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NASA details revised Artemis lunar-lander acceleration plans for Blue Origin and SpaceX

NASA has outlined updated approaches from both Blue Origin and SpaceX aimed at accelerating work on Artemis lunar landers. The updates signal a renewed push to tighten execution timelines as the agency continues shaping a viable commercial lander path for the Artemis campaign.

2026-06-13T10:49:41.601233-07:00

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn explosion forces NASA to rewrite lunar base sequencing under ‘Ignition’

2026-06-09T05:18:22.989296-07:00

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NASA awards lunar transport and surface robotics contracts to Blue Origin and other firms as it formalizes a moon-base buildout

2026-05-26T12:54:36.648420-07:00

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China integrates robotic Chang’e lunar activities into human spaceflight for Moon landings by 2030; NASA arms Artemis with crewe

2026-05-27T11:13:00.583858-07:00

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NASA details revised Artemis lunar-lander acceleration plans for Blue Origin and SpaceX NASA has outlined updated approaches from both Blue Origin and SpaceX aimed at accelerating work on Artemis lunar landers. The updates signal a renewed push to tighten execution timelines as the agency continues shaping a viable commercial lander path for the Artemis campaign.

2026-06-13T10:49:41.601233-07:00

NASA details revised Artemis lunar-lander acceleration plans for Blue Origin and SpaceX

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn explosion forces NASA to rewrite lunar base sequencing under ‘Ignition’ NASA’s March “Ignition” initiative to develop a lunar base is colliding with execution risk after Blue Origin’s New Glenn exploded during a Florida static hot-fire, destroying the booster and upper stage and damaging the LC-36 pad. The anomaly is now forcing an “explosive” rewrite to NASA’s moon-base plans.

2026-06-09T05:18:22.989296-07:00

Blue Origin’s New Glenn explosion forces NASA to rewrite lunar base sequencing under ‘Ignition’

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Proposal: Use a lunar moon base as an interim quarantine zone for Mars sample storage Scientists argue that Mars or other extraterrestrial samples could be stored at a moon base—treating it as an isolated “first line” of biological defense—to reduce the risk that potentially harmful organisms contaminate Earth’s biosphere. The concept is framed as an added layer to existing planetary-protection approaches.

2026-06-03T06:14:25.290516-07:00

Proposal: Use a lunar moon base as an interim quarantine zone for Mars sample storage

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Voyager Technologies to buy Astrobotic in a deal worth up to $300M, expanding lunar lander delivery, lunar power, and reusable r Voyager Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire Astrobotic Technology for up to $300 million. The move is intended to deepen Voyager’s lunar strategy by adding end-to-end infrastructure layers—lunar delivery and power—alongside Astrobotic’s reusable lander and reusable suborbital-vehicle work.

2026-06-02T05:18:22.614963-07:00

Voyager Technologies to buy Astrobotic in a deal worth up to $300M, expanding lunar lander delivery, lunar power, and reusable r

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Venturi Space commits €250M for a new 16,000 m² Toulouse technology center to develop lunar/Mars mobility systems and assemble i Venturi Space plans a €250 million investment in France to build a 16,000 sq m technology center in Toulouse dedicated to designing and manufacturing critical technologies for lunar and Martian mobility. The facility will also serve as a production hub to assemble the company’s rovers.

2026-06-02T00:41:57.780683-07:00

Venturi Space commits €250M for a new 16,000 m² Toulouse technology center to develop lunar/Mars mobility systems and assemble i

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NASA picks Venturi Astrolab for crewed Artemis lunar rover, selecting one of two providers NASA selected Venturi Astrolab, Inc. as one of two providers to develop a crewed lunar rover for the Artemis campaign. The award brings a new surface-mobility capability into NASA’s Artemis architecture as the agency advances steps toward a sustained return of humans to the Moon.

2026-05-28T01:13:31.661041-07:00

NASA picks Venturi Astrolab for crewed Artemis lunar rover, selecting one of two providers

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China integrates robotic Chang’e lunar activities into human spaceflight for Moon landings by 2030; NASA arms Artemis with crewe China is reshaping its lunar program by merging Chang’e robotic probe work with its human spaceflight plans to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030. Separately, NASA has selected Venturi Astrolab and Lunar Outpost to supply Artemis crewed lunar terrain vehicles (LTVs), with student teams developing lunar robotics for 2026.

2026-05-27T11:13:00.583858-07:00

China integrates robotic Chang’e lunar activities into human spaceflight for Moon landings by 2030; NASA arms Artemis with crewe

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NASA awards lunar transport and surface robotics contracts to Blue Origin and other firms as it formalizes a moon-base buildout NASA has begun contracting for elements of its moon-base effort, including agreements for robotic landers, rovers and drones, plus delivery of crew-carrying rovers/“moon buggies” to support planned surface operations near the south pole. NASA also signaled that “perimeter” planning and operational safeguards are part of the program’s direction.

2026-05-26T12:54:36.648420-07:00

NASA awards lunar transport and surface robotics contracts to Blue Origin and other firms as it formalizes a moon-base buildout

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NASA details revised Artemis lunar-lander acceleration plans for Blue Origin and SpaceX

Blue Origin’s New Glenn explosion forces NASA to rewrite lunar base sequencing under ‘Ignition’

NASA awards lunar transport and surface robotics contracts to Blue Origin and other firms as it formalizes a moon-base buildout

China integrates robotic Chang’e lunar activities into human spaceflight for Moon landings by 2030; NASA arms Artemis with crewe

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