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United States Lunar programs
The DARPA lunar programs, are a series of programs aimed at developing shareable, scalable commercial systems for a lunar economy developed by U.S. agency
DARPA_lunar_programs
Natural satellite orbiting Earth
through programs such as NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services, and DARPA lunar programs. China is continuing its ambitious Chang'e program, having
Moon
American aerospace company
in orders". The company is part of the DARPA Lunar Programs, specifically Luna10, an architecture study for lunar surface operations. The company's first
Blue_Origin
Settlement on the Moon
architecture Space Frontier Foundation NASA lunar outpost concepts DARPA lunar programs Coordinated Lunar Time Notes Marc Ferro (1997). Colonization.
Colonization_of_the_Moon
Economic activity in space
Moon Colonization of Mars Planetary habitability NASA lunar outpost concepts DARPA lunar programs In situ resource utilization Space architecture Outer
Space-based_economy
proposals. Aimed at creating the beginning stages of a lunar economy the DARPA lunar programs is participated in by many current industry leaders. On 4 February
2024_in_spaceflight
U.S. Space Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
thermal or electric propulsion programs, deemed by the Trump administration as expensive, and DARPA had completed its program termination procedures, transferring
Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations
Demonstration_Rocket_for_Agile_Cislunar_Operations
American space and aeronautics agency
developed interactive programs designed to complement the vodcast. The Lunar Electric Rover App allows users to drive a simulated Lunar Electric Rover between
NASA
Satellite Reconnaissance: Samos NRO TIROS WMO TIROS DARPA Transit DARPA Hall, R. C. (January 1977). "LUNAR IMPACT: A History of Project Ranger, Part I. The
List of space programs of the United States
List_of_space_programs_of_the_United_States
American geologist
working on DARPA programs. Tompkins, Stefanie (June 1, 2016). "Engaging with DARPA". Michigan State University. Retrieved April 26, 2021. DARPA's mission
Stefanie_Tompkins
American plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the Moon
Project A119, also known as A Study of Lunar Research Flights, was a top-secret plan developed in 1958 by the United States Air Force. The aim of the
Project_A119
Division of the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
Fourth in DARPA SubT Challenge". Carnegie Mellon University. September 24, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2025. "Carnegie Mellon Unveils Lunar Rover "Andy""
Robotics_Institute
Spacecraft capable of aerodynamic flight in atmosphere
and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was the Space Transportation System (STS), taken from the
Spaceplane
US research and development organization
programs for Draper Laboratory, led the systems integration of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Nano Aerial Vehicle (NAV) program to
Draper_Laboratory
American aerospace and defense company
2015, Northrop Grumman won a contract for the DARPA Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) program. In March 2015, the company delivered the first
Northrop_Grumman
American project monitoring Soviet nuclear activity
detections. The Vela Project started as a small budget research program within the DARPA Projects Agencies until 1961 when it was granted greater funding
Project_Vela
Erwin, Sandra (4 March 2020). "DARPA picks Northrop Grumman as its commercial partner for satellite servicing program". SpaceNews. Retrieved 13 April
List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2026
List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_July–September_2026
American aerospace company
advanced orbital robotics, acting as a contractor for agencies including DARPA, NASA, and the United States Space Force. Momentus was founded in 2017 by
Momentus_space
Concept of collecting solar power in outer space and distributing it to Earth
the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Air University, Joint Staff Logistics (J-4), Department of State
Space-based_solar_power
Division of the Boeing Company that builds military aircraft, weapons, and space systems
AWACS/AEW&C. Air Dominance – Includes classified programs; the F/A-18, F-15, T-7, MQ-25 and MQ-28 programs; and the non-space Phantom Works portfolio. Space
