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Research maintenance: published records ordered by the date each record was last checked, with the latest history change date when present. This is not a mission-news feed. For planned launches and documented developments, see the upcoming page.

RecordLast checkedLatest history changeKind
Voyager Technologies2026-09-26None recordedOrganization
U.S. Department of Energy2026-09-26None recordedOrganization
UAE Space Agency2026-09-262026-09-26Organization
Rocket Lab2026-09-26None recordedOrganization
Planetary Resources2026-09-26None recordedOrganization
Moon Express, Inc.2026-09-262020-02-09Organization
Interlune2026-09-26None recordedOrganization
ConsenSys2026-09-26None recordedOrganization
Bradford Space2026-09-26None recordedOrganization
Venturi Astrolab2026-09-26None recordedOrganization
Astrobotic Technology2026-09-262026-09-26Organization
VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)2026-09-262025-09-19Mission
Prospect Moon (Interlune payload suite)2026-09-262026-05-04Mission
Blue Moon Mark 1 (second lander) - VIPER delivery2026-09-26None recordedMission
DeepSpace-22026-09-262026-09-26Mission
UAE Federal Law No. 12 of 2019 on the Regulation of the Space Sector (space resources provisions)2026-09-262026-09-26Law
Japan: Act on the Promotion of Business Activities Related to the Exploration and Development of Space Resources (Act No. 83 of 2021)2026-09-26None recordedLaw
NASA NIAC Phase III selection for TransAstra Mini Bee2026-09-26None recordedEvent
TransAstra CRADA with the US Air Force Academy2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Starpath places second in NASA's Break the Ice Lunar Challenge2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Luxembourg launches the SpaceResources.lu initiative2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Planetary Resources $21.1 million Series A2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Planetary Resources and Government of Luxembourg EUR 25 million agreement2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ConsenSys acquires Planetary Resources2026-09-26None recordedEvent
NASA announces intent to discontinue VIPER2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Moon Express selected for NASA CLPS vendor pool2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Metalysis Limited (04304849) enters administration2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ESA contract 4000131940 to Metalysis for FFC oxygen production from regolith (ISRU)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
NASA Kennedy-Magna Petra Cooperative Research and Development Agreement for MSOLO2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Luxembourg Space Agency leadership change2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Luxembourg Space Agency established2026-09-26None recordedEvent
NASA reports oxygen from lunar regolith simulant using Lunar Resources' LR-1 reactor2026-09-26None recordedEvent
NASA SBIR Phase II award to Lunar Resources for IMMORTAL molten regolith electrolysis anode2026-09-26None recordedEvent
NASA SBIR Phase I award to Lunar Resources for IMMORTAL molten regolith electrolysis anode2026-09-26None recordedEvent
NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle Phase 1 task order to Lunar Outpost ($220 million)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Lunar Outpost $30 million Series B2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Lunar Outpost Series A (amount undisclosed)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Lunar Outpost $12 million seed round2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Karman+ first mission slips to mid-2028 and retargets to Apophis2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Karman+ $20 million seed round2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ispace-U.S. Mission 3 moved from 2026 to no earlier than 20272026-09-26None recordedEvent
NASA CLPS CP-12 task order ended; ispace-U.S. subcontract to terminate2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ispace ULTRA lander integration and mission renumbering2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ispace bank loan from Shizuoka Bank (3 billion yen)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ispace announces planned conclusion of the HAKUTO-R program2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Japan's OST Article XI notification for ispace Mission 22026-09-26None recordedEvent
ispace listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Japan Space Strategy Fund grant to ispace for polar high-precision landing (Mission 4)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Japan METI SBIR grant funding notice to ispace (12 billion yen)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ispace public offering and third-party allotments (18.2 billion yen)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ispace Series C round (approx. USD 46 million)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ispace Series B round (approx. USD 28 million)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Luxembourg's OST Article XI notification for ispace EUROPE's lunar activities2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ispace - Kurita Water Industries strategic partnership on lunar water resources2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ispace - ElevationSpace MoU on a private lunar sample return mission2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ispace - Takasago Thermal Engineering MoU on lunar thermal mining feasibility2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ispace - Magna Petra MoU on lunar resource exploration2026-09-26None recordedEvent
