CNN — Before NASA returns humans to the moon this decade, they have to be able to land on the lunar surface -- and that's going to look a lot different than it did in the Apollo days. In preparation ...

NASA has awarded $146 million in contracts to five companies to develop lunar lander design concepts, perform risk reduction activities and offer feedback to inform requirements for a future ...

Impulse Space’s lunar transportation system concept uses the company’s Helios tug (left) with a new lunar lander the company will develop. Credit: Impulse Space WASHINGTON — In-space transportation ...

Lonestar Data Holdings successfully conducted its final data center test on Intuitive Machines' lunar lander mission IM-1. The company transmitted the Declaration of Independence from the Earth to the ...

NASA’s lunar ambitions have hit turbulence once again, but SpaceX is charting a faster course. The company has revealed a newly simplified design for its Starship lunar lander, aimed at putting ...

Resilience, the second lunar lander by Japanese company ispace, during prelaunch preparations. Credit: ispace WASHINGTON — Japanese company ispace says its second lunar lander in now in orbit around ...

A wave of commercial moon missions is expected to reach the lunar surface in 2026, signaling a major shift in space ...

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A lost signal marks the second imperfect attempt at a lunar landing for Tokyo-based company ispace A Japanese lunar lander called Resilience failed to softly touch down on the moon’s surface on June 5 ...

Four-and-a-half months after launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket, a privately-built Japanese lander attempted to touch down on the moon Thursday, but telemetry indicated a higher-than-expected descent ...