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Boeing_Defense,_Space_&_Security
Meanwhile, a range of new lunar spaceflight programs are being advanced especially as international programs, from the Artemis program and the China-Russian
History_of_spaceflight
Aerospace company in Atlanta, United States
Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The project continued in 2020 under the Space Vehicles Directorate's Commercial Readiness Program (CRP) at the Air Force
SpaceWorks_Enterprises
Operating division of Lockheed Martin
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Vice President and General Manager: Stacy Kubicek Customers: USAF, US Navy, DARPA, allied government agencies, commercial
Lockheed_Martin_Space
Expendable launch system by SpaceX
United States Department of Defense under a program that evaluates new US launch vehicles suitable for use by DARPA. As part of a US$15 million contract, Falcon
Falcon_1
American spacecraft propulsion company
proposed for the 2018 Lunar IceCube mission. As of July 2012[update], Busek was working on a DARPA-funded program called DARPA Phoenix, which aimed to
Busek
Project to analyze the ionosphere
of Alaska Fairbanks, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It was designed and built by BAE Advanced Technologies. Its original purpose
High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program
High-frequency_Active_Auroral_Research_Program
American satellite and space systems manufacturer
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program, which was designed to inspect, repair,
Lanteris_Space_Systems
Demonstration vehicle in the US Navy
vehicle. The X-47 began as part of DARPA's J-UCAS program, and is now part of the United States Navy's UCAS-D program to create a carrier-based unmanned
Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus
Northrop_Grumman_X-47A_Pegasus
American oblique wing UAV project
Popular Science: Switchblade Archived 2006-06-21 at the Wayback Machine DARPA project information Info on the NASA and DARPA oblique wing research programs
Northrop_Grumman_Switchblade
Large vehicle that leads, serves, or carries other smaller vehicles
surface. In the crewed Apollo program, astronauts in the Lunar Module left the Command/Service Module mother ship in lunar orbit, descended to the surface
Mother_ship
to have parallel civil and military space programs, only temporarily putting civil space programs under DARPA. NASA was primarily formed from the National
History of the United States Space Force
History_of_the_United_States_Space_Force
School for computer science in the United States
team to victory in the 2007 DARPA Grand Challenge. He is also leading a team of Carnegie Mellon students to win the Google Lunar X Prize. Whittaker is the
Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science
Carnegie_Mellon_School_of_Computer_Science
Nuclear spacecraft propulsion technology
nuclear thermal rockets by the United States Space Force and DARPA for orbital and cis-lunar uses. In addition to the U.S. military, NASA administrator
Nuclear_thermal_rocket
American space scientist and engineer
a lunar space elevator. He was president of STAR, Inc., and has developed aircraft and spacecraft technology for the United States Air Force, DARPA, and
Jerome_Pearson
University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
H1ghlander, which finished second and third in the DARPA Grand Challenge, and Boss, which won the DARPA Urban Challenge. The Robotics Institute has partnered
Carnegie_Mellon_University
American spaceflight and AI company
launches were purchased by the United States Department of Defense under the DARPA Falcon Project which evaluated new U.S. launch vehicles suitable for use
SpaceX
American aerospace company
Lunar CATALYST initiative of the NASA on 30 April 2014. Masten was accepted to make a bid for NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program
Masten_Space_Systems
US reusable automated cargo lifting-body spaceplane
the module is capable of additional types of missions in LEO or to cis-lunar destinations; they have developed a free-flying variant with additional
Dream_Chaser
American aerospace company
company shifted to developing launch vehicles and was selected for the DARPA ALASA program, eventually leading to the development and launch of the Astra Rocket
Astra (American spaceflight company)
Astra_(American_spaceflight_company)
