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Sweden signs Artemis Accords

04/17/2024 \ SpaceNews

Switzerland signs Artemis Accords

04/16/2024 \ SpaceNews

NASA, Japan Advance Space Cooperation, Sign Agreement for Lunar Rover

04/10/2024 \ NASA

Japan's SLIM moon lander survives its 2nd lunar night

03/28/2024 \ Space.com

NASA Selects First Lunar Instruments for Artemis Astronaut Deployment

03/26/2024 \ NASA

NASA and Boeing prepare for Starliner crewed test flight in May

03/22/2024 \ SpaceNews

WATCH A NIGHT FLIGHT – XODIAC PREPS FOR NIGHTTIME PRECISION LANDING CHALLENGE

03/20/2024 \ Astrobiotic

Third time's the charm: SpaceX's massive Starship reaches space

03/14/2024 \ NPR

Blue Origin aims to launch first lunar lander in 2025

03/08/2024 \ SpaceNews

Lunar landing photos: Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus sends back first images from the moon

02/26/2024 \ CNBC

Japan’s moon lander survives a second weekslong lunar night, beating predictions

02/26/2024 \ AP News

IM-1 mission on course for the moon after engine test

02/19/2024 \ SpaceNews

Uruguay signs Artemis Accords

02/16/2024 \ SpaceNews

NASA Selects Texas A&M as First Approved Exploration Park Facility

02/15/2024 \ NASA

Greece signs Artemis Accords

02/09/2024 \ SpaceNews

LSIC 2024 Spring Meeting Updates

02/02/2024 \ LSIC Director, Jamie Porter (Feb. 2, 2024 email)

NASA Taps Alabama A&M University to Host Break the Ice Lunar Challenge

02/01/2024 \ NASA

SLIM moon lander revived after solar power setback

01/29/2024 \ Spacenews

NASA Welcomes Belgium as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

01/24/2024 \ NASA

NASA Administrator Names New Head of Space Technology

01/16/2024 \ NASA

Peregrine lunar lander ready for January launch

12/19/2023 \ SpaceNews

Cube Quest Concludes: Wins, Lessons Learned from Centennial Challenge

12/14/2023 \ NASA

Six Finalists Named in NASA’s $3.5 Million Break the Ice Challenge

12/06/2023 \ NASA

LSU Construction Management, NASA Researchers Exploring Use of Lunar Materials for Extraterrestrial Robotic Construction

12/04/2023 \ LSU

NASA director, astronaut visit student mission control at CMU ahead of historic launch

12/02/2023 \ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Lunar Multi-Purpose Habitat activities officially underway

11/23/2023 \ Thales Alenia Space

University of Utah takes top honors in BIG Idea Lunar Forge Challenge

11/21/2023 \ NASA \ Stefanie Payne

ispace Announces Mission 2 with Unveiling of Micro Rover Design

11/16/2023 \ ispace

Shapiro boosts state funding for Astrobotic with $4 million award for use on future office expansion

11/14/2023 \ PittsburghInno

DARPA's LOGIC Initiative: Shaping the Pathway for Lunar Infrastructure Development and Off-World Societies

10/18/2023 \ The Debrief \ Tim McMillan

Student Innovators Invited to Develop Big Ideas for Lunar Inflatables

10/17/2023 \ NASA STMD

Design a sample collection system for Australia’s lunar rover: The ELO2 Big Dipper Regolith Acquisition Challenge

10/17/2023 \ ELO2

'Be successful': The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium meeting comes to Pittsburgh

10/16/2023 \ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette \ Evan Robinson-Johnson

Over the Moon: Defense agency picks 14 companies to build space economy

10/11/2023 \ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette \ Evan Robinson-Johnson

NASA STMD Announces 'LIFT-1' Demonstration RFI to be Released Soon

10/11/2023 \ LSIC

Johns Hopkins APL Teaming With DARPA to Accelerate Interoperability Standards for Commercial Lunar Infrastructure

10/11/2023 \ JHU/APL \ Michael Buckley

Accelerating Interoperability Standards for Commercial Lunar Infrastructure

10/11/2023 \ DARPA \ OUTREACH@DARPA.MIL

Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Structure Completed

10/05/2023 \ The Journal of Space Commerce \ Tom Patton

Mines researchers get $2M from NASA to advance technology for extracting aluminum from lunar soil

10/02/2023 \ Mines Newsroom \ Emilie Rusch

Heads of agencies update on crewed, robotic lunar plans

10/02/2023 \ SpaceNews \ Andrew Jones

Maybe in Your Lifetime, People Will Live on the Moon and Then Mars

10/01/2023 \ New York Times \ Debra Kamin

NASA Names New Head of Technology, Policy, Strategy

09/25/2023 \ NASA

New NASA Report Looks at Societal Considerations for Artemis

09/22/2023 \ NASA

Humanoid Robot Being Adapted for Space Exploration

09/20/2023 \ IOT World Today \ Scarlett Evans

LunaNet Interoperability Specification

09/06/2023 \ NASA

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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 \

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

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

Rocket Lab Is Headed to the Moon. The Stock Is Rising.

