NASA unveils moon base plans
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Nuclear reactors that will power the base could be launched to the moon as soon as 2030, the Trump administration said in April. Phase three, which is projected for 2032, will help to achieve a sustained presence on the moon, with continuous surface activity.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced on Tuesday that the agency intends to establish a sustained, permanent human outpost or city on the moon within the next six […]
GM is a subcontractor in the development of the highly advanced “Pegasus” Lunar Terrain Vehicle that uses technology shared with GM’s Earth vehicles.
NASA is testing a next-generation space computer chip that could give spacecraft the ability to operate far more independently in deep space. The radiation-hardened processor is showing performance levels hundreds of times beyond current spaceflight computers while surviving punishing tests designed to mimic the harsh conditions of space.
General Motors Co. GM said Tuesday its defense unit will supply battery-electric propulsion for a new lunar terrain vehicle as NASA’s Moonbase goals take shape. GM To Provide Battery Electric Propulsion The Detroit Free Press reported on Tuesday that GM’s military contracting subsidiary,
As NASA's Artemis Program prepares to return humans to the surface of the moon, Michigan Technological University students are conducting research to ensure astronauts can hit the ground running. Before graduating in 2025, Michigan Tech engineering ...
Newly minted NASA administrator Jared Isaacman has expressed a desire to shake things up at NASA. It appears he’ll hit the ground running. Reading time 3 minutes Jared Isaacman—a pilot, two-time commercial astronaut, and billionaire tech entrepreneur ...