to Look Forward To
01/16/2022 \ Inverse
Artemis I Core Stage Engineering Testing Complete
01/14/2022 \ NASA
AVL Joins Northrop Grumman Team for NASA’s Next-Generation Lunar Terrain Vehicle
01/13/2022 \ AVL
NASA, White House Initiative to Spur Entrepreneurial Spirit of HBCU Scholars
01/12/2022 \ NASA News
Intuitive Machines Validates Lunar Communication with MSU for First Lunar Landing
01/12/2022 \ Intuitive Machines
To The Moon: GM and Lockheed Martin's New Lunar Rover, Rendered
01/11/2022 \ MotorTrend
Masten Mission 2: Masten Prepares for Next Mission to the Moon in 2024
01/11/2022 \ Masten
NASA Announces New Chief Scientist, Senior Climate Advisor
01/10/2022 \ NASA News
Artemis Moon Rover’s Wheels are Ready to Roll
01/06/2022 \ NASA
NASA funds thermal control solutions for harsh lunar environments
01/03/2022 \ SpaceNews
LSIC January Newsletter
01/01/2022 \ LSIC
In 2022 a Moonrush will begin in earnest
01/01/2022 \ The Economist
December 2021
U.S. Defense Innovation Unit selects Maxar to produce robotic arms for on-orbit servicing
12/29/2021 \ SpaceNews
JHU-APL LSII Report: 2021 Lunar Simulant Report
12/28/2021 \ JHU-APL LSII
Engine computer problem delays first SLS launch
12/20/2021 \ SpaceNews
NASA Selects Education Projects to Help Broaden STEM Participation
12/09/2021 \ NASA
November 2021
Northrop Grumman leads team to design an astronaut transportation vehicle for the lunar surface
11/16/2021 \ TechCrunch
NASA Awards Challenge Prizes to Startup Companies
11/12/2021 \ NASA
October 2021
NASA’s Artemis Rover Passes Critical Design Review
10/27/2021 \ NASA
Poland Signs Artemis Accords at IAC
10/26/2021 \ NASA
NASA Challenges Students to Design Moon-Digging Robots
10/20/2021 \ NASA
NASA Announces Winners of Deep Space Food Challenge
Lunar IceCube to Detect Water on the Moon
10/20/2021 \ issuu.com
Surviving the Lunar Night: DRPS Could Enable the Power to Explore
10/12/2021 \ NASA
Australian-made rover to be sent to the moon under new NASA deal
10/12/2021 \ SBS News
NASA Seeks Commercial Spacesuit Services Proposals
10/06/2021 \ SpaceRef
NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket Passes Key Review for Artemis I Mission
10/05/2021 \ NASA
Intuitive Machines Chooses Tempo Automation to Return the U.S. to the Moon’s Surface for the First Time in 50 Years
10/05/2021 \ Tempo Automation
LSIC October Newsletter
10/01/2021 \ LSIC Administration
September 2021
NASA Seeks Spacesuit Services Proposals for Artemis, Space Station
09/30/2021 \ NASA
Next-generation solar cell technology reaches space
09/29/2021 \ Tech Xplore
Teams Develop Code to Coordinate Robots, Win $535,000 in Space Robotics Challenge
09/27/2021 \ NASA
NASA Seeks Student Tech Ideas for Suborbital Launch
09/18/2021 \ NASA
Advancing Small Spacecraft Technologies With Suborbital Flight Tests
09/04/2021 \ NASA
NCCS Enables High-Resolution Elevation Maps of Moon’s South Pole
09/01/2021 \ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Invites Students, Educators to Join Artemis I Mission
09/01/2021 \ NASA
LSIC September Newsletter
09/01/2021 \ LSIC
August 2021
NASA Prompts Companies for Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle Solutions
08/31/2021 \ NASA
NASA is Recruiting for Yearlong Simulated Mars Mission
08/06/2021 \ NASA
Caltech Announces Breakthrough $100 Million Gift to Fund Space-based Solar Power Project
08/03/2021 \ Caltech
LSIC August Newsletter
08/01/2021 \ LSIC
July 2021
Blue Origin's foundation, Club for the Future, selects 19 space-based charities to each receive a $1 million grant
07/14/2021 \ Blue Origin
NASA Awards Grants to Minority-Serving Institutions to Support Artemis Space Tech
07/13/2021 \ NASA
Masten Awarded Contract to Develop Positioning and Navigation Network for the Moon
07/13/2021 \ Masten Space Systems
NASA Offers $45M to Solve Risks for Astronaut Moon Landing Services
07/01/2021
LSIC July Newsletter
07/01/2021 \ LSIC
June 2021
Space Micro Awarded NASA Contract for Radiation Tolerant AI Processing In Space
06/30/2021
Public Names ‘Moonikin’ Flying Around Moon on NASA’s Artemis I Mission
06/29/2021
Intuitive Machines to Deploy and Operate First Lunar Communication Satellite in 2022
06/21/2021
New Zealand latest nation to sign space agreement with NASA
06/01/2021
May 2021
NASA Stacks Elements for Upper Portion of Artemis II Core Stage
05/27/2021
Lockheed Martin and GM to Develop Lunar Rover
05/26/2021
Honeybee Robotics and mPower Technology Chosen to Design Lunar Charging Station for NASA
05/25/2021
NASA Awards $500K in First Phase of $5M Watts on the Moon Challenge
05/20/2021
Melroy wins strong support at hearing to be NASA deputy administrator
Firefly Aerospace Awards Contract to SpaceX to Launch Blue Ghost Mission to Moon in 2023
NASA, Langley Support Technology Development Through Small Businesses
05/19/2021
NASA invests $105 million in 127 high-tech hot shops
05/18/2021
April 2021
LSIC Spring Meeting Registration Open!
04/20/2021
DARPA Selects Performers for Phase 1 of Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) Program
04/12/2021
April 2021 LSIC Newsletter
04/01/2021
March 2021
NASA, Industry to Mature Vertical Solar Array Technologies for Lunar Surface
03/23/2021
NASA Announces Lunar Delivery Challenge Winners
03/16/2021
Stefanie Tompkins Appointed 23rd DARPA Director
03/15/2021
NASA Extends Johns Hopkins APL Leadership of Lunar Innovation Initiative
NASA, Johns Hopkins APL Continue Partnership on Lunar Tech Maturation Strategy
03/12/2021
NASA, Blue Origin Partner to Bring Lunar Gravity Conditions Closer to Earth
03/09/2021
Universities to Develop Lunar Power and Resource Utilization Tech for NASA
03/08/2021
March 2021 Newsletter
03/01/2021 \ LSIC