Tag Archives: Moon

MDA joins Lockheed Martin and General Motors on Lunar Mobility Vehicle effort

Early artist illustration of Lunar Mobility Vehicle's

At the 37th Space Symposium MDA announced that they’ll be providing robotic arm technology to the Lunar Mobility Vehicle (LMV) effort of partners Lockheed Martin and General Motors as part of NASA's Artemis Mission’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle opportunity. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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Canadensys completes grueling tests of all-metal lunar wheels

The dusty durability test bed. The wheels are attached to and driven by a rover power train while the circular testbed revolves. This picture was taken before the dust was added. It was never this clean again.

Designing, manufacturing and testing a set of lunar wheels for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) was well within the longstanding areas of expertise of Canadensys Aerospace's highly-skilled Stratford-based robotics team. But as Peter Visscher, General Manager of the Stratford Facility revealed in an interview with SpaceQ, there were still a lot of genuine surprises along the way to the successful conclusion of the project. This …

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‘Breaking Ground’ lunar resources initiative gets legal status

Breaking Ground Resources Trust for lunar resources

A behind-the-scenes lunar resources initiative – seeking to find harmony among various positions surrounding commercializing regolith and other resources – now has legal status. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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What’s next for Canada after the International Space Station is decommissioned

Starlab, a Nanoracks led commercial space station with Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin.

For 21 years humans have lived and worked continuously in space on the International Space Station (ISS). It's likely that by the end of this decade the ISS will be decommissioned. So where will Canadian astronauts live and work next in space? This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. …

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