SpaceX wins NASA contract to design moon lander
Elon Musk's SpaceX will develop the first commercial human lander for NASA as part of its Artemis program, which will carry the first woman to the moon. More
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Metalysis to extract oxygen from moon rock to support future lunar habitation
UK company Metalysis has been awarded a European Space Agency (ESA) contract to develop technology that turns lunar rock into oxygen and building materials, which could enable astronauts to set up a base on the moon. More
BIG and NASA collaborate to design 3D-printed buildings for the moon
BIG and 3D-printed building company ICON have revealed they are working on Project Olympus, which aims to develop robotic construction for the moon. More
NASA selects Musk and Bezos to design landers for 2024 mission to land first woman on moon
NASA has named Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin, Elon Musk's SpaceX and Alabama-based Dynetics as the three teams that will develop vehicles for its planned moon landing in 2024. More
Expandable lunar habitat could provide a base for scientific research in space
Puerto Rican startup Instarz has revealed plans for a compact self-sustainable lunar habitat that would allow astronauts to live and work on the moon for up to a year. More
Studio Drift's drone performance lifts off at Kennedy Space Center
Studio Drift has recreated its flying sculpture Franchise Freedom at Kennedy Space Center, programming 300 drones to perform a routine marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission launch. More
The Mapping of the Moon exhibition celebrates 300 years of lunar cartography
The Map House has created an exhibition of lunar maps created in the 300 years leading up to the first moon landing, which took place 50 years ago today. More
Benedict Redgrove photographs NASA artefacts from five decades of space travel
British photographer Benedict Redgrove has taken photographs of numerous artefacts within the NASA archive. To mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, he has picked out his favourites. More
Jeff Bezos unveils Blue Moon lander as next step towards a space colony future
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos has revealed plans for a lunar lander, claiming that humans will become a space-faring species in the near future. More
Antony Gormley's Lunatick invites Londoners to moon walk
Artist Antony Gormley has teamed up with astrophysicist Priya Natarajan on a virtual-reality experience that allows users to walk on a digital version of the moon created using data from NASA. More
SOM designs inflatable Moon Village to be first-ever lunar habitat
Architect firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has unveiled a proposal for a permanent community on the moon, comprising inflating pods that balloon up to accommodate more inhabitants as the population grows. More
Matthew Day Jackson creates Kolho furniture using moon-inspired Formica
Artist Matthew Day Jackson has developed a Formica surface that subtly replicates the surface of the moon and used it to make furniture. More
Driade creates Moon Mission installation to prove it is "more than just a design brand"
Writer Gianluigi Ricuperati, Studio Nucleo's Piergiorgio Robino and Driade CEO Giuseppe Di Nuccio explain why they created a collection of 3D-printed furniture for the moon in this movie Dezeen produced for Driade. More
Orbit light turns full circle to mimic the movement of moon around a planet
South African artist-cum-designer Jesse Ede has launched the Orbit light, his latest celestial-inspired collectable design piece. More
Classic Driade furniture designs reinterpreted for the moon by Studio Nucleo
Italian furniture brand Driade has worked with Studio Nucleo to transform some of its most iconic pieces into 3D-printed versions fit for future life on the moon. More
Nine visions for lunar architecture revealed in Moontopia competition
Nine space-age designs have been revealed as the winners of the Moontopia competition, which asked architects and designers to visualise life on the moon. More
Foster + Partners to 3D print buildings on the moon
News: Foster + Partners is exploring the possibilities of 3D printing buildings on the moon using lunar soil. More
Man Made Moon by Sam Jacob
Architect and writer Sam Jacob wants to transform St Paul's Cathedral in London into a live map of the phases of the moon. More
Ice Moon by Doshi Levien for Häagen-Dazs
Product news: this white cratered moon is actually a densely filled ice cream cake created by London designers Doshi Levien for Häagen-Dazs. More
Moonwatch by The Emotion Lab
Barcelona studio The Emotion Lab have designed a watch that displays the phases of the moon. More