Category Archives: Apollo

Friday / 20 July 2018

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Apollo 11 49th Landing Observation And Buzz Aldrin’s Vision Of Moon / Mars Future

Space Exploration Day / First Footsteps Taken On Another World By Neil Armstrong And Buzz Aldrin Commemorated Today For Historic Impact & Perpetual Motivation To Surpass And Explore Beyond; Moonworker Buzz Aldrin Developing Human SpaceFlight Institute In Houston, Publishing To The Moon & Back Co-Authored By Marianne Dyson 16 Oct, And Advocating For ‘The Next Eagle Landing’ To Involve International Cooperation, Including China, To Develop A Path To Mars As Next Stepping Stone Into Solar System

Credits: NASA, GSFC

Wednesday / 18 July 2018

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‘Rocket City’ Huntsville Gearing Up For Year-Long Celebration Of Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Huntsville, Alabama Plans Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Celebrations Throughout Entire 2019; Saturn V Rocket Developed In Huntsville Launched 16 July 1969 To Take Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, & Michael Collins To Moon; Space & Rocket Center Aims To Have 1 Million Guests From All Over The World In 2019; Mayor Tommy Battle Says Huntsville Still “Working On A Pivotal Role In Producing The New Engines That Will Take Us Back”; Astrobotic Selects Dynetics Of Huntsville As Provider Of Propulsion System For Peregrine Lunar Lander

Credits: Space & Rocket Center, Lee Roop, Astrobotic

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Fri-Mon / 13-16 July 2018

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Space Week, Apollo 11 Anniversary To Be Celebrated Nationwide, Globally

Space Week Apollo 11 Mission Anniversary 16 July Launch, 20 July Moon Landing, 24 July Splash Down Includes 2018 Apollo Contest At GSFC 15 July; Many Honor Unofficial Space Day 20 July With Reflection Of 1st Moon Landing; ‘Moon Day’ In Dallas 21 July To Include Lunar Classes, Moon Sample Viewings; Apollo Celebration Gala 21 July At Kennedy Space Center Will Observe 49th Apollo 11 Touchdown & Start 50th Year Observations; It Will Host Apollo Era Astronauts (LL-LR) Walt Cunningham, Harrison Schmitt, Rusty Schweickart, Tom Stafford, Plus 14 Additional Astronauts; NASA Plans Human Return To Moon & Beyond, Hopeful To Land 1st Women On Moon

Credits: NASA (Pictured: (TL-TR) Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin)

Friday / 18 May 2018

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Apollo First Missions To Moon
50th Observations Ready To Launch

Approaching Semicentennial Commemorations, Apollo 8 First Human Mission To The Moon (21-27 Dec 1968) With Astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell And William Anders, Legendary Earthrise Photo Will Be Honored This Year In Rocket Men Book, Documentary Film, Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum ‘Apollo To The Moon‘ Exhibit, And Events Held By NASA / Other Organizations; USA Advancing ~2021 Return To Moon With EM-1, Space Policy Directive 1, Lunar Exploration Campaign; Planning For 50th Observations Of Apollo 11 (July 2019), Apollo 13 (April 2020), Apollo 17 (December 2022)

Credits: NASA, Lockheed Martin Corp.

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Fri-Mon / 13-16 Apr 2018

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Leaders Of Scientific Community And ILOA Advocating For Moon Return

Letter To USA Congress From Lunar Leaders Highlight Enthusiasm For NASA FY 2019 US$19.9B Budget Request To Return Humans To The Moon, Research Lunar Resources, Explore Lunar Tubes And Magnetic Anomalies; 72 Signatories Include Astronaut Jack Schmitt, James Head III, Clive Neal, Paul Spudis, Wendell Mendell, Bob Richards, Dan Hendrickson; USA Hawai`i-Based International Lunar Observatory Association Continues To Support And Encourage Return To Moon As Apollo 11 50th Observation Fast Approaches In 2019 

