Mastodawn

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116165844472175049

#Astrolab is developing a larger rover that can accommodate about 3 cubic meters of payload. The excavating 🪏 equipment would go under the belly of the rover. It is likely that a #FLEX rover will be on the first #SpaceX #Starship mission planned to fly to the Moon 🌙 in 2027 or 2028

#SpaceMining #ISRU

Ars Technica News Mar 3

As Moon interest heats up, two companies unveil plans for a lunar "harvester" https://arstechni.ca/kQVv #lunarrover #interlune #astrolab #Space #space

As Moon interest heats up, two companies unveil plans for a lunar "harvester"

Ultimately, we want to build a fleet of electric harvesters."

Ars Technica

KXAN News Austin Feb 19

Austin weekend shines with Lunar New Year, Star Parties & LOVB

This weekend in Austin, enjoy a Lunar New Year Festival, two sky viewing parties, a pair of theater shows, and volleyball action by the LOVB Austin team.

https://www.kxan.com/weather/weather-blog/austin-weekend-shines-with-lunar-new-year-and-star-parties-and-lovb/

#WeatherBlog #Austin #KXANLiveStreams #Local #News #Texas #TopStories #Weather #WeatherTrafficInDepth #AstroLab #FreddysWeekendWatchKXAN #Hebcenteratcedarpark

Show thread

Spaceflight 🚀Jan 19

2026 #lunar 🌙 missions

• #Astrobotic’s #Griffin lander is scheduled for July 2026, will carry #Astrolab’s FLEX rover
• #IntuitiveMachines' third #NovaC mission in the second half of the year will carry payloads for #NASA, #ESA, and #KASI
• #BlueOrigin's first lunar landing with its #BlueMoon #Mark1 craft
• #Firefly's #BlueGhost Mission 2 in November will carry five payloads to the lunar surface
• #China is planning a #ChangE 7 landing near the lunar south pole

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/01/space-science-2026-preview/

#Moon

Space Science in 2026: New lunar explorers, Mars missions, and space telescopes - NASASpaceFlight.com

With many missions on the manifest, the new year promises to be packed with space…

NASASpaceFlight.com

💧🌏 Greg Cocks Jan 14

Ancient Star Map Revealed Asteroid Impact ==> Köfels Paleo-Landslide, Austria = Scientific Detective Work!
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https://360onhistory.com/blog-posts/ancient-star-map-reveals-asteroid-impact/ <-- shared technical article, tablet
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https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2008/212017945233.html <-- shared technical article, tablet
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/history-of-geology/the-strange-medical-case-of-the-radioactive-landslide/ <-- shared technical article, Köfels landslide/asteroid
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.05.001 <-- shared paper, Köfels landslide
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-2461-2021 <-- shared paper, Köfels landslide
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H/T #ArchaeoHistories @histories_arch
#spatial #mapping #ancientmap #starmap #ArchaeoHistories #K8538 #Planisphere #RoyalLibrary #Ashurbanipal #Nenveh #Sumeria #Assyrian #scribe #sumerian #astronomer #astrolab #asteroid #impact #astronomy #KÁ¶fel’ #Köfels #Austria #Tyrol #radioactive #landslide #massmovement #model #modeling #trajectory #clay #tablet #engineeringgeology #paleolandslide #scientific #detectivework
@histories_arch | #BritishMuseum | #UniversityofBristol

Ars Technica News Dec 2

NASA seeks a “warm backup” option as key decision on lunar rover nears https://arstechni.ca/2oBY #intuitivemachines #LunarOutpost #astrolab #Space #rover #space #NASA #LTV

NASA seeks a “warm backup” option as key decision on lunar rover nears

“This would be a cheap insurance policy.”…

Ars Technica

SpaceNews Oct 26

Astrobotic delays Griffin-1 lander mission to mid-2026

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/astrobotic-delays-griffin-1-lander-mission-to-mid-2026/

Astrobotic delays Griffin-1 lander mission to mid-2026

Astrobotic Technology says it now plans to launch its large lunar lander carrying a commercial rover no earlier than mid-2026.

SpaceNews

Cosmic Log Aug 6, 2025

Interlune makes a deal for helium-hunting moon mission
Seattle-based Interlune says it’s struck a deal with California-based Astrolab to send a multispectral camera to the moon to estimate how much helium-3 is present in lunar soil.

Interlune’s camera will be one of the payloads aboard Astrolab’s FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform rover, or FLIP for
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/08/05/interlune-makes-a-deal-for-helium-hunting-moon-mission/
#GeekWire #Astrolab #Helium3 #Interlune #Moon #Space

Interlune makes a deal for helium-hunting moon mission

Seattle-based Interlune says it’s struck a deal with California-based Astrolab to send a multispectral camera to the moon to estimate how much helium-3 is present in lunar soil. Interlune’s camera …

Cosmic Log

(javierarmentia se ha mudado)May 13, 2025

Hoy me han liado para una cosa en directo de ciencia que organiza la gente de #AstroLab. Hablaremos de muchas cosas, hasta de biomarcadores... "Antes todo esto era plasma".

Se ve por aquí y en más sitios:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpM_RNsxxHw