The ACES architecture is intended to operate across the air, land, maritime, space, and cyber domains.

The ACES architecture supports computer-assisted exercises, operational analysis, strategic studies, and warfare simulations in real, virtual, and constructive environments.

The Lockheed Martin ACES proposal supports multinational training, operational planning, strategic analysis, and the development of future military capabilities for NATO.

ACES, or Advanced Center for Experimentation and Simulation, is designed to connect existing and emerging simulation capabilities in a unified environment.

Intuitive Machines says the Nova-C program will scale manufacturing processes to support higher-volume production.

The NASA contract requires Intuitive Machines to deliver a production-line-qualified Nova-C lander to the Moon no later than 2028.

NASA awarded Intuitive Machines a firm-fixed-price contract valued at up to $148.3 million.

The official Italian Tricolore exemplar will accompany the Artemis III mission in space.

NASA designated Luca Parmitano as the pilot of Artemis III.

The official Italian Tricolore exemplar will accompany Artemis III into space as a symbol of Italian ingenuity, identity, and pride.

Luca Parmitano is an Italian Air Force colonel and an ESA astronaut.

Giorgia Meloni received Italian ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano at Palazzo Chigi.

Luca Parmitano is an Italian Air Force colonel.

Artemis III is intended to help pave the way for the return of humans to the Moon.

The official Italian Tricolore will accompany the Artemis III mission in space.

NASA plans to launch Artemis III in 2027.

Giorgia Meloni received ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano at Palazzo Chigi.

Artemis III is scheduled to launch in 2027.

NASA plans to launch Artemis III in 2027 to help pave the way for humans to return to the Moon.

Luca Parmitano is a colonel in the Italian Air Force and was designated by NASA as the pilot of Artemis III.

NASA designated Luca Parmitano as pilot for the Artemis III mission.

Giorgia Meloni received ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano at Palazzo Chigi in Rome.

Artemis III is intended to help open the way for humans to return to the Moon.

NASA describes Moon Base as a long-term exploration and infrastructure effort aimed at enabling sustained human presence and expanded scientific and commercial activity on the lunar surface.

NASA plans to send astronauts on progressively more complex missions to extend science, support economic activity, and lay groundwork for the first crewed missions to Mars.

The Stereo Camera for Lunar Plume Surface Studies, or SCALPSS, is a four-camera array that uses stereo photogrammetry to capture three-dimensional views of engine exhaust plumes interacting with lunar dust during descent.

The Laser Retroreflector Array, or LRA, is a passive navigation aid built around eight quartz corner-cube prisms mounted in a dome-shaped aluminum frame.

The four late-2028 Moon Base missions will each deliver a common set of three science instruments to characterize landing hazards, radiation exposure, and the local environment.

Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines will each use upgraded commercial landers to carry standardized NASA payloads to the Moon.

NASA plans to seek proposals for lander-based power and avionics technology demonstrations, another science payload manifest, and a South Pole optical imager.

NASA expects LETS data to support mission design and crew protection planning for longer-duration human operations.

NASA awarded $297.9 million for two Astrobotic flights, $144.2 million for one Firefly Aerospace mission, and $148.3 million for one Intuitive Machines mission on June 30.

NASA has flown LRA units on multiple CLPS and international landers and is building toward a global network of permanent location markers on the Moon.

The Linear Energy Transfer Spectrometer, or LETS, uses a compact silicon detector to measure incoming particle energy and identify radiation types.

NASA is using SCALPSS data from different landing sites, propellant types, and engine classes to feed erosion and ejecta models for larger, heavier vehicles operating near each other on the Moon.

The new Moon Base missions are part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative and are valued at nearly $600 million combined.

NASA is considering a path for the Polar Rover for Observation, Mapping, and In-Situ Exploration, or PROMISE, to join future Moon Base missions.

NASA intends to issue an open call for Moon Base technology demonstrations and to study a dedicated lunar communication and navigation relay constellation linking Moon Base assets and Earth-based operators.

PROMISE is a hybrid engineering development version that draws on Mars Perseverance and Curiosity heritage designs to survey the lunar surface and subsurface and prospect for resources.

Under the June 30 awards, the three providers will oversee procurement and mission execution, provide assessments of similar previous landers, and document lessons learned to improve reliability.

NASA has expanded its Moon Base mission manifest with four additional science deliveries to the lunar surface scheduled for late 2028.

Myriota’s hybrid data plans start at US$0.99 per device per month.

AssetHawk is a ruggedised, battery-powered tracker designed for the HyperPulse network.

HyperPulse is compliant with 3GPP Release 17 standards.

AssetHawk launched in February 2026 in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico.

Hybrid connectivity across HyperPulse and AssetHawk will be available later this month.

Myriota is an Australian satellite IoT company.

Myriota plans to launch HyperPulse in additional markets later this year.

Myriota’s hybrid system is designed to route traffic to the most cost-effective network where possible.

Myriota has launched hybrid satellite-cellular connectivity for its HyperPulse 5G non-terrestrial network and AssetHawk tracker.