News Summary

• Impulse Space says it will pair a new lunar lander with its “Helios” high-energy kick stage to move tons to the surface.
• The aim is to deliver up to 6 tons of payload to the moon across two missions “at a cost-effective price point.” The startup, founded by former SpaceX propulsion chief Tom Mueller, argues this capacity would fill a “critical gap” in lunar payload logistics for cargo too big to fit on landers part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.