Space is about to get crowded with as many as 100 lunar missions are expected to launch in the next decade, surpassing the level of interest in the moon during the Cold War-era space race.
Tokyo: An intensifying US China space rivalry and Elon Musk s ambitious Mars programme have fired up scores of startups across the world chasing lucra.
An aerospace tech manufacturer has sued a NASA contractor to secure just over $2.5 million in damages it said it is owed for work done on specialty thrusters for lunar landings, accusing the contractor of "ghosting" after agreeing to buy materials, but never even making the first payment.