Tuesday / 3 July 2012

Posted on July 2, 2012 by LED Editor

Former India President Kalam Calls For Human Missions To Moon & Mars

ISRO Vision 2030 Plan Should Include Human Missions To Moon & Mars Says President Kalam At Indian Institute Of Space Science & Technology (IIST) Convocation Ceremony In Thiruvananthapuram; ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan Seeking To Turn Over Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle & Communications Satellite Fabrication Program To India Industry Freeing Federal Agency To Focus On Exploration & Cutting-Edge Research

Image Credit: The Hindu, ISRO

Weekend Edition / Fri-Mon, 29 June – 2 July 2012

Posted on June 29, 2012 by LED Editor

Space Month Brings High Tide Of Lunar Awareness / Activism

4 July ILOA Galaxy Forum USA In Silicon Valley CA Sets Transcendent Tone For Space Month 2012; Lunar Initiatives / Research Advancing Through LunaGradCon 2012 / NASA Lunar Science Forum In CA, SFF NewSpace Conference 2012, Lunar / Mars Exploration & Base Construction Event In CO, Lunar Highlands Crust Conference In MT

Image Credit: NASA, SFF, ILOA

Friday / 29 June 2012

Posted on June 28, 2012 by LED Editor

CSA Astronaut Training For Moon Mission In Arctic

2011 Graduate Of NASA Astronaut Candidate Training, Jeremy Hansen (R) Of Canada, Will Join Western University Planetary Geologist Gordon “Oz” Osinski (L) / Research Team In Canada Arctic, 1-12 July To Investigate Possible Meteorite Impact Crater; Will Provide Hansen With Field Geology Training For Future Missions To Moon Or Mars; Team Will Use Traditional & Modern Equipment Including LIDAR From Optech, 3D Stereo Camera From MDA

Image Credit: CSA, University of Western Ontario

Thursday / 28 June 2012

Posted on June 27, 2012 by LED Editor

Hawai`i Lunar Research Park Advancing

Governor Neil Abercrombie Signs Bill Authorizing Creation Of Research Park On Mauna Kea For Private Businesses & International Space Programs To Develop / Test Technologies Needed To Facilitate Human Habitation Of Moon; Pacific International Space Center For Exploration Systems (PISCES) Will Oversee The Project; Target Technologies Include Oxygen / Water / Rocket Fuel Manufacturing, Waste Management, Food Growth

Image Credit: PISCES

Wednesday / 27 June 2012

Posted on June 26, 2012 by LED Editor

Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration Set For 2013

ESA / NASA Collaborating On Project To Confirm Effectiveness Of Laser Communication From Moon To Earth & Back; New Optical Terminal Flying On LADEE (NET 2013) Will Transmit Over 600MB / Second To 3 Ground Stations By Beam Of Infrared Light At 1550nm Wavelength; Optical Laser Communication Could Reduce Mass Of On-Board Receiving / Transmitting Equipment & Provide Significantly Faster Data Rates Than Traditional Radio Frequencies

Image Credit: NASA

Tuesday / 26 June 2012

Posted on June 25, 2012 by LED Editor

Australia & The Moon

Buzz Aldrin Notes Significant Communications Contribution Of Australia In Apollo Moon Program While Opening New Carnarvon Space & Technology Museum; Southern Hemisphere Tracking Stations Were Essential For Successful Human Moon Missions; Australia May Again Play Critical Role In 21st Century International Efforts To Develop Moon

Image Credit: PerthNow, NASA

Weekend Edition / Sat-Mon 23-25 June 2012

Posted on June 22, 2012 by LED Editor

Excalibur Almaz Advancing Plans For Circumlunar Tours

Art Dula, Founder / CEO Of Isle Of Man-Based Excalibur Almaz Says Company Is Ready To Sell Tickets For 805,000-Km Round Trip Missions To Orbit Moon; Will Use Soviet Re-Usable Return Vehicles Launched By Soyuz FG Rockets, Almaz Space Stations Converted To Long-Distance Spaceships; Tickets Cost US$125M / Person; Almaz Signs MoU With Xcor To Train Prospective Astronauts Using Lynx Vehicle

Image Credit: Excalibur Almaz

Friday / 22 June 2012

Posted on June 21, 2012 by LED Editor

ILOA Working With NAOC On Potential Lunar Observatory Collaboration

International Lunar Observatory Association Advancing Cooperative Program With National Astronomical Observatories Of China To Conduct Galaxy Astronomical Imaging For Global 21st Century Education Using Lunar Telescope Of Chang’e-3 (2013) Moon Lander; In Exchange NAOC Will Conduct Research With ILO-X Precursor Mission (NET 2014) & ILO-1 Polar Mission (NET 2015) Observatories

Image Credit: ILOA, NAOC

Thursday / 21 June 2012

Posted on June 20, 2012 by LED Editor

LRO Measures Shackleton Crater Ice Levels

Up To 22% Ice In Shackleton Crater Surface Material According To LRO Laser Altimeter Data; LOLA Measured Albedo Of 3.2km-Deep, 19.3km-Wide Crater; New Map Shows 3B-Year-Old South Pole Crater Relatively Unscathed Since Formation, Brighter / Wetter Than Other Nearby Craters; Researchers Took Over 5M Measurements Of Permanently Shadowed Crater From Over 5K Orbital Tracks