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#Moon πŸŒ™ scouts will all be #robotic, designed to build a foundation for #astronauts πŸ‘¨β€πŸš€ to follow about two years later. There is need for transporting πŸš€ large masses of equipment and materials from #Earth. An #IntuitiveMachines lander is set to reach the Moon later this year. #NASA’s #JPL will release a β€œswarm” of robot-explorers equipped with stereo cameras πŸ“Ή and charged with creating photorealistic #3D maps πŸ—ΊοΈ of the #lunar terrain https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinholdenplatt/2024/04/27/robot-explorers-futuristic-spacex-starships-set-to-transform-the-moon/

#SpaceRobot#SpaceLogistics#Starship

πŸ“† October 18, 2023 Steve Jurvetson, an early investor in #SpaceX and #Planet, claimed that many #investors* in #startups working on small #LaunchVehicles were unaware of the scope of competition, many thinking there were no more than 10 other companies in the field. https://spacenews.com/small-launch-companies-struggle-to-complete-with-spacex-rideshare-missions/

#LaunchVehicle πŸš€ manufacturers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_private_spaceflight_companies#Launch_vehicle_manufacturers

4️⃣4️⃣ #aerospace companies producing #rockets πŸš€ in #OpenStreetMap πŸ—ΊοΈ https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/aerospace%3Aproduct=rocket

Cargo πŸ“¦ Transportation & Landers https://www.factoriesinspace.com/cargo-transportation

* πŸ“Š 422 investors invested $8 billion πŸ’° in 123 start-up #SpaceCompanies in πŸ“† 2022 https://brycetech.com/reports/report-documents/Bryce_Start_Up_Space_2023.pdf

#SpaceCompany#SpaceMarket

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#Space 🌌 is undergoing a revolution* comparable with the growth of the #internet 🌐 20 years ago, and like the internet, this will affect all domains of life.

Our society is now utterly dependent on the #satellites πŸ›°οΈ that orbit #Earth. The #communications πŸ“Ά and #navigation 🧭 services that they make possible are so interwoven in our everyday lives that in the #UK πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§, #space is classed as one of 13 critical national #infrastructure sectors. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/nov/26/europe-moon-space-race-esa-india-russia-china-japan

* Report of the High-Level Advisory Group on Human and #Robotic#SpaceExploration for #Europe πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/corporate/h-lag_brochure.pdf

#ESA#SpaceRace