You’re in or you’re out

CNBC’s investment in the space newsletter offers a view of space exploration and privatization work, and it is delivered directly to your in the inbox. Subscribe to receive future versions.

If you have doubts that the moon has excelled recently, they may be rejected by the latter advertisement The Aerospace Group Thales ALENIA and the Italian Space Agency will develop the first home of the human moon, in a major update for the NASA’s ARTEMIS program.

“The purpose of Artemis is to ensure a sustainable human presence on the moon as a starting stone for future missions of Mars,” says the press statement. “Steping Stone” is definitely highlighting.

China and India have just fell from spacecraft on lunar soil since late 2010, as commercial companies have achieved fence since the beginning of last year. However, Moon Vsorstes gradually as an introduction, instead of a stand -alone final point of view – pay attention to the end of the largest and most in the afternoon game to prepare shoes on Mars.

You only need to see US President Donald Trump and founder of Spickes Elon Musk in advance of the colonization of the Red Planet: the conversion of the speech, although the lunar activity controls NASA’s social evaluation through the Artemis initiative during the next few years. After appearing for the first time with the task of a test that is not available in 2022, it was the following three tasks in the umbrella of the ARTEMIS umbrella is a manned journey in April of next year, a southern human mission in mid-2017, and the delivery of astronauts to live and work at the Gateway Station-a NASA-led multi-agency championship in 2028.

Meanwhile, the US Space Agency is still pressing in front of the Commercial Lunar Lunar Tar service program (CLPS, which is called “clips” for colloquial), and taking advantage of the low costs of the private sector to provide science and technology to the moon. NASA has previously said it was allocated with a maximum of $ 2.6 billion for contracts between the first offer of the program in 2024 until 2028. Only two tasks were conducted last year, with four due in 2025, and a more hard -working hand over the next few years.

The original space race began in the fifties of the last century as a large exhibition of a country of national pride, technical brilliance and military fire. This was the spiritual caliph of the nuclear race between Russia and the United States during the Cold War – and began to go out after the first step of Neil Armstrong on the surface of the moon in 1969.

Permanent to reach Mars first attracts a slightly larger crowd. China has placed a research base on Mars on its list of wishes by 2038 and has it Previously said You plan to send a manned task to Red Planet five years ago. The European Space Agency places scenes on automatic exploration and the sample returns from Mars in the short term and over two years He said It plans to send Europeans to the planet by 2040.

Meanwhile, Russia was more guarded about the disclosure of Mars plans. She has signal Work intentions for such tasks alone after the 2022 comment of a joint mission of 1 billion euros with the European Space Agency, following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

The attractiveness of Mars is inevitable, as soon as any Hollywood Hebei-Joby ignores the hostile hostile hostility. I got more “Earth -like” environmental conditions more than the moon and the decent capabilities of sustainable hospitality (although some have made the case to one of Saturn, Titan). But it will be interesting to know whether the national space agencies have turned gears towards Mars – leaving the moon’s projects to grow in an increasingly boycott of private space companies that were flowing to fill the gap.

One of them was on top of the newspaper’s headlines for this week: Building on a successful, straight -up landing of Blue Ghost Rover in March, Firefly Firefly is now supported by Northrop Grumman now scenes of financial light The first general offering. It is characterized by the accumulation of approximately $ 1.1 billion, and a six times a leap in revenue to $ 55.9 million at the end of March. But it is competing in a more advanced and cheap satellite landscape, tropical congestion and high development costs-with Titan’s competitors of blue Ceff Bizos to Spacex and national governments. Suitable for our topic, It has just been granted The Fifth CLPS contract at $ 176.7 million to provide five NASA’s loads to the southern pole of the moon in 2029.

NASA and Roskosmos presidents for talks Sean Duffy, the interim president of NASA, and President of Roskosmos Dmitry Bakanov this week, will take place when the Spacex Crew-11 team leaves to the International Space Station. This will be the first meeting at the level of agencies since 2018. Reuters

Preparatory work to lead the American space to fight satellites -The economist is looking at the American space driving operations to prepare to participate in satellites to the moon. – Economic

China launches a new set of Guowang satellites Beijing launched the sixth group of the Guowang Megacons Company, which started construction in December 2024. Space News

How to know food for space improve its connection to the Earth Nature looks at food sources and storing them in space and on Earth, including improving nutrition and knowing alternative protein supply. – nature

The spacecraft says that the UK must protect its space interests Major General Paul Tedman said that Britain should “control space” and put itself more assertive in this industry amid a competition from other countries. – The orbital today

Russia seeks to develop a reusable missile within two years -Moscow is looking to develop a reusable missile for more cost-effective launch operations within 18-24 months, after agreeing to technical specifications in June, according to the National Space Agency ROSCOSMOS. – Moscow times

American space power to launch 8^Y X-37B Mission -The American Space Capacity Office and the RAID Air Force Possibilities Office will carry out the eighth Orbital Testing of the Orbital Testing vehicle in late August on the Spacex Falcon 9 missile. These experimental offers are usually characterized by technology from the next generation such as laser communications and self-insufficiency sensors. – American space power

NASA says 20 % of the workforce to leave – A spokesman for the agency said that about 3,870 employees – or nearly 20 % of the current employees – are scheduled to leave NASA. Reuters

The first incidents of Australia’s manufacture missile after taking off Eris Rocket, which was developed by Australia, failed to reach orbit amid engine failures during the test flight from a tropical spacecraft in Queensland. – Art Technica

Firefly Aerospace is looking for an evaluation of $ 5.5 billion for subscription next public -Texas -based Firefly Aerospace has set a set of 35 to 39 dollars per share for its next list, which plans to sell approximately 16.2 million shares. – CNBC

The United States chooses five companies to combat the anti -Bam satellite satellite – The American space force, Boeing, Northob Groman, Intels, Vias, and Astranis Completely $ 37 million to develop the Satellite Telecom, defending the enemy’s jamming. – Defense News

Thales ALENIA Space and ASI to develop the first moon site The Thales ALENIA Space and the Italian Space Agency paved a contract to develop the first humanitarian habitats on the moon, in a major step for NASA’s ARTEMis program. – Thales aleenia space