The system is based on the COSPAS-SARSAT technology already used for search and rescue on Earth, adapted for lunar conditions ...

In return, the best ideas may land a team as much as $20,000. NASA’s “South Pole Safety: Designing the NASA Lunar Rescue System” challenge opened on November 14th, and focuses on creating ...

NASA is welcoming innovators to help develop a life-saving Lunar Rescue System for astronauts stranded on the Moon. The organisation is ready to roll out up to $20,000 for the best design to ...

The Challenge: South Pole Safety: Designing the NASA Lunar Rescue System Challenge asks participants to create a compact, efficient system for astronaut rescue on the lunar surface—helping ...

Apollo astronauts set up mirror arrays, or "retroreflectors," on the moon to accurately reflect laser light beamed at them ...

What’s the challenge? NASA has launched the Lunar Rescue System Challenge, offering a total prize pool of $45,000. The winner could take home up to $20,000. The goal is to design a system that ...

Participants are tasked with designing a system to move a fully suited astronaut over 2 kilometers and up inclines of up to 20 degrees without using a lunar rover. The Moon’s reduced gravity ...

The University of Central Florida in Orlando is partnering with NASA and Firefly Aerospace for a 2028 moon mission that aims ...

Astronauts won’t actually descend to the lunar surface ... and communications system, such a facility could even serve as a shelter for astronauts awaiting rescue should something go wrong ...

Above: A remotely controlled lunar hoisting system designed to secure and release a payload. Top Image: Team members from left to right: Justin Hathaway, Garrett Roerick, Winston Mosley, Ryan Waugh, ...