NASA CLPS award to Intuitive Machines for a 2030 south-pole delivery ($180.4 million)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Texas Space Commission grant to Interlune (regolith simulant center)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
DOE Isotope Program grant to Interlune (terrestrial helium-3 separation)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
NASA TechFlights grant to Interlune (regolith comminution)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
NSF SBIR Phase I award to Interlune (regolith size sorting)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
NASA SBIR Phase III contract to Interlune for Prospect Moon2026-09-26None recordedEvent
NASA STTR Phase I contract to Interlune (lunar trenching)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
AFWERX SBIR Direct-to-Phase II contract to Interlune (helium-3 separation)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Interlune-Vermeer expanded partnership (lunar site-preparation tool)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Interlune-Astrolab excavation integration study2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Interlune payload agreement with Astrolab (FLIP rover)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Interlune-Vermeer joint development agreement and excavator prototype2026-09-26None recordedEvent
NASA SBIR Phase III award to ICON for Olympus lunar construction system2026-09-26None recordedEvent
NASA selects Honeybee's PlanetVac for a CLPS flight2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Blue Origin agrees to acquire Honeybee Robotics2026-09-26None recordedEvent
DARPA selects Helios for the LunA-10 lunar architecture study2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Helios-Eta Space partnership on lunar oxygen liquefaction2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Australian Space Agency Moon to Mars Demonstrator grant to Fleet Space2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Fleet Space A$150M Series D2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ESRIC established2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ESRIC implementation agreement signed with ESA2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ESA-Luxembourg Memorandum of Cooperation on space resources2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Deep Space Industries Series A first tranche2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Bradford Space acquires control of Deep Space Industries2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Blue Alchemist completes critical design review2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Blue Origin discloses Blue Alchemist (solar cells from regolith simulant)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
NASA Tipping Point award to Blue Origin for Blue Alchemist2026-09-26None recordedEvent
AstroForge $13 million seed round2026-09-26None recordedEvent
NASA CLPS task order for Astrobotic to deliver VIPER ($199.5 million)2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Voyager Technologies acquires Astrobotic2026-09-26None recordedEvent
Compulsory strike-off notice for Asteroid Mining Corporation Limited2026-09-26None recordedEvent
ispace and Asteroid Mining Corporation memorandum for lunar robot demonstration2026-09-26None recordedEvent
FAA-led interagency payload review: Moon Express MX-1E (2016)2026-09-262026-09-26Authorization
TransAstra2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Starpath Robotics2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
SpaceX2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
SpaceResources.lu initiative2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Sierra Space2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
National Aeronautics and Space Administration2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Metalysis2026-09-252021-09-09Organization
Masten Space Systems, Inc.2026-09-252022-11-28Organization
Magna Petra Corp.2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Luxembourg Space Agency2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Lunar Resources, Inc.2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Lunar Outpost2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Karman+2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Indian Space Research Organisation2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
ispace technologies U.S., inc.2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
ispace EUROPE S.A.2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
ispace, inc.2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Intuitive Machines2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
ICON Technology, Inc.2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Honeybee Robotics2026-09-252022Organization
Helios2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Fleet Space Technologies2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Firefly Aerospace2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
European Space Resources Innovation Centre2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
European Space Agency2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Deep Space Industries2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
China National Space Administration2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Blue Origin2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
AstroForge2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Asteroid Mining Corporation2026-09-25None recordedOrganization
Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA) / MBR Explorer2026-09-25None recordedMission
TransAstra 1-meter Capture Bag ISS demonstration2026-09-25None recordedMission
Arkyd-62026-09-25None recordedMission
Arkyd-3 Reflight (A3R)2026-09-25None recordedMission
