Above: An experimental composite material for the Moon/Mars cures inside an acrylic vacuum chamber. NASA has plans to put humans back on the Moon as early as 2025 and ISRU (in-situ resource utilization) will be a crucial technology for establishing the infrastructure...
Above: Sintered basalt tiles produced by PISCES. Masten Space Systems together with PISCES has been awarded a NASA STTR Phase 1 grant of up to $125,000 to develop a low-energy, additive construction method for the Moon and Mars. When humans go back to the Moon, they...
Above: An artist rendering of Masten Space Systems’ XL-1 lunar lander which is slated for a Moon landing in 2022 carrying cargo for NASA. Courtesy image. By: Matthew Kuhns, Chief Engineer – Masten Space Systems In December 2022, Masten’s XL-1 lander is scheduled...
Above: A 12” x 12” sintered basalt tile created at PISCES was tested as a launchpad material last month. Photo: Masten Space Systems. Last month, a sintered basalt tile made at PISCES underwent preliminary testing as a launch and landing pad base material. Masten...
Conceptual drawing of the Moon Express MX-1 Lander. Credit: Moon Express, Inc. FROM NASA: NASA announced Wednesday the selection of three U.S. companies to negotiate no-funds exchanged partnership agreements with the agency to advance lander capabilities that will...