07/05/2022 \ Barron's, Al Root

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

06/02/2022 \ NASA News

NASA Administrator to Launch Artemis Learning Lunchbox Initiative

06/01/2022 \ NASA News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10/20/2021 \ NASA

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

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

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

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

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

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

05/20/2021

Firefly Aerospace Awards Contract to SpaceX to Launch Blue Ghost Mission to Moon in 2023

05/20/2021

NASA, Langley Support Technology Development Through Small Businesses

05/19/2021

NASA invests $105 million in 127 high-tech hot shops

05/18/2021

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

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

03/15/2021

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

Sweden signs Artemis Accords

04/17/2024 \ SpaceNews

Switzerland signs Artemis Accords

04/16/2024 \ SpaceNews

NASA, Japan Advance Space Cooperation, Sign Agreement for Lunar Rover

04/10/2024 \ NASA

Japan's SLIM moon lander survives its 2nd lunar night

03/28/2024 \ Space.com

NASA Selects First Lunar Instruments for Artemis Astronaut Deployment

03/26/2024 \ NASA

NASA and Boeing prepare for Starliner crewed test flight in May

03/22/2024 \ SpaceNews

WATCH A NIGHT FLIGHT – XODIAC PREPS FOR NIGHTTIME PRECISION LANDING CHALLENGE

03/20/2024 \ Astrobiotic

Third time's the charm: SpaceX's massive Starship reaches space

03/14/2024 \ NPR

Blue Origin aims to launch first lunar lander in 2025

03/08/2024 \ SpaceNews

Lunar landing photos: Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus sends back first images from the moon

02/26/2024 \ CNBC

Japan’s moon lander survives a second weekslong lunar night, beating predictions

02/26/2024 \ AP News

IM-1 mission on course for the moon after engine test

02/19/2024 \ SpaceNews

Uruguay signs Artemis Accords

02/16/2024 \ SpaceNews

NASA Selects Texas A&M as First Approved Exploration Park Facility

02/15/2024 \ NASA

Greece signs Artemis Accords

02/09/2024 \ SpaceNews

LSIC 2024 Spring Meeting Updates

02/02/2024 \ LSIC Director, Jamie Porter (Feb. 2, 2024 email)

NASA Taps Alabama A&M University to Host Break the Ice Lunar Challenge

02/01/2024 \ NASA

SLIM moon lander revived after solar power setback

01/29/2024 \ Spacenews

NASA Welcomes Belgium as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

01/24/2024 \ NASA

NASA Administrator Names New Head of Space Technology

01/16/2024 \ NASA

Peregrine lunar lander ready for January launch

12/19/2023 \ SpaceNews

Cube Quest Concludes: Wins, Lessons Learned from Centennial Challenge

12/14/2023 \ NASA

Six Finalists Named in NASA’s $3.5 Million Break the Ice Challenge

12/06/2023 \ NASA

LSU Construction Management, NASA Researchers Exploring Use of Lunar Materials for Extraterrestrial Robotic Construction

12/04/2023 \ LSU

NASA director, astronaut visit student mission control at CMU ahead of historic launch

12/02/2023 \ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Lunar Multi-Purpose Habitat activities officially underway

11/23/2023 \ Thales Alenia Space

University of Utah takes top honors in BIG Idea Lunar Forge Challenge

11/21/2023 \ NASA \ Stefanie Payne

ispace Announces Mission 2 with Unveiling of Micro Rover Design

11/16/2023 \ ispace

Shapiro boosts state funding for Astrobotic with $4 million award for use on future office expansion

11/14/2023 \ PittsburghInno

DARPA's LOGIC Initiative: Shaping the Pathway for Lunar Infrastructure Development and Off-World Societies

10/18/2023 \ The Debrief \ Tim McMillan

Student Innovators Invited to Develop Big Ideas for Lunar Inflatables

10/17/2023 \ NASA STMD

Design a sample collection system for Australia’s lunar rover: The ELO2 Big Dipper Regolith Acquisition Challenge

10/17/2023 \ ELO2

'Be successful': The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium meeting comes to Pittsburgh

10/16/2023 \ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette \ Evan Robinson-Johnson

Over the Moon: Defense agency picks 14 companies to build space economy

10/11/2023 \ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette \ Evan Robinson-Johnson

NASA STMD Announces 'LIFT-1' Demonstration RFI to be Released Soon

10/11/2023 \ LSIC

Johns Hopkins APL Teaming With DARPA to Accelerate Interoperability Standards for Commercial Lunar Infrastructure

10/11/2023 \ JHU/APL \ Michael Buckley

Accelerating Interoperability Standards for Commercial Lunar Infrastructure

10/11/2023 \ DARPA \ OUTREACH@DARPA.MIL

Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Structure Completed

10/05/2023 \ The Journal of Space Commerce \ Tom Patton

Mines researchers get $2M from NASA to advance technology for extracting aluminum from lunar soil

10/02/2023 \ Mines Newsroom \ Emilie Rusch

Heads of agencies update on crewed, robotic lunar plans

10/02/2023 \ SpaceNews \ Andrew Jones

Maybe in Your Lifetime, People Will Live on the Moon and Then Mars

10/01/2023 \ New York Times \ Debra Kamin

NASA Names New Head of Technology, Policy, Strategy

09/25/2023 \ NASA

New NASA Report Looks at Societal Considerations for Artemis

09/22/2023 \ NASA

Humanoid Robot Being Adapted for Space Exploration

09/20/2023 \ IOT World Today \ Scarlett Evans

LunaNet Interoperability Specification

09/06/2023 \ NASA

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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 \

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

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

Rocket Lab Is Headed to the Moon. The Stock Is Rising.

07/05/2022 \ Barron's, Al Root

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

06/02/2022 \ NASA News

NASA Administrator to Launch Artemis Learning Lunchbox Initiative

06/01/2022 \ NASA News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10/20/2021 \ NASA

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

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

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

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

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

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

05/20/2021

Firefly Aerospace Awards Contract to SpaceX to Launch Blue Ghost Mission to Moon in 2023

05/20/2021

NASA, Langley Support Technology Development Through Small Businesses

05/19/2021

NASA invests $105 million in 127 high-tech hot shops

05/18/2021

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

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

03/15/2021

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