WASHINGTON — Japan’s parliament approved legislation that allows companies to extract and utilize space resources as the head of Russia’s space agency criticized similar national laws on the subject. The House of Councilors, the upper house of the National Diet of Japan, passed the bill June 15. The lower house, […]
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WASHINGTON — An Indian startup raised $7.3 million to allow the company to continue work on a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites, the first step in its much bigger ambitions. Pixxel announced the seed round March 17 with funding provided by Omnivore VC and Techstars, among other investors. The company […]
It’s past time for a multilateral agreement on the principles governing space traffic management and sustainability Space actors, whether public or private, must recognize their own self-interest in the development of a sustainable space environment, writes Jennifer A. Manner. Credit: Adobe Stock/SpaceNews In early October, the United States, the United […]
Space has forever captured the imagination of people around the world. Starting in the late 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union recognized the national security importance of space, fueling the initial space race that culminated in the Apollo moon landings. China’s successful lunar landings and Japan’s impressive return […]
Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images NASA is paying Colorado start-up Lunar Outpost $1 to collect rocks and dust from the moon. On Thursday, the agency announced the four winning bidders for its first lunar material contracts. The companies have to collect small samples of lunar soil and share information on […]
Space exploration is expensive, and NASA is always looking for ways to economize. The US space agency will be saving some big bucks by paying a Colorado startup just $1 to collect soil samples from the moon. The company, Lunar Outpost, has agreed to send a rover to the lunar […]
WASHINGTON — NASA has made awards to four companies worth exactly $25,001 to obtain lunar samples, part of an effort by the agency to establish a precedent for ownership and use of space resources. NASA announced Dec. 3 that it issued awards to ispace Europe, ispace Japan, Lunar Outpost and […]
An artist’s conception shows the uncrewed cargo version of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander. (Blue Origin Illustration) NASA has selected four companies to collect material on the moon and store it up as the space agency’s property, for a total price of $25,001. And one deal stands out: a […]