Lunar dust is sharp and abrasive. Taming it will enable massive lunar bases, and could teach engineers how to build a better ...

Planned moon and Mars missions require timely communications and navigation systems, which is prompting NASA officials to request ideas via proposals from U.S. firms.

Chinese researchers say they have devised a new way to extract water from lunar soil and convert it into fuel. As detailed in ...

Viasat is working with Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) and MDA Space UK to develop proposals for a satellite ‘data highway ...

Forward-looking: As NASA aims to return astronauts to the moon and other nations attempt landings, numerous proposals for building lunar infrastructure have emerged in recent years. One company is ...

Three companies will demonstrate their potential to power lunar infrastructure using nuclear fission systems, under new joint NASA contracts announced on Tuesday (June 21).

When NASA returns to the Moon with the Artemis program, they plan to put in place sustainable infrastructure that will allow us to increase our exploration capabilities and pave the way for a ...

Noting the need for infrastructure to sustain long-term lunar missions, NASA recently announced up to $6 million in grant funding for research efforts at the Missouri University of Science and ...

Viasat announced it is working with leaders in the UK space ecosystem, SSTL and MDA Space, to develop designs and proposals ...

A lunar launchpad will require extensive infrastructure development. In summary, the apparent ease of extracting water ice from the lunar poles belies a complex infrastructure required to achieve it.

In their grant proposal, the researchers state that “by ensuring critical equipment remains functional and durable in harsh lunar conditions, we aim to make space science, travel, and ...

In their grant proposal, researchers stated, "by ensuring critical equipment remains functional and durable in harsh lunar conditions, we aim to make space science, travel and exploration more ...