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Why Lawrence Livermore National Lab is in a different kind of space race after low-orbit telescope deal

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AUG 10 – The telescope will map lunar mineral deposits and support space domain awareness with two units delivered in 13 months, aiding U.S. lunar exploration and competition in space.

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will have 13 months to develop a low-orbit telescope that will be part of a space mission expected to launch in 2027 to help select future moon landing sites, map mineral deposits, and eventually identify deep space threats to Earth. The LLNL monolithic telescope project, in partnership with the Department of Defense and the private rocket company Firefly, joins an effort to reignite the United States’ luna…

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arcamax.com broke the news in on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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