https://www.spacebandits.io/industries/lunar Dated, sourced milestones from the lunar companies Space Bandits tracks. en https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astrolab astrolab/2026-05/NASA selects Astrolab to provide the lunar rover for Artemis astronauts’ return to the Moon Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT NASA selects Astrolab to provide the lunar rover for Artemis astronauts’ return to the Moon. Source: https://www.astrolab.space/2026/05/26/nasa-selects-astrolab-to-provide-lunar-rover-for-artemis-astronauts-return-to-the-moon/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/interlune interlune/2025-05/US Department of Energy agrees to buy three litres of lunar helium-3, the first purchase of a non-terrestrial resource Thu, 01 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT US Department of Energy agrees to buy three litres of lunar helium-3, the first purchase of a non-terrestrial resource. Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-department-of-energy-buys-helium-3-from-us-space-resources-company-interlune-in-historic-agreement-302447939.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/lunar-outpost lunar-outpost/2025-03/MAPP rover reaches the Moon on IM-2 but cannot deploy after the Athena lander tips over; the rover survives and returns transit data Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT MAPP rover reaches the Moon on IM-2 but cannot deploy after the Athena lander tips over; the rover survives and returns transit data. Source: https://www.cpr.org/2025/03/10/whats-next-for-lunar-outposts-rover-mission-moon/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astrolab astrolab/2025-01/FLIP, its smaller rover, becomes the primary payload on Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 Moon lander Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT FLIP, its smaller rover, becomes the primary payload on Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 Moon lander. Source: https://spacenews.com/astrolab-to-fly-its-flip-lunar-lander-on-astrobotics-griffin-1-lander/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/helios helios/2024-09/Signs an MoU with BlueScopeX to trial Helios green iron in steelmaking Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT Signs an MoU with BlueScopeX to trial Helios green iron in steelmaking. Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/helios-project-ltd-and-bluescopex-pty-ltd-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-302250395.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astrolab astrolab/2024-04/Wins one of three places on NASA’s $4.6B Lunar Terrain Vehicle contract for Artemis Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT Wins one of three places on NASA’s $4.6B Lunar Terrain Vehicle contract for Artemis. Source: https://www.govconwire.com/articles/nasa-awards-3-spots-on-4-6b-lunar-exploration-vehicle-development-contract https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/lunar-outpost lunar-outpost/2024-04/Leads the Lunar Dawn team awarded a NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle contract for Artemis Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT Leads the Lunar Dawn team awarded a NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle contract for Artemis. Source: https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2024-04-03-Lunar-Dawn-Team-Awarded-NASA-Lunar-Terrain-Vehicle-Contract https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/gitai gitai/2024-03/S2 dual robotic arm completes a fully successful servicing demonstration outside the ISS, reaching NASA TRL 7 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT S2 dual robotic arm completes a fully successful servicing demonstration outside the ISS, reaching NASA TRL 7. Source: https://gitai.tech/2024/03/19/gitai-completes-fully-successful-technology-demonstration-outside-the-iss/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/interlune interlune/2024-03/Comes out of stealth with $18M to harvest lunar helium-3 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT Comes out of stealth with $18M to harvest lunar helium-3. Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/space-resources-startup-interlune-raises-18-million-in-seed-capital-302087587.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/helios helios/2023-12/Selected for DARPA’s LunA-10 lunar architecture study, the only non-US company among fourteen Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:00:00 GMT Selected for DARPA’s LunA-10 lunar architecture study, the only non-US company among fourteen. Source: https://spacenews.com/darpa-picks-14-companies-for-lunar-architecture-study/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astrolab astrolab/2023-03/Books its FLEX rover onto a SpaceX Starship lunar lander flight, SpaceX’s first commercial lunar cargo contract Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT Books its FLEX rover onto a SpaceX Starship lunar lander flight, SpaceX’s first commercial lunar cargo contract. Source: https://www.astrolab.space/2023/03/31/astrolabs-flex-rover-to-be-launched-on-upcoming-spacex-mission-to-the-moon/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/helios helios/2022-06/Announces a sodium-based process making iron at 400°C with no direct CO2, taking the lunar tech to steel Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:00:00 GMT Announces a sodium-based process making iron at 400°C with no direct CO2, taking the lunar tech to steel. Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/il/news-releases/helios---space-tech-start-up-discovers-path-to-carbon-free-iron-production-301585704.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astrolab astrolab/2022-03/Emerges from stealth, unveiling FLEX with a full-scale prototype driven in the California desert Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:00:00 GMT Emerges from stealth, unveiling FLEX with a full-scale prototype driven in the California desert. Source: https://www.astrolab.space/2022/03/10/driving-flex-whats-it-like-to-drive-the-most-advanced-ltv/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/gitai gitai/2021-10/S1 robotic arm completes an autonomous assembly demo inside the ISS Bishop Airlock Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:00:00 GMT S1 robotic arm completes an autonomous assembly demo inside the ISS Bishop Airlock. Source: https://gitai.tech/2021/10/28/iss-tech-demo-ja/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/helios helios/2021-08/Signs with ispace to fly Lunar Extractor oxygen-making payloads on its second and third Moon missions Sun, 01 Aug 2021 12:00:00 GMT Signs with ispace to fly Lunar Extractor oxygen-making payloads on its second and third Moon missions. Source: https://nocamels.com/2021/08/israel-helios-ispace-lunar-japan-oxygen-moon/