Category Archives: Human Moon Missions

Wednesday / 19 June 2013

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Neil Armstrong To Be Remembered

Memorial Service For 1st Person To Establish Humanity As Multi-World Species To Be Held At NASA Johnson Space Center In Houston TX On 20 June, 10:00 CDT; Fellow Apollo 11 Astronauts Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins, Along With JSC Director Ellen Ochoa, Family Members & Long-Time Associates Will Pay Tribute To Neil Armstrong; Memorial Service Takes Place Exactly One Month Before 44th Anniversary Of Historic Moon Landing; Armstrong Died Aug 2012 At Age 82

Image Credit: NASA

Filed Under: Apollo, Human Moon Missions, Moon Exploration, NASA

Friday / 14 June 2013

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From Hawai`i To The Moon To Deep Space

Buzz Aldrin, PISCES

Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin (L) Says Geography / Geology Of Big Island, Hawaii Is Excellent Analog / Testing Ground For Permanent Moon Base; He Encourages Learning In Hawaii, Settlement Of Moon, Then Mars & Beyond; Also Supports PISCES Technology Development For Robotic & Human Missions Beyond LEO – Rob Kelso (R) Exec Director Featured On The Space Show 21 June; ISDAC-USIS Workshop On 22 June In Colorado Continues Discussion Of ‘Moon Permanent Base Headed By Buzz Aldrin’

Image Credit: Getty Images, IAF, ESA/Foster, WHT/A.Pacheco

Filed Under: Advanced Technology, Cis-Lunar Space Development, Conferences, Hawaii, Human Moon Missions, Moonbase, PISCES / ILRP, Solar System Exploration, Space Settlement

Thursday / 13 June 2013

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ILOA – China Collaborate On Moon Telescope Observations

ILOA, China NAOC

ILO-X 180 X 70mm Telescope Built For ILOA Of Hawaii USA By Moon Express Launching To Moon 2015; Will Observe Galaxies, Stars, Planets, Moon, Earth; ILOA MoU With National Astronomical Observatories of China Enables Exchange Of ILO-X Observing Time With Lunar Telescope On Chang’e-3 Launching Late 2013; Also Collaborating With Golden Spike Co For Human Moon Missions (2018-2020); Learn More At Galaxy Forum China 22 Sep ‘Human Moon Missions: Giant Steps Into The Galaxy’

Image Credit: ILOA, NAOC

Filed Under: Advanced Technology, Astronomy from the Moon, China, Cis-Lunar Space Development, Golden Spike Company, Hawaii, Human Moon Missions, ILOA, International Cooperation, Lunar Landers, Lunar Science, Moon Exploration, Moon Express, NewSpace

Wednesday / 12 June 2013

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CRaTER Reveals Plastics Provide Lightweight Radiation Shielding

Researchers At University of New Hampshire & SwRI Report That Data From LRO’s CRaTER Validates Computer Models Which Indicate Lightweight Materials Offer Superior Shielding From Radiation; Lead Author Cary Zeitlin Of SwRI Calls Plastics “Pound-For-Pound More Effective For Shielding Against Cosmic Radiation Than Aluminum”; These Lower Mass Alternatives Open The Door To Deep Space Missions & A Permanent Human Presence On The Surface Of The Moon

Image Credit: NASA, SwRI, UNH

Filed Under: Advanced Technology, Cis-Lunar Space Development, Human Moon Missions, LRO, Lunar Orbiters, Lunar Science, Moon Exploration, Moonbase, Space Settlement

Tuesday / 11 June 2013

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USA Moon Missions: Discussions Continue

Lunar Support

Cis-Lunar Development & Human Moon Mission Support Heard At Recent USA House Science, Space & Technology’s Subcommittee Meeting; (Pictured From Left To Right) Lamar Smith (R-TX) & Donna Edwards (D-MD) Say Moon Missions Prepare Us For Mars; Paul Spudis (LPI) Claims Human Moon Missions Can Provide Valuable Research On Space Objects, Material & Energy Resources; Steven Squyres (Cornell) Says Cis-Lunar Space Should Be Developed Next, Regardless Of Asteroid Retrieval Mission Feasibility

