ISRO is developing artificial heating technologies with the Department of Atomic Energy to help future lunar landers survive the Moon’s harsh nights for 100–200 days. The innovation could significantly extend mission life beyond Chandrayaan-3’s 14-day operational period
Blue Origin had filed a protest with the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) against NASA for awarding $2.9 billion contract to SpaceX for landing astronauts on the Moon by 2024.
According to the space agency, the delay is designed to give it more time to evaluate the bidders' proposals and to "preserve the ability to seamlessly transition" from the development phase
