NASA Data Helps Commercial Space Plan Living Off Our Moon

NASA Data Helps Commercial Space Plan Living Off Our Moon

3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA has been taking pictures of the Moon for decades, collecting a wealth of data. This false-color picture is a composite of 15 images of the Moon taken through three color filters on NASA’s Galileo solid-state imaging system.Credit: NASA The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and pr…

Scientists launch bid to safeguard the Moon as space exploration grows

The Moon could face growing pressure from commercial space exploration – and a new project is asking whether it needs stronger protection from…

MoonHacker uses NASA data to build lunar digital twins

The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require special equipment. Where those resources can be found will dictate where to land and how to mine them. To help with that, Lunar Station is using a wealth of NASA data in multiple computer models. “With 60 years of lunar data available to us, we help our clients understand the environmental fa…

Canada Moves to Repurpose Canadarm3 Funding for Moon Missions

The Canadian Space Agency intends to redirect existing Canadarm3 investments to support the next phase of lunar exploration under NASA’s Artemis program, according to an agency news release.“We are fully committed to working with the Canadian Space Agency to get Canada on the Moon and continue this country’s proud legacy in space.” Mike Greenley, MDA SpaceThe agency issued the statement from its headquarters in Longueuil, Quebec. Canadarm3, deve…

Prof. GAO Yang’s High-Flying Mission to Advance Space Exploration | HKUST School of Engineering

Reaching for the Moon is exactly how the School of Engineering AI robotics expert has spent her career. Now she is helping to launch the University and Hong Kong as an international hub for pioneering space robotics and mission development.