Lava Tube Analog Mission Testbed

The XArc international team of lava tube analog mission researchers receives Park Use Permit from British Columbia, Ministry of Environment to conduct analog studies within the Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park. An XArc international consortium of planetary scientists, caving and mining experts, robotic experts, and human performance experts, has received its Park Use Permit from the Ministry of Environment – BC Parks, Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park to conduct planetary lava tube analog mission research within the park area where unmapped lava tubes exist.

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Industrializing the Moon: Following Successful Lunar Excavator Demo, Astroport Space Technologies and Astrolab Sign MOU to Deliver Critical Lunar Infrastructure

SAN ANTONIO [Feb. 3, 2026] /PRNewswire/ — Astroport Space Technologies, Inc., the premier provider of autonomous lunar construction solutions, and Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab), a leader in planetary robotics, today announced the successful conclusion of a field demonstration using a prototype of a specialized lunar excavator payload. This milestone marks the first in a planned suite of automated lunar construction solutions designed to pave the way for future lunar construction projects.