American scientist (born 1957)
United States Department of Energy, the United States Department of Defense, DARPA, the United States Naval Research Laboratory, and NASA. He is also a convicted
Stewart_Nozette
NASA research facility in Northern California
speeds. Some of the test programs that have come through the 80 by 120 Foot include: F-18 High Angle of Attack Vehicle, DARPA/Lockheed Common Affordable
Ames_Research_Center
NASA space competition inducement prize contests
Charles Lindbergh), the Ansari X PRIZE (won by Scaled Composites), and the DARPA Grand Challenge (won by Stanford University in 2005 and Carnegie Mellon
Centennial_Challenges
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2024)
Moon. Here, he and Gene Cernan became the first to fly an Apollo Lunar Module in lunar orbit, descending to an altitude of nine miles (fourteen kilometres)
Thomas_P._Stafford
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop advanced military technologies. Space programs such as the Explorer satellite were proposed
Space policy of the United States
Space_policy_of_the_United_States
Japanese experimental spaceplane
Japanese satellites. Japan was a participant in plans for the Space Shuttle program as well as the proposed Space Station Freedom (later the ISS), and sought
HOPE-X
Chinese reusable spacecraft
Retrieved 27 December 2021. Shats, Daniel (2021). Chinese spaceplane programs. Peter Wood, BluePath Labs, China Aerospace Studies Institute. Montgomery
Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft
Chinese_reusable_experimental_spacecraft
Concept of permanent human habitation outside of Earth
2018. Easley, Mikayla (5 December 2023). "DARPA taps 14 companies to study infrastructure needs for future lunar economy". defensescoop.com. Retrieved 22
Space_colonization
University-affiliated research center
blast-induced traumatic brain injury. In 2014, APL led the DARPA-funded Revolutionizing Prosthetics program, culminating in the development of the Modular Prosthetic
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory
Family of American rockets
stage to the air-launched Pegasus rocket. The first flight, sponsored by DARPA, occurred in 1994. Following a series of failures between 2001 and 2011
Minotaur_(rocket_family)
Large liquid methane fuelled staged-combustion rocket engine by Blue Origin
27, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017. "Boeing drops out of DARPA Experimental Spaceplane program". SpaceNews.com. January 22, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020
BE-4
Aircraft takeoff and landing class
the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) initiated the Advanced STOVL (ASTOVL) program to develop a supersonic STOVL fighter (SSF) to replace
V/STOL
1984 experimental aircraft family by Grumman
aircraft technologies. Funded by NASA, the United States Air Force and DARPA, the X-29 was developed by Grumman, and the two built were flown by NASA
Grumman_X-29
Research Products Agency (ARPA, who would later go on to be renamed as DARPA in 1972) in August 1958 as a way to respond to the USSR's successful Sputnik
Saturn_V-Centaur
Aerospace and defense manufacturer in the United States
In 2016, Dynetics was one of four companies to be awarded a contract by DARPA for an air-recoverable experimental unmanned aerial vehicle. Dynetics was
Dynetics
Unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator built by Northrop Grumman
Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) as part of the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) program, and subsequently became part of the United
Northrop_Grumman_X-47B
Aerospace company which helps transport crew & cargo to the ISS
version of AirLaunch's QuickReach rocket under development for DARPA's FALCON program. This rocket would be dropped from the bottom of a custom-designed
T/Space
American Aerospace Company
Cargo Logistics DARPA FALCON Small Launch Vehicle DARPA FALCON Common Aero Vehicle DARPA / USAF Reusable Booster System NASA Altair Lunar Lander NASA Heavy
Andrews_Space
Type of competition
mathematics problems, one was solved in 2003. Cornell Cup USA, presented by Intel DARPA Grand Challenge Egg-Tech Prize by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture
Inducement_prize_contest
American aerospace engineer, astronomer, air officer and philanthropic executive
served as a consultant to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on space-related issues. During the 2004 Congressional Session he worked
