https://spacewatch.global/tag/lunar-landers/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 15 Jul 2021 06:00:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/lunar-landers/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2021/07/ispaces-lunar-lander-fit-for-assembly-at-arianegroup-germany/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 06:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=34461&preview=true&preview_id=34461 The Japanese lunar exploration company ispace has begun the assembly of the flight model for its lunar lander, which is to be used in the company’s first mission scheduled to launch in 2022, the company said. The final assembly of the flight model lander will be carried out in cooperation with Ariane Group at its facility in Lampoldshausen, Germany.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/blue-origin-led-national-team-delivers-lunar-lander-engineering-mockup-to-nasa/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25402&preview=true&preview_id=25402 The Blue Origin-led Human Landing System (HLS) National Team – comprised of Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Draper – delivered an engineering mockup of a crew lander vehicle that could take American astronauts to the Moon. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/intuitive-machines-unveils-2021-moon-landing-navigation-approach/ Wed, 19 Feb 2020 06:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19506 Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C Lander will capture raw optical images of the lunar surface and convert them into Terrain Relative Navigation (TRN) measurements to land within 200 meters of its intended landing site.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/06/astrobotic-awarded-79-5million-contract-to-deliver-14-nasa-payloads-to-the-moon/ Mon, 03 Jun 2019 05:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14438 Astrobotic has been selected by NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program to deliver 14 payloads to the Moon on its Peregrine lunar lander in July 2021. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/spacewatchgl-oped-will-europe-lose-its-way-to-the-moon/ Sun, 21 Apr 2019 08:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13643 U.S. Vice President Mike Pence gave a remarkable “Kennedy” style speech on 26 March 2019 in Huntsville, Alabama, where he stated that the United States will put Americans on the Moon again - in as soon as five years. China demonstrated, with Chang'e 4, their capability to land on the far side of the Moon. Israeli NGO SpaceIL’s Beresheet spacecraft, though ultimately unsuccessful in its soft landing, did reach the Moon’s surface on 11 April 2019. This has all happened without Europe. SpaceWatch.Global Chairman, Dr. John B. Sheldon, shares his thoughts on Europe's ability to carry out Moonshots in the 21st century.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/spacewatchgl-interviews-kyle-acierno-vice-president-global-sales-strategy-ispace/ Sun, 14 Apr 2019 08:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13511 While SpaceIL's Beresheet lunar lander met with a tragic end on the Moon's surface, it has paved the way for a number of other private Moon missions that are currently in the works. Among these is Japan's ispace, and SpaceWatch.Global's Editor-in-Chief Helen Jameson spoke with Kyle Acierno about the company's plans. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/european-space-agency-to-help-germanys-ptscientists-get-to-the-moon-in-2020/ Tue, 09 Apr 2019 05:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13402 European Space Agency (ESA) operations specialists are helping flight planners at new European space startup PTScientists, headquartered in Berlin, pilot their way to the Moon.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/israels-spaceil-and-iai-complete-beresheet-lunar-lander-launch-expected-february-2019/ Thu, 20 Dec 2018 06:00:38 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12031 Israeli not-for-profit SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) completed the construction of the SpaceIL lunar lander and, in a ceremony at IAI facilities prior to being shipped to Cape Canaveral, placed a time capsule on board the spacecraft that will stay on the Moon indefinitely.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/new-space-moon-race-china-successfully-launches-change-4-lunar-probe/ Mon, 10 Dec 2018 06:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11844 China successfully launched its Chang'e 4 lunar probe on Saturday, 8 December 2018, as part of its overall goal to establish itself as a global space power and spread its strategic influence throughout Eurasia.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/firefly-aerospace-selected-by-nasa-to-provide-launch-for-commercial-lunar-payloads/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 06:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11715 Firefly Aerospace, Inc. (Firefly), a provider of economical, and dependable launch vehicles, spacecraft and in-space services, have announced that they have been selected by NASA for the award of a Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/new-space-moon-race-nasa-taps-nine-u-s-companies-for-commercial-lunar-payload-services/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 06:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11728 Nine U.S. companies are nows eligible to bid on NASA delivery services to the lunar surface through Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contracts, as one of the first steps toward long-term scientific study and human exploration of the Moon and eventually Mars.]]>