Image Credit: NASA, P. Spudis

Filed Under: Cis-Lunar Space Development, Human Moon Missions, Moon Exploration, NASA

Friday / 7 June 2013

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Russia Ramping Up Space Spending, Reasserting Lunar Direction

Roscosmos Director Vladimir Popovkin Announces Decision To Increase Russia Space Budget To Surpass That Of China, Equal ESA; Russia Traditionally Spends 40% Of ROSCOSMOS Budget On Human Spaceflight, Now Seeking To Revamp Applications Satellite Investment; Lunar Exploration Remains High Priority As Country Seeks To Get Back On Track / Finish What They Started By Landing Humans On Moon

Image Credit: Roscosmos

Filed Under: Human Moon Missions, Lunar Landers, Moon Exploration, Russia

Thursday / 6 June 2013

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Bolden: US Open To Contribute To Human Moon Mission

Administrator Charles Bolden Clarifies NASA Stance On Human Moon Missions: US Unable To Orchestrate Lunar Surface Mission With Current Budget / Priorities, Yet Is Willing To Provide Engineering Expertise To Existing Moon Mission In Exchange For Sending American Astronaut As Part Of Crew; Comments Made To Institute Of Medicine Panel Which Is Developing Ethics / Health Guidelines For Future Long-Duration Human Spaceflights

Image Credit: NASA, ESA

Filed Under: Human Moon Missions, International Cooperation, Moon Exploration, NASA

Tuesday / 4 June 2013

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Moon Orbiters Guiding Future Exploration / Solving Long-Standing Mysteries

LRO LEND Instrument Provides Definitive Map Of Water Ice Deposits Across Moon Surface, Including South Pole (L) – Likely Destination Of Future Missions / Human Lunar Build-Out; Data From GRAIL Probes Explain Cause Of Lunar Mascons: Ancient Asteroid Impacts Melted Mantle, Caused It To Collapse Inward Creating Denser More Concentrated Areas, Subsequently Causing Gravitational Anomalies

Image Credit: NASA, FIAAA

Filed Under: GRAIL, Human Moon Missions, LRO, Lunar Geology, Lunar Mapping, Lunar Orbiters, Lunar Science, Moon Exploration, NASA, Water on Moon

Weekend Edition / Fri-Mon 31 May – 3 June 2013

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Japan Lunar Aspirations Highlighted At International Space Symposium

29th International Symposium On Space Technology & Science In Nagoya Japan 2-9 June; Features 3 Sessions On ‘Missions To The Moon’; Sho Sasaki (Inset) Of NAOJ To Present ‘Sciences Of Human Exploration Of Lunar Polar Regions’; Mitsubishi Electric Corp To Present On Lunar Transfer Vehicle Proposal; JAXA Planing Selene-2 Lunar Lander NET 2018 As A Precursor / Technology Demonstrator For Human Moon Exploration

Image Credit: JAXA, ISTS, NAOJ

Filed Under: Advanced Technology, Cis-Lunar Space Development, Conferences, Human Moon Missions, International Cooperation, Japan, Lunar Landers, Lunar Science, Moon Exploration

Friday / 31 May 2013

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Golden Spike Moon Lander Design Concepts Advancing

GSC SP Lunar Lander

Golden Spike Company Conducts Design Reviews In Denver CO With ULA, Paragon, Masten, ILOA, SwRI, Zero Point Frontiers & SpaceX For Human Lunar Lander Systems Studies; Team Considering Benefits Of Human South Pole Landing; Follow Up Lander Study Expected Later This Year, Aug-Sep

Image Credit: GSC, B. Campbell

Filed Under: Advanced Technology, Cis-Lunar Space Development, Golden Spike Company, Human Moon Missions, Lunar Landers, Moon Exploration, NewSpace, South Pole Moon

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