Masten Space Systems is pushing back the launch of its first lunar lander mission by nearly a year, the latest in a series of delays by CLPS companies.

Illustration of Masten’s XL-1 lunar lander on the surface of the moon Masten Space Systems. The contract does not state which vehicle SpaceX will use to deliver the payload — presumably, ...

Masten said SpaceX will launch its Masten Mission One, or MM1, lunar lander mission in late 2022. The companies did not disclose the value of the contract. In an Aug. 27 interview, ...

Lunar lander maker Astrobotic Technology has agreed to make a stalking-horse offer for “substantially all” of the assets of Masten Space Systems, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.. Astrobotic’s $4 ...

Masten specializes in reusable rockets and has been working toward its first lunar mission, aiming to send a lander to the moon in 2023 to deliver and operate NASA’s payloads.

Masten Space Systems successfully completed level one of the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge X Prize Wednesday. The 715lb vehicle originally named XA0.1B – referred to as “Xombie ...

Astrobotic emphasized Masten's heritage in VTVL technology, which includes winning first prize in the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander X Challenge in 2009. Get the Space.com Newsletter ...

Masten Space Systems: Masten’s XL-1 lander is headed to the lunar south pole in 2023. It’ll be loaded up with eight payloads, including MoonRanger, a lightweight rover that will demonstrate ...

NASA will move payloads assigned to the Masten lander to missions contracted to other ... NASA engineers have provided only high-level advice and recommendations to commercial lunar lander companies.

The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure several hours after communication was lost with the lander.