Pete_Worden
American businessman
standards that the company also licensed to CALO, an SRI project funded by DARPA. Spivack raised initial outside venture funding for Radar Networks in April
Nova_Spivack
US Nuclear thermal rocket engine project (1956–1973)
In January 2023, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced that they would collaborate on the development of a nuclear thermal
NERVA
Autonomous car technology company
competed in the 2005 and 2007 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Grand Challenges. Google's development of self-driving technology began
Waymo
micrometeorite risks), routine procedures (video capture), etc. Robonaut is a joint DARPA–NASA project designed to create a humanoid robot which can function as an
List_of_NASA_robots
Unmanned, autonomous systems
(MTVR) military truck platform. Most recently, TerraMax competed in the 2007 Darpa Urban Challenge. The MTVR was designed for the U.S. Marine Corps with a
Autonomous_logistics
Launch vehicle study
would shape the concepts and programs of the 2000s such as the Constellation, Orbital Space Plane Program, and Artemis program. The Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle
Studied_Space_Shuttle_designs
Continuously computed dead reckoning
DARPA's Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) department is working on a Micro-PNT (Micro-Technology for Positioning, Navigation and Timing) program to
Inertial_navigation_system
Hypothetical spacecraft propulsion through continuous nuclear explosions for thrust
explosions for thrust. It originated as Project Orion with support from DARPA, after a suggestion by Stanisław Ulam in 1947. Newer designs using inertial
Nuclear_pulse_propulsion
American aerospace propulsion manufacturer
May 2017. "Farewell, Phantom Express: Boeing is pulling out of DARPA space plane program". Yahoo! News. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020. Pultarova
Aerojet_Rocketdyne
List of people with the same nickname
for the sevenless gene "Boss", nickname of the robot that won the 2007 DARPA Grand Challenge Yahoo! Search BOSS, a web services platform initiative Boss
Boss
Canadian spacecraft concept for in-orbit servicing
is not trivial, but it's fully doable". By comparison, the DARPA Project Phoenix program has an even more complex mission concept: "cooperatively harvest
Space Infrastructure Servicing
Space_Infrastructure_Servicing
step onto another world for the first time. On 20 July 1969, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Eagle, landed on the Moon's surface with two astronauts aboard.
1969_in_spaceflight
Private university in Rochester, New York, US
Schools. The university offers more than 200 academic programs, including seven doctoral programs across its nine constituent colleges. In 2008–2009, RIT
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester_Institute_of_Technology
Taiwanese defense company
function comparable to the American Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) but they also assume mixed roles in competing for and awarding research
National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
National_Chung-Shan_Institute_of_Science_and_Technology
American surgeon and academic
research programs include simulation, informatics, telemedicine, robotic surgery and robotic telesurgery. Broderick is the Program Manager for DARPA's Microsystems
Timothy_J._Broderick
American aerospace company, founded 1963
(EO) sensor derived from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) ARGUS technology and an infrared (IR) sensor integrating the largest IR
Sierra_Nevada_Corporation
Space Shuttle and SLS main engine
Constellation program, and with it development of the Ares I and Ares V, instead of focusing on building a new heavy-lift launcher. On May 24, 2017, DARPA announced
RS-25
Unmanned surveillance aircraft
built under the Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) program, sponsored by DARPA, in order to evaluate the design and demonstrate its capabilities
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
Northrop_Grumman_RQ-4_Global_Hawk
Former radio telescope in Puerto Rico, United States
Rosenberg, Barry. "DARPA Paves the Way for U.S. Efforts in Ballistic Missile Defense" (PDF). 50 Years of Bridging the Gap, DARPA. Archived from the original
Arecibo_Telescope
Non-profit organisation in the U.S.
