Australian Space Agency

• The Artemis program marks the first time since the Apollo program that an effort to send humans to the Moon has been supported by two successive U.S. presidents.
• As a scholar of international affairs who studies space, I’m interested in understanding what allowed the Artemis program to survive this political transition where others failed.
• It also offers practical benefits for the commercial sector and the military and an opportunity to reinforce U.S. global leadership.

Commercial interest in the Moon

• For now, efforts to return to the Moon are largely funded by government space agencies, like NASA or the European Space Agency.
• However, many experts talk about the growth of a “cislunar economy,” where companies make money through their activities in and around the Moon.
• But in the meantime, government space programs can leverage commercial innovation to cut costs, spur innovation and accelerate their programs.
• In the meantime, commercial entities are already attempting to land on the Moon.

Military interest in the Moon

• Oracle will monitor the space between the Earth and the Moon.
• It could use this expertise to support safety and security as commercial and civil governmental activity near the Moon increases.
• Some individuals in the space sector go further and suggest that the military should watch for weapons hidden in deep space or on the far side of the moon.
• While leveraging U.S. military expertise in space makes sense, there are reasons not to take developments in this area too far.

Geopolitical concerns

• Some have suggested that the United States is now in a new space race, this time with China.
• Just as the United States is leveraging commercial developments, the U.S. is working with international partners, as well.
• The United States is also seeking international support for the Artemis Accords, a set of principles for responsible lunar exploration and development.
• India’s signing of the accords in June 2023 was seen as a sign of strengthening ties between the U.S. and India.
• Ever since humans last left the Moon in 1972, many have dreamed about the days when people would return.

• Blue Pearl Software Inc., today announced that it has partnered with NanoXplore SAS to provide built-in device library support in its Visual Verification Suite.
• "As a market leader in FPGA static verification in the aerospace and defense market, our customers have encouraged us to add native support for NanoXplore devices," said Ellis Smith, Chairman and CEO at Blue Pearl Software.
• "We have partnered with the NanoXplore team to meet this request and now provide out-of-the-box NanoXplore support.
• "NanoXplore leads Europe in the design and development of SoC FPGA technology," said Alp KILIC, CTO at NanoXplore SAS.

• On Saturday, July 1, the European Space Agency (ESA) is scheduled to launch the Euclid Dark Universe space astrophysics mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
• Euclid will explore the evolution of the dark Universe, constructing a three-dimensional map of the Universe by observing billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years.
• While dark energy accelerates the expansion of the Universe and dark matter governs the growth of cosmic structures, scientists do not know what dark energy and dark matter are.
• “Teledyne is very proud to provide the high performance detectors to the Euclid dark universe mission,” said Dr. James Beletic, President of Teledyne Imaging Sensors.

• CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AROBS Transilvania Software (BVB: AROBS), the most significant technology company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, launches AROBS Polska following the successful acquisition of a 94% majority stake in SYDERAL Polska.
• "Integrating SYDERAL Polska business and community-wise, within the group, and launching it under the name of AROBS Polska is a significant step in our medium and long-term development strategy.
• AROBS Polska is part of a strong technology-focused group, whose key to success is building trust and long-term cooperation with business", stated Michal Drogosz, CEO of AROBS Polska.
• In February of this year, AROBS announced the signing of the transaction to acquire the majority stake in SYDERAL Polska.