Credits: NASA, ILOA, Brown University, Lynn Rothschild, University of Notre Dame, Lunar and Planetary Society, Bob Richards, Astrobotic

Friday / 6 Apr 2018

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Preserving Apollo Moon Landing Sites For Research Recommended By White House

White House Office Of Science & Technology Publishes Report “Protecting & Preserving Apollo Program Lunar Landing Sites & Artifacts”; Recommends Studying Long-Term Effects Of Lunar Environment Including Extreme Temperatures, Lunar Dust, Micro-Meteoroids, Solar Radiation On Over 187,000-kg Human-Made Materials Left Behind By 6 Apollo Missions; Opportunity For International, Commercial Cooperation With Future Moon Missions To Survey On A “Reciprocal, Transparent, Mutually Beneficial Basis”

Credits: NASA, White House, Lunar and Planetary Society

Wednesday / 21 Mar 2018

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Apollo 11 Columbia Spacecraft Moves On In ‘Destination Moon’ Tour Across USA Toward Its 50th Anniversary

Columbia Command Module That Took Apollo 11 Astronauts To Moon & Back In 1969 Is Now Making Its Way From Space Center Houston To St Louis Science Center – On Special Tour From National Air & Space Museum In DC, Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of One Of The Greatest Achievements Of Human History; Traveling Exhibit Includes Aldrin’s Spacesuit Helmet & Gloves And Lunar Sample Return Container; After St Louis 14 Apr – 3 Sep, Columbia Goes To Pittsburgh Until Feb 2019 And To Seattle Museum Of Flight Through Sep 2019

Credits: Smithsonian Institution, Space Center Houston, Saint Louis Science Center

Wednesday / 7 Mar 2018

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Vodafone Germany And Nokia Plan To Create Lunar 4G Communications Network

Vodafone And Nokia Partner With Commercial Space Company PTScientists To Deliver 4G Network, Two Quattro Rovers To Apollo 17 Landing Site In Taurus-Littrow Valley 20.0° N, 31.0° E; Expected Launch On SpaceX Falcon 9 In 2019; Networking Gear Weighing Less Than 1-Kg Will Use 1800 MHz, Anticipated Data Rate 100 Megabits To 1 Gigabit Per Second; Will Send HD Video To Autonomous Landing And Navigation Module, Connecting To Berlin; PTScientists Chief Executive, Robert Böhme, States Off-World Infrastructure Is Crucial First Step For Sustainable Human Interplanetary Exploration And Settlement

Credits: PTScientists, Nokia, Vodafone

Wednesday / 10 Jan 2018

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John Young, “Moon Worker”, Took Humankind’s First Star Photos From Luna

Commander John Young Traveled Twice To Moon On Apollo 10 & 16, Pioneer / Founder Of “Astronomy From The Moon” – April 1972, Imaged Earth & Stars Using Far-UV Spectroscope; Loved Moon’s Possibilities, Reminding Us That “Single-Planet Species Don’t Last”, That “The Moon Will Save Us”; Served As ILOA Director Emeritus Since Addressing The ILOA Founders Meeting In 2007; Awarded “Astronaut Of The Century” Memorial Plaque From ILOA In 2012; Ad Astra 2018 Jan 5

Credits: NASA, SPC

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Fri-Mon / 4-7 Aug 2017

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Buzz Aldrin Calls For International Return To Moon To Get Humans To Mars

Apollo 11 Moonworker Buzz Aldrin Encourages New U.S. National Space Council And President Trump To Formulate Strategic Leadership Plan To Create Lunar Highway Via International Partnerships With Space-Capable Nations Utilizing Moon As a Testing Ground For Technologies And Extracting Resources From Poles ASAP To Catalyze Human Missions To Mars, Rest Of Solar System; Hopes Revolutionary Plan Involving Other Countries, NewSpace Sector, New NASA Budgetary Focuses Will Be Announced 20 July 2019 On 50th Observation Of 1st Human Footsteps On Luna

Credits: NASA, JAXA, NHK, Boeing Co.