Commercial Space Firms Set Sights on Lunar South Pole Resource Trials

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Commercial Space Firms Set Sights on Lunar South Pole Resource Trials

Private companies have shifted focus toward the lunar south pole as multiple missions prepare equipment and schedules for initial resource prospecting operations. Data from orbital …

Greta Brooks 2 October 2026

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