After Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the Moon, he said, “It’s almost like a powder”, as he described the lunar regolith, and astronauts on future Apollo missions found working on the lunar ...

How will future missions to the Moon help extract valuable resources that can be used for scientific research or lunar settlement infrastructure? This is what a recent study being presented this week ...

PNT X solution will lead the development of next-generation space exploration capabilities Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT), the leading provider of test and assurance solutions for ...

A close-up view of the bucket drums on Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot (RASSOR) in the regolith bin inside Swamp Works at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Kim ...

Pittsburgh companies lead lunar exploration efforts ...

SAN ANTONIO — April 9, 2024 — Southwest Research Institute has invested in new space robotics capabilities to help the space industry pave the way for in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing ...

China has taken a new step in its long-term planning for lunar exploration with the completion of a "simulated moon underground space." "The underground volcanic lava pipes by the Jingbo Lake are the ...

UCF’s robot looked the part but couldn’t do the job in the end. The Lunar Knights robotics club was one of 43 university teams taking part in NASA’s 2024 Lunabotics Challenge on Tuesday on the final ...