end of 2030. Wikimedia Commons has media related to X-Prize Foundation. DARPA Grand Challenge Elevator:2010 Global Security Challenge H-Prize Hutter Prize
Xprize_Foundation
Use of radar systems mounted on satellites
proposed military space-based radar program initiated in February 1998 as a joint Air Force, DARPA, and NRO program. The concept was to provide high-range-resolution
Space-based_radar
Artillery using coils to electromagnetically propel a projectile
alternatives), coilguns are being researched for weaponry. The DARPA Electromagnetic Mortar program is one example, if practical challenges like sufficiently
Coilgun
University in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
completion programs fully online. Focused on peer-to-peer engagement, the unit has been recognized as providing one of the top online learning programs by the
New York University Tandon School of Engineering
New_York_University_Tandon_School_of_Engineering
Private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Admission to graduate programs is decentralized. MIT has no graduate school, and departments directly admit applicants to degree programs. Departments offers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
Hypothetical planetary engineering process
program to immediately show a list of known genes and where they are located in the genome. According to Alicia Jackson, deputy director of DARPA's Biological
Terraforming
Chemical element with atomic number 72 (Hf)
high energy content of 178m2Hf was the concern of a DARPA-funded program in the US. This program eventually concluded that using the 178m2Hf nuclear isomer
Hafnium
Space launch vehicle
this source, which is in the public domain. Hope, Dan (August 10, 2011). "DARPA Readies Hypersonic Aircraft for Mach 20 Launch Test". Space.com. Retrieved
Minotaur_IV
American public spaceflight company
unique, elliptical lunar orbit. As a pathfinder for the Lunar Gateway, a Moon-orbiting outpost that is part of NASA's Artemis program, CAPSTONE will help
Rocket_Lab
Series of orbital maneuvers
(RPODU) Lessons Learned from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Orbital Express (OE) Demonstration System Mission" (PDF). Archived (PDF)
Space_rendezvous
American robotics pioneer (1942–2016)
MIT's Marvin Minsky to design a more compact arm. Minsky had funding from DARPA for a new robot and had visions of using it for remotely supervised surgery
Victor_Scheinman
Method of spatial measurement using laser
behind Stanley, the first autonomous vehicle to successfully complete the DARPA Grand Challenge. Point cloud output from the lidar sensor provides the necessary
Lidar
Private university in Pasadena, California
Science, and Regina Dugan (PhD 1993) the 19th director of DARPA. The 20th director for DARPA, Arati Prabhakar, is also a Caltech alumna (PhD 1984) as well
California Institute of Technology
California_Institute_of_Technology
Glide and reentry methods to use aerodynamic lift in the upper atmosphere
Prompt Global Strike (PGS) (USA) Alpha Draco (USA) ArcLight (missile) (USA) DARPA Falcon Project (USA) Boeing X-51 Waverider (USA) North American X-15 (USA)
Boost-glide
History of a space corporation
the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars after their early contract for the DARPA Falcon Project. Falcon 1 was designed with a core tenet of low launch cost;
History_of_SpaceX
American aerospace company (1982-2015)
can be contested as Pegasus received significant funding from NASA and DARPA, and a predecessor private rocket exists, the Conestoga rocket). Shortly
Orbital_Sciences_Corporation
Branch of the US Army
theater in FY2023. DARPA is developing OpFires, an intermediate-range hypersonic weapon which is shorter-range than the Army's LRHW. DARPA is seeking a role
Field_Artillery_Branch
Communication using light sent through free space
better quality of service. DARPA has sponsored over US$130 million in research toward this effort, with the ORCA and ORCLE programs. Other non-government groups
Free-space optical communication
Free-space_optical_communication
American heavy strategic bomber
to fly undetected, or at least untracked, especially at night. In 1974, DARPA requested information from U.S. aviation firms about the largest radar cross-section
Northrop_B-2_Spirit
list of fictional astronauts on moonbases and performing other feats of lunar exploration not yet achieved. Moon landings in fiction Moon in science fiction
List of fictional astronauts (futuristic exploration of Moon)
List_of_fictional_astronauts_(futuristic_exploration_of_Moon)
American inventor
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Inventor Dean Kamen, AI pioneer Marvin Minsky, DARPA head Tony Tether, iRobot founder Colin Angle, Longevity researcher Aubrey
Michael_Dubno
Launches of Rocket Lab launch vehicle
innovative organizations including NASA, Planet Labs, DARPA, Spire Global, the U.S. Air Force's Space Test Program, and many more. We can't wait to share what's
List_of_Electron_launches
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