Tag: Lunar Lander
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NASA puts out the call for science and technology payloads made for the moon
An artist’s conception shows ispace’s lander descending to the lunar surface. (ispace Illustration) NASA is following up on its plan to purchase rides on commercial lunar landers by soliciting ideas for the scientific and technological payloads to put on them. Those payloads could be flying to the moon as early as next year, NASA said…
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United Launch Alliance agrees to deliver Astrobotic’s lander to the moon in 2019
An artist’s conception shows the Peregrine lunar lander on the moon’s surface. (Astrobotic Photo) In two years, it will be the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, and Astrobotic Technology wants to celebrate by going back — this time sending their robotic Peregrine lunar lander. The former Google Lunar XPRIZE contender today announced…