NASA is following up its Apollo mission to the Moon with its new mission Artemis in 2024, and has selected three commercial Moon landing service providers that will deliver science and technology payloads under Commercial Lunar Payload Services as part of the Artemis program. The three consortia that will design...
India’s TeamIndus Contends for $20-Million Lunar XPrize
Limiting state investment to 10%, Google’s Lunar XPrize aims to encourage private investment in space technology and development of low-cost systems for space exploration. Bangalore-based startup TeamIndus, the only Indian team in the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition, is building a privately funded Spacecraft capable of soft landing on the Moon by...