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Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 9-12 Nov 2018

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Surviving Lunar Night Becomes Focus For International, Sustainable Return To Moon Planning

Global Public / Private Interest In Moon Surface Missions Highlighted By ‘Survive & Operate Through The Lunar Night Workshop’ 13 Nov In Maryland, Preceding Annual Lunar Exploration Analysis Group Meeting On ‘Progress & Preparation Toward Exploring The Surface Of The Moon’ 14-15 Nov; Noah Petro, Sam Lawrence, Renee Weber, James Carpenter, Alison Zuniga, Clive Neal And Others Will Cover Surviving 14-Day Lunar Night At Temperatures As Low As -180°C, Various Latitudes, Polar Regions, Permanently Shadowed Regions, Peaks of Eternal Light, Power & Thermal Management Systems; Successful Missions Which Survived Lunar Night Include Chang’e-3, Surveyor, ALSEP, Lunokhod

Credits: NASA, CNSA, NAOC, CSA

Thursday / 8 Nov 2018

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X-Prize Entrants Still Aiming for Moon

 Google’s Cash Prize Is Ended, But Lunar X-Prize Still On; Israel SpaceIL Prepares For Launch On SpaceX Falcon 9 In Early 2019 For 8-Week Voyage; Moon Express Secures Funding For Launch Complex 17 At Cape Canaveral, Aims For July 2020; Japan ispace Reserves Spaces On Falcon 9 In 2020 And 2021; Astrobotic Has 11 Payloads For 2020; In International Moon Village Workshop & Symposium At USC, Germany PTScientists Plan Audi Rover In 2020 To Taurus-Littrow Site Of Apollo 17; 3rd Moon Village Workshop & Symposium To Land In Japan Late 2019

Credits: USC, PTScientists, Moon Express, SpaceIL

Tuesday / 6 Nov 2018

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Moon Village Symposium Reveals International Plans

2nd International Moon Village Workshop & Symposium Is 5 November At University Of Southern California; Scott Pace Of US National Space Council Delivers Presentation; NASA Plans Lunar Orbital Platform And Demonstration Of Human Lunar Lander Around 2024; Former NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green Talks About Radio Astronomy On Lunar Farside; Consul General From Luxembourg, Which Has Space Agency Since Sep 2018, Encourages Companies With Space Fund; SpaceBit Capital, Leading Space Venture Capital Crypto Fund, Reveals Partnership With Moon Village Association; Apollo Astronaut Will Be SpaceBit Board Member

Credits: Moon Village Association, NASA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 2-5 Nov 2018

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Space Vision, Settlement And Moon Village Meetings In Southern California

 Space Settlement Summit Convenes 2-3 November At University Of Southern California, Adjacent To California Science Center And Shuttle Endeavour; Summit Hosted By National Space Society Discusses Lunar Settlements; SpaceVision 2018 Opening 1 Nov In San Diego, California, Features Danielle Richey Of Lockheed Martin; The 2nd International Moon Village Workshop & Symposium Follows At USC 4-5 Nov; Keynote Presenters Include Scott Pace Of USA National Space Council, ESA Director-General Jan Worner, Giuseppe Reibaldi And John Mankins Of Moon Village Association

Credits: NASA, Lockheed Martin, ESA, Moon Village Association

Friday / 2 Nov 2018

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Moon Rocks Valued At >US$700K Highlights Significance, Worth Of Lunar Resources

Sotheby’s Auction Of 3 Lunar Pebbles Brought Back From Soviet Luna 16 Mission In 1970 Opening 25 November, Expected To Be Sold For $700K – $1M; Approximately 382 kg Collected From Apollo And 326 grams From Luna Missions Are Considered Priceless For Their Rarity, Contributions To Scientific Discoveries, Research Value And General Commercial Appeal; More Than 35 Lunar Simulants Created / Being Studied By International Space Agencies, Universities and Enterprises; Next Lunar Sample Return Mission Chang’e-5 Launching NET 2019 Could Return 2 kg

