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 ...

A look at how the space race evolved in 2025, key missions that slipped, and why 2026 is looking to be a banner year for ...

A wave of commercial moon missions is expected to reach the lunar surface in 2026, signaling a major shift in space exploration strategy. Companies like Blue Origin,Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive ...

Lunar landers occupy a pivotal role in modern space exploration, merging advanced dynamic analysis with innovative mechanical design to ensure precise, reliable surface operations. The engineering ...

Lunar landers from Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines and Astrobotic are gearing up for moon landing attempts in 2026 as the commercial exploration of deep space expands.

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Japan's private Resilience lunar lander has given us a nice shot of the moon just two weeks before its historic touchdown attempt. On Thursday morning (May 22), the Tokyo-based company ispace, which ...

A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure ...