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NASA has revealed the four vehicles that astronauts will drive on the Moon, awarding contracts totaling US$4.6 billion to Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost and Venturi Astrolab to develop the Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) ahead of the Artemis V mission l… Continue reading NASA selects four next-generation lunar vehicles
We’re looking to go back to the Moon. Not just with robots this time, but with astronauts, too! They’ll be doing all kinds of interesting things when they get there. …read more Continue reading How Does Time Work On The Moon?
Toyota’s CALTY Design Research studio celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, having been responsible for “everything from the 1978 Toyota Celica to the 2024 Toyota Tacoma.” The futuristic Baby Lunar Cruiser concept has been created to mark the occa… Continue reading Toyota’s US design studio looks to the future with Baby Lunar Cruiser
After an initial disappointment, Jeff Bezos is back in the Moon business. NASA selected Blue Origin’s Blue Moon crewed lander for the space agency’s Artemis V mission to the lunar South Pole in 2029 under a firm-fixed price contract of (US)$3.4 billion… Continue reading Bezos gets his Moon wish with $3.4 billion lunar lander contract
While there is water on the Moon, it’s not kept in convenient reservoirs, it’s locked away in the lunar soil. Now, a team of scientists has found that thirsty astronauts could one day refresh themselves fairly easily – by throwing a cup of Moon dirt in… Continue reading Thirsty astronauts could just throw some Moon dust in the microwave
Looking back at data from the geology experiments left on the lunar surface by the Apollo missions half a century ago, scientists have finally determined that the Moon has a solid core surrounded by a fluid outer core similar to the Earth’s.Continue Re… Continue reading Vintage Apollo data shows Moon has a solid inner core
When it comes to cryptocurrency security, what’s the best way to secure the private key? Obviously, the correct answer is to write it on a sticky note and put it …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: April 9, 2023
Last year, we heard how NASA had awarded a service contract to Axiom Space for the design and production of the agency’s Artemis III spacesuit. NASA and Axiom have now unveiled a prototype of the outfit.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: NAS… Continue reading NASA and Axiom Space unveil Moon-bound Artemis III spacesuit
No single robot can perform all tasks, yet bringing a bunch of different robots along on Moon missions would be quite inefficient. The WORMS setup offers an alternative, in the form of components that can be mixed and matched to make whatever robot is … Continue reading Clever MIT modular robotics system could give astronauts WORMS
It seems China’s Chang’E-5 robotic Moon mission has discovered more than water on the lunar surface. Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new mineral, a transparent crystal named Changesite-(Y), as well as a promising potential fusion fuel.Cont… Continue reading China discovers new mineral – and a fusion energy source – on the Moon