ispace Launches Lunar Transport Service with SpaceX Starship
Japanese lunar firm ispace has started selling payload deliveries to the Moon using SpaceX’s Starship rocket.
The companies building for the Moon: contract wins, funding rounds, factory build-outs, leadership changes and which ones have actually flown hardware.
Japanese lunar firm ispace has started selling payload deliveries to the Moon using SpaceX’s Starship rocket.
SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace subsidiary, reported an operational milestone for FORGE, adding Wide Field of View data to OPIR detection workflows.
Lunar Outpost announced a collaboration with NVIDIA and said its Lunar Voyage missions will carry NVIDIA computing hardware, with LV2 set for launch in 2026.
Announced 2026-10-21 in Kruibeke, Belgium, the MOU links Redwire and EnduroSat on European space infrastructure.
Redwire Corporation will develop and deliver two Roll-Out Solar Array wings for the second module of Axiom Space’s commercial space station, expanding work already underway on the first module.
Redwire opened a new Indiana facility described as a global hub for space-enabled research development and manufacturing.
Firefly Aerospace announced the acquisition of Space-ng, a Colorado-based software company, and said the business will be fully integrated into Firefly.
ESA-funded ACT life-cycle assessment tool is marketed by EcoDeltaV and offers sustainability metrics for space missions.
Meridian Space will carry the satcom infrastructure business, while SpinLaunch continues its lower-cost launch work.
Firefly Aerospace said an NVIDIA Jetson module has reached its spacecraft facility for integration on an Elytra vehicle that will host its Ocula lunar imaging and mapping service.
Announcement dated 2026-09-30 names True Anomaly as primary title sponsor of Spacepower Conference 2026, listed with 2026-12-08 and 2026-12-10 at Hilton Orlando.