Category Archives: Education

Weekend Edition / Fri-Tues 24-28 May 2013

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2013 Rising Lunar Tide

As USA / World Remembers 52nd Anniversary Of JFK Moon Declaration To Congress, New Generation Of Lunar Pioneers Proclaim Intentions / Outline Plans For Sustainable Return To Moon At Prestigious International Events; ISDC 2013 In San Diego CA, Lunar Track Focusing On Human Explorations Of Moon; Galaxy Forum Canada – Vancouver Featuring Alan Stern (CL) Of Golden Spike, Bob Richards (CR) Of Moon Express, Jim Keravala (R) Of Shackleton Energy Co, Steve Durst (L) Of ILOA, More

Image Credit: galaxyforum.org, isdc.nss.org

Filed Under: Canada, Cis-Lunar Space Development, Conferences, Education, Golden Spike Company, Google Lunar X Prize, Human Moon Missions, ILOA, Lunar Landers, Moon Exploration, Moon Express, NewSpace

Friday / 24 May 2013

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4th Lunabotics Mining Competition Advances Innovative Technologies

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700+ Students From 50 Universities & 8 Countries Showcase Student-Built Lunar Excavator Robots (Lunabots) In LunArena At KSC Visitor Complex On May 20-24; Teams Must Mine 10kg Of Moon Regolith Simulant In 10 Mins, Consider Lunabot Weight, Dust Resistance, Use Of Bandwidth; Robert Mueller (B) Lead Senior Tech Of RASSOR Says Competition Is Significant Since It Can Help Get Humans Closer To Living Off Resources Which Already Exist In Space

Image Credit: NASA

Filed Under: Advanced Technology, Education, Moon Mining, Space Settlement, Water on Moon

Weekend Edition / Fri-Mon 17-20 May 2013

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Harrison Schmitt Headlines Lunar Events At Washington University In St. Louis

Apollo 17 Moonworker Will Give Seminar On 20 May At WUSTL Entitled ‘Field Geology On Another World’; Schmitt (R) Will Then Participate In ‘Exploratory Forum’ With Students To Discuss Ideas For Future Human Moon Missions; Forum Will Allow WUSTL RASC-AL Team To Refine Presentation Of Their Proposed Investigation Of Potential Landing Sites For Outpost At Lunar South Pole; Tue-Thu Schmitt Will Participate In LROC Science Team Meeting Hosted By Brad Joliff (L)

Image Credit: NASA, WUSTL

Filed Under: Apollo, Cis-Lunar Space Development, Education, Events, Human Moon Missions, LRO, Lunar Geology, Moon Exploration, Moonbase, NASA, South Pole Moon

Tuesday / 30 April 2013

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2013 Moonbuggy Race Winners

Puerto Rico Reigns ‘Supremo’ At 20th NASA Great Moonbuggy Race As Team 1 From Teodoro Aguilar Mora Vocational High School Of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico Wins 1st Place In High School Division, Finishing The 0.8-Km Course In 3 Minutes, 24 Seconds; University Of Puerto Rico At Humacao Team Wins College-Division With Time Of 3 Minutes, 32 Seconds; Winning Teams Receive Trophies & US$3, 000 Cash Rewards

Image Credit: NASA

Filed Under: Education, Events, NASA

Tuesday / 26 March 2013

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L2 Space News Providing Unprecedented Resource

With Over 5,000Gb Of Documentation, Graphics, Information, Photos & Video Found Nowhere Else On The Internet, L2 Is Revolutionizing Spaceflight News; With 9 Main Sections & Over 200 Specific Topic Areas Site Contains Information On Future Space Plans, Current News & History Of Spaceflight; Currently Featuring Article Detailing Golden Spike Company Plans / Moon Landing Site Considerations

Image Credit: spaceflight.com, Golden Spike Co.

Filed Under: Education, Golden Spike Company, NASA

Thursday / 14 February 2013

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SpaceIL Hopes To Inspire Israel Youth With Moon Mission

GLXP Team SpaceIL Claims They Have Raised US$20M Towards US$30M Moon Mission, Announces New Commercial Sponsor: Bezeq; SpaceIL CTO Yonatan Winetraub Says 120kg-Spacecraft Will “Hitch A Ride” With Commercial Rocket, Then Utilize Hopping Technology, Video Cameras Developed By Elbit-Elop, & Bezeq Optical-Fiber Technology To Achieve GLXP Requisite Tasks; Ultimate Goal Is To Inspire Youth, Stimulate Science Education In Israel & Beyond

Image Credit: Israel21c.org, GLXP

Filed Under: Education, Google Lunar X Prize, Lunar Landers, Moon Exploration

Weekend Edition / Fri-Mon 8-11 Feb 2013

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Astronaut Inspiring A Nation

Chris Hadfield, Since His Work On NEEMO & Statements Encouraging Human Exploration Of Moon / Mars / Beyond, Has Long Been An Advocate Of Pushing Boundaries Of Human Exploration; His Current Tenure On ISS Has Brought Him Icon Status In His Native Canada As Nation & World Delight In His Inspirational Conversations With Last Man On Moon Gene Cernan & William Shatner Of Star Trek, Plus His Debut Of An Earth-Space Duet

Image Credit: NASA, theplanetd.com, extratv.com

Filed Under: Apollo, Canada, Education, Moon Exploration, Solar System Exploration

Thursday / 7 February 2013

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Lunar Exploration Summer Intern Program

Application Deadline 1 March For LPI Summer Intern Program At NASA JSC; Interns Will Evaluate The Study Generated By Previous Student Teams – ‘Global Landing Site Study To Provide Context For Exploration Of The Moon’ – Then Conduct Detailed Assessment Of 1 Or 2 High-Priority Landing Sites Identified In That Report; Will Utilize Latest Lunar Data, Explore Potential Traverse Routes / Stations, ID Challenges; Program: 28 May- 2 Aug 2013

Image Credit: NASA, LPI

Filed Under: Education, Human Moon Missions, Lunar Landers, Lunar Mapping, Lunar Science, Moon Exploration, NASA, South Pole Moon

Tuesday / 15 January 2013

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GLXP Teams Leading Way For Commercial Moon Settlement

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First Private Moon Rovers Could Spur Era Of Lunar Mining, Construction & Tourism; Lunar Lion Team Leader Michael Paul Says NASA Must Harness Strength Of Private Industry To Advance Solar System Exploration, Seeking To Establish Penn State As “Go-To University” For Growing Commercial Space Industry

Image Credit: Penn State, GLXP

Filed Under: Cis-Lunar Space Development, Education, Google Lunar X Prize, Lunar Landers, Moon Exploration, Moon Mining, Moonbase, NASA, Solar System Exploration

Weekend Edition / Fri-Mon 16-19 Nov 2012

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International Lunar Observatory Association & Galaxy Forum Advancing

Annual ILOA Board Meeting 17-19 Nov; Leaders From Astronautics / Astronomy, Government / Commercial Space Meeting On Hawai`i Island To Review Progress, Chart Next Steps Of 4 Active ILO Moon Missions: ILO-1 South Pole Observatory, Chang’e-3 Galaxy Imaging Collaboration, ILO-X Precursor, Human Service Mission; Program Includes Galaxy Forum Hawaii 2012 On Sunday To Support 21st Century Galaxy Education In Hawaii Classrooms

Image Credit: ILOA, CNSA, Moon Express, Galaxyforum.org

Filed Under: Astronomy from the Moon, Cis-Lunar Space Development, Education, Events, Hawaii, Human Moon Missions, ILOA, International Cooperation, Lunar Landers, Moon Exploration, NewSpace

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