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An illustration of the Earth, Moon, and Mars against a background of space, marking the development of technologies for future space missions.

NASA has selected 41 technology projects for future missions to the Moon and Mars

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37 American companies will gain access to NASA facilities, hardware, software and experts to advance energy systems, navigation, landing, spacecraft maintenance and protection from lunar dust – but without direct funding from the agency
An artist's rendering of PExT communicating directly with a ground station on Earth.

NASA is testing a more flexible “space internet”: spacecraft that will move between communication networks

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The PExT experimental communications terminal has completed a demonstration transmitting data over both NASA's relay network and commercial networks. The extended mission will test direct communications with ground stations and software to manage communications services.
The train is being launched at the AVIO factory. Press photo

Launcher manufacturer Avio has undergone digital transformation with Dassault Systèmes

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Avio, Dassault Systèmes, 3DEXPERIENCE, space technologies, space propulsion, satellite launchers, aerospace industry, digital transformation, innovation, sustainability
Blue Ghost lander on the lunar surface. There are two other active private lunar missions, photo: Firefly Aerospace

Second private landing on the moon: Blue Ghost lands safely

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The Firefly lunar lander has successfully landed in the Mare Crisium region on the near side of the Moon, carrying NASA science and technology instruments as part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.
From the right: Moshe Medina, Director of the Genesis 2 Mission Program - SpaceIL, Maria Cerra Noto, Director of International Relations at the Italian Space Agency, Shaked Meir Ben-Shoshan, Director of International Relations at the Israeli Space Agency, Uri Oron, Director of the Israeli Space Agency, Prof. Teodoro Valente, Director of the Italian Space Agency, Shimon Sarid, Director of SpaceIL. Photo: Oz Shechter, GPO

A cooperation agreement was signed between Israel and Italy to advance the Beresheet space mission to the Moon.

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The two countries will jointly manage the mission, each country will conduct advanced experiments on the lunar surface and its surroundings, advanced technologies will be developed, and resources will be dedicated to scientific education.
China's reusable spacecraft. Imaging - Chinese Space Agency

China's multipurpose spacecraft lands successfully after 267 days in orbit

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A collage of artist's renderings highlighting the innovative approaches proposed by NIAC Phase 2 2024 grantees for potential future missions. Credit: From left: Edward Balaban, Mary Knapp, Mahmooda Sultana, Brianna Clements, Ethan Schaler

Straight out of science fiction: NASA promotes six futuristic space technologies

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Each completed the first phase of NASA's accelerator program, in which it showed that its future ideas — such as a lunar rail system and liquid-based telescopes — might provide perspectives
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