SpaceDev has completed the first phase of a privately funded study to design a low-cost lander for Lunar Enterprise of California, concluding that the south pole of the moon is a suitable location for the Lunar Dish Observatory, offering extended periods of sunlight for power and warmth.
Source: Flight International
Orbital launch pioneer SpaceX is being contracted by the American space agency NASA to develop a so-called “US Deorbit Vehicle” that can safely return the International Space Station to Earth via controlled re-entry.
BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of Ball Aerospace, with the move further strengthening its US business presence.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has retired its Mars helicopter Ingenuity after the craft suffered damage upon landing.