Credits: Sotheby’s, NAOC, Ilhan Chang, Bembmv

Tuesday / 30 Oct 2018

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Apollo 8 EarthRISE Dinners Look To Future Moon Orbits

 

EarthRISE50 Organization Will Remember Apollo 8 With Worldwide Earthrise Dinners Week Of December 24; Jersey City USA Kickoff Event Nov 8 Will Feature Entrepreneur Joy Mangano; 50th Remembrance Of Apollo 8 Carrying Mission Commander Frank Borman And Pilot Jim Lovell To Moon Orbit And Iconic Earthrise Photo By Astronaut Bill Anders; Replicating Apollo 8 Lunar Orbit Will Be Goal Of Uncrewed Orion EM-1 Mission In 2020 And Crewed EM-2 Mission Funded For 2023; Ongoing Discussion of Lunar Orbital Platform To Be Serviced By Orion In Moon Orbit

Credits: NASA, Virgin Galactic, Joymangano.com

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 26-29 Oct 2018

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Space Academic Conference In China Announces Lunar Crew Spacecraft

Biennial 5th Manned Space (International) Academic Conference Opens In Xi’an; Senior Designer Yang Lei Announces New Spacecraft For Lunar Missions; Will Have Command And Service Modules Plus Crew Of 4-6; Equivalent Capability To USA Orion; Uncrewed Model To Be Launched On First Flight Of Long March 5B Booster Scheduled For June 2019;  Conference Invites International Participation From France, Germany And Ukraine; Taikonauts Yang Liwei, Wang Yaping, And Germany Astronaut Ulrich Walter Featured

Credits: Xinhua, CASC, Space Inventor

 

Friday / 26 Oct 2018

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Stanford On The Moon (SOM) Alumni Conference Opens 1st Lunar Exhibit, Introduction By Astronaut Tammy Jernigan

Stanford Alumni Club SOM Hosts Its First Lunar Exhibit Honoring 9 Women Astronauts From Stanford – Including & Introduced By Tammy Jernigan On 26 October During Stanford Homecoming Weekend 2018 In Varian Physics Building; SOM Conference Will Also Feature SOM Advisory Committee Discussions, SOM Endowment Fund Awards To Stanford Student Observatory & Stanford Student Space Initiative; SOM Advocating For A Stanford Presence On The Moon And For First Women Landing On The Moon

Credits: SOM, NASA, Stanford University

Tuesday / 23 Oct 2018

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Transformers: Space And von Braun Symposium Highlight Return To Moon

National Space Council Meeting 23 October In Washington, DC Will Be Followed By Transformers: Space; Symposium Sponsored By AIAA Will Feature NSC Member Mike Pence And Jim Bridenstine; Former Astronauts Sandra Magnus And Nicole Stott Also Will Be Featured; Subjects Include The New Space Age And Future Of Human Spaceflight; Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium 23-25 Oct In Huntsville, Alabama Will Discuss Lunar Surface Operations; Woman Astronauts At Space Events Foreshadowing First Woman On The Moon

Credits: ESA, NASA, MSFC

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 19-22 Oct 2018

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International Efforts Aiming For Village On Moon

European Space Agency, Major Advocate Of International Moon Village, Planning 1000 Square-Meter Luna Facility At ESA Astronaut Centre In Cologne, Germany; Regolith Simulant EAC-1 Will Be Used For Experiments To Construct Habitats;  China “Lunar Palace” Yuegong-1 Simulates Moonbase On 370-Day Mission; 500 Cubic-Meter Habitat Contains Integrated Living / Work Module And Two Plant Cultivation Modules; Experimental Crops Including Corn And Peanuts Grown In Closed Environment; International MoonBase Alliance Aims To Build Lunar Analog On Island Of Hawai’i

Credits: Beihang University, ESA