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Wednesday / 25 May 2016

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Moon In Focus As Lawmakers Push NASA Toward Lunar Landings, Reject Asteroid Redirect Mission

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Scientists, Engineers And Administrators At NASA Are Preparing For Tidal Shift As USA House Of Representatives Calls For Return To Moon To Refine Capabilities Including Landing, Ascent, Habitation, And Prospecting; Budget Committee Draft Bill Cites Moon Development As Best Strategy For Sustainable Future Mars Exploration; ‘The House’ Is A Legislative Body Made Up Of 434 Voting Members Elected To Represent Each State Proportionally To Its Population

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Friday / 26 February 2016

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China Advancing Chang’e-5, New Hainan Spaceport, Long March 5 & 7 Rockets

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China Transitioning Chang’e-5 Moon Sample Return Mission Prototype To Final Model R&D Phase, Will Follow With Craft Testing & Prepare For 2017 Launch; Long March 5 Initial Flight Set For October From New Wenchang Site (19°N) On Hainan Island, Completed Successful 130-Day Joint Exercise; Long March 7 Medium-Size Launcher Assembly More Than 75% Complete, To Be Shipped To Launch Site In April For June Flight

Credit: CASC, China Space Website, CNSA, CAS

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Fri-Mon / 30 Oct – 2 Nov 2015

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Prolific Accumulation Of LRO Data To Aid Science, Enhance Culture & Guide Future Exploration

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LRO In Elliptical Orbit Flying Just 20km Above South Pole, Area Of Very High Interest; Immense Data Resources Include Satellite Tool Kit Real-Time Visualization Display System, ACT-React QuickMap, CRaTER Live Sonification Design Project; Solar Powered Spacecraft Preparing For Next Eclipse 23 Mar 2016, After Successfully Navigating 3 Over Last 1.5 Years; Deputy Project Scientist Noah Petro Describes Eclipse Challenges: Loss Of Photo-Voltaic Power Generation, Temperature Drop Of Nearly 138°C In Only Minutes

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Wednesday / 15 October 2014

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Space Horizons 2015:
McMurdo On The Moon?

LED101514Brown University Hosts Annual NASA Sponsored Event Space Horizons 2015, 18-19 Feb; Antarctic McMurdo Station Inspires Asking “What Can 50+ Years Of Science In The Toughest Setting On Earth Tell Us About Working On The Moon?”; Workshops Examine Analog For Breakthrough Technologies To Realize Lunar Settlement; Brown’s 250-Year Anniversary Celebration Highlighted By Contributions In Planetary Science; Cutting Edge Virtual Reality Exhibit Allows Viewer To Fly Over Moon And Antarctica; Online Registration Now Open

 Image Credit: USAP, NASA, Brown University

Thursday / 10 April 2014

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NSS-Sponsored Initiatives Advancing Moon Exploration

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NSS International Committee, Sponsored by David Dunlop, Proposing Initiation Of International Lunar Geophysical Campaign To Advance Scientific Exploration Of Moon & Broaden Number Of Countries Participating In Lunar Exploration / Commercial Development; High & Middle School Students Working To Design Payloads For GLXP Missions In Moon Mission Challenge, Affiliate Of NSS; Teams Learning About Challenges Of Lunar Surface Operation, Payload Engineering, Will Present Payload Concepts At 27 Apr USA Science & Engineering Festival In Washington DC

Image Credit: National Space Society

Thursday / 8 November 2012

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India Moon And Beyond Missions

India Aiming For 2015 Human Spaceflight Program; Human Moon Mission Proposed By Indian Space Research Organisation For 2020; Chandrayaan-2 Lunar Orbiter, Lander, Rover Mission Delayed To At Least 2014; Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Rocket Proven Success Of Chandrayaan-1 / Moon Impact Probe Will Be Used For India Mars Satellite Mission Planned Launch Nov 2013

Image Credit: ISRO, IITK

Wednesday / 30 May 2012

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Excalibur Almaz To Orbit Humans Around Moon

CEO Art Dula Says Excalibur Has Purchased 4 Soviet Military Space Capsules (Each With 4 Seats) & 2 Salyut Space Station Pressure Vessels With Intent Of Sending Humans Into Lunar Orbit; Space Economics Consultancy Group Futron Says Business Case For Cislunar Activities Better Than LEO-Only If No Government Funding, Projects 29 Lunar Passengers Will Pay US$100M In 2012-2023

Wednesday / 28 March 2012

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Lunar Hydrogen Debate Could Affect Future Landing Sites

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Conflicting Data, Heated Debate Leave Lunar Science Community Befuddled At Recent 43rd LPI Conference; Data From LRO LEND Instrument Shows Locations Of High Hydrogen Do Not Correlate With Dark Polar Cold Traps; Data Contradicts Theory On Nature Of Hydrogen / Water At Lunar Poles From Previous LRO, Lunar Prospector Data; Hydrogen-Rich Areas Will Likely Be Targeted For Future Exploration, Utilization

Wednesday / 14 March 2012

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Nuclear Power On Moon

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43rd Lunar & Planetary Science Conference (19-23 March) To Be Held At The Woodlands TX In Conjunction With Nuclear & Emerging Technologies Meeting (21-23 March) To Acknowledge 50 Years Of Nuclear-Powered Space & Lunar Crafts; RTGs / RHUs Used In Apollo Seismic Stations / Lunkhod Rovers; Small Fission Power System With Stirling Engine Could Power Future Lunar Base