PRIME-1 (Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1)2026-09-25None recordedMission
OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer)2026-09-25None recordedMission
MOXIE (Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment)2026-09-25None recordedMission
Mars 2020 Perseverance rover2026-09-25None recordedMission
Lunar Trailblazer2026-09-25None recordedMission
Lunar Flashlight2026-09-25None recordedMission
LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite)2026-09-25None recordedMission
Moon Express MX-1E first lunar mission (Google Lunar XPRIZE attempt)2026-09-252026-09-26Mission
Masten Mission One (XL-1 lander, NASA CLPS task order TO19C)2026-09-252022Mission
Magna Petra HALO (Helium Availability of Lunar Origin) reconnaissance payload2026-09-252026-03-27Mission
Lunar Outpost Lunar Voyage 1 (MAPP rover on IM-2)2026-09-252025-02Mission
LUPEX / Chandrayaan-5 (Lunar Polar Exploration mission)2026-09-25None recordedMission
Chandrayaan-12026-09-25None recordedMission
ispace Mission 4 (ULTRA lander; formerly Mission 6)2026-09-252026-03-27Mission
SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon (ispace Mission 2, RESILIENCE lander)2026-09-252024-12-17Mission
HAKUTO-R Mission 1 (ispace M1 lander)2026-09-252022-11-17Mission
TENACIOUS micro-rover (ispace-EUROPE)2026-09-25None recordedMission
MAGPIE (Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration) rover2026-09-25None recordedMission
Intuitive Machines IM-2 (Athena lander)2026-09-25None recordedMission
Intuitive Machines CLPS south-pole delivery (2026 award, 2030 target)2026-09-25None recordedMission
METAL multispectral camera (Interlune / NASA Ames) on Griffin-12026-09-252026-06-15Mission
Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 2 (Riders 2 the Dark)2026-09-252026Mission
Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 (Ghost Riders in the Sky)2026-09-25None recordedMission
PROSPECT (Package for Resource Observation, in-Situ Prospecting for Exploration, Characterisation & Testing)2026-09-252022-04-13Mission
Chang'e-82026-09-25None recordedMission
Chang'e-72026-09-252026-08-23Mission
Chang'e-62026-09-25None recordedMission
Chang'e-52026-09-25None recordedMission
Odin2026-09-25None recordedMission
Brokkr-12026-09-25None recordedMission
Astrobotic Peregrine Mission One2026-09-25None recordedMission
Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1, NASA Moon Base II)2026-09-252026-05-26Mission
U.S. Executive Order 14335 (13 August 2025): Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry - Sec. 5 novel space activity authorization2026-09-25None recordedLaw
U.S. Executive Order 13914 (6 April 2020): Encouraging International Support for the Recovery and Use of Space Resources2026-09-25None recordedLaw
U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015, Title IV (Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015)2026-09-25None recordedLaw
U.S. Commercial Space Launch Activities (51 U.S.C. chapter 509) - payload review authority2026-09-25None recordedLaw
Outer Space Treaty (1967)2026-09-252026-01-01Law
Moon Agreement (1979)2026-09-252024-01-05Law
Luxembourg Law of 20 July 2017 on the exploration and use of space resources2026-09-25None recordedLaw
Japan: Act on Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and Control of Spacecraft (Space Activities Act, Act No. 76 of 2016)2026-09-25None recordedLaw
Hague International Space Resources Governance Working Group: Building Blocks for the Development of an International Framework on Space Resource Activities (2019)2026-09-25None recordedLaw
UN COPUOS Legal Subcommittee Working Group on Legal Aspects of Space Resource Activities (draft initial recommended principles)2026-09-25None recordedLaw
Artemis Accords (2020)2026-09-252026-09-25Law
NASA CCRPP contract to scale TransAstra Capture Bag to 10 meters2026-09-25None recordedEvent
Moon Express-Rocket Lab launch contract for three Electron launches2026-09-25None recordedEvent
Saudi Arabia notifies withdrawal from the Moon Agreement2026-09-25None recordedEvent
NASA lunar regolith purchase contract to Masten Space Systems, $15,0002026-09-25None recordedEvent
NASA CLPS task order to Masten Space Systems for south-pole delivery (USD 75.9 million)2026-09-25None recordedEvent
NASA lunar regolith purchase contract to Lunar Outpost, $12026-09-25None recordedEvent
ESA MAGPIE Phase 2 contract to ispace-EUROPE (EUR 65 million)2026-09-25None recordedEvent
ispace-EUROPE - Magna Petra payload service agreement for NASA MSOLO (USD 22 million)2026-09-25None recordedEvent
ESA MAGPIE pre-Phase A and Phase 1 contracts to ispace-EUROPE (EUR 2.695 million aggregate)2026-09-25None recordedEvent
NASA lunar regolith purchase contract to ispace Europe, $5,0002026-09-25None recordedEvent
ispace - University of Leicester payload service agreement for a lunar Raman spectrometer2026-09-25None recordedEvent
NASA lunar regolith purchase contract to ispace (Japan), $5,0002026-09-25None recordedEvent
Bluefors agreement to buy lunar helium-3 from Interlune2026-09-25None recordedEvent
Maybell Quantum agreement to buy lunar helium-3 from Interlune2026-09-25None recordedEvent
US DOE Isotope Program agreement to buy lunar helium-3 from Interlune2026-09-25None recordedEvent
NASA CLPS task order to Blue Origin for VIPER delivery2026-09-25None recordedEvent
Safran to supply electric propulsion for AstroForge's Vestri mission2026-09-25None recordedEvent
Luxembourg space resources mission authorisation to ispace EUROPE S.A. for the TENACIOUS micro-rover (2024)2026-09-25None recordedAuthorization
Japan Space Resources Act permit to ispace for Mission 2 (RESILIENCE) (2024)2026-09-25None recordedAuthorization
Japan Space Resources Act permit to ispace for HAKUTO-R Mission 1 (2022)2026-09-25None recordedAuthorization