Category Archives: Astronaut Training

Tuesday / 3 June 2014

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PISCES Extending Hawai`i Apollo Moon Mission Contributions To 21st Century

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Hawaii Island Moon-Like Environments Being Utilized By PISCES To Test Moon / Mars-Bound Vehicles & Technologies; New State Resolution Initiating Project To Develop Basaltic ‘Lunar Concrete’, Installation Of A Test ‘Lunar Sidewalk’ Set For Aug; 2nd Initiative Involves Construction-Scale 3D Printing Using Basalt, PISCES & NASA Plan To 3D Print A Landing Pad, Curved Wall, Dome Shelter; Aloha State Was Important Contributor To Apollo Moon Missions – As Depicted In Recently Released Photos – Astronaut Training, Communication Relays, Recovery Of Returning Moonworkers  

Image Credit: PISCES, NASA

Weekend Edition / Fri-Mon 20-23 Sep 2013

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Lunar Ambitions & Opportunities For Emerging Space-Faring Nations

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Indigenous Ingenuity, International Collaboration & Commercial Enterprise Opening Space / Lunar Exploration To Rising Space Powers; South Korea Working On 2020 Lunar Orbiter, 2025 Rover, In Talks With NASA About Lunar Missions; China Offering To Train / Provide Trips To Foreign Astronauts, Pakistan Hopes To Be 1st In Line; ILOA, Golden Spike Co Could Provide Affordable Human Lunar Access To Countries Such As Brazil & Malaysia; Galaxy Forum China 2013 – Beijing, 22 Sep: Human Moon Missions

Image Credit: KARI, GSC, ILOA, AEB, Angkasa

Weekend Edition / Fri-Mon 13-16 Sep 2013

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Simulating Moonwalks Underwater

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ESA Astronaut Jean-François Clervoy & Astronaut Instructor Hervé Stevenin Reenact Apollo 11 Moonwalk In 2 Underwater Simulations In The Mediterranean Sea Off Marseille, France; Comex-Designed Gandolfi Spacewalk Training Suits Used – Based On Russia Orlan Suit; Test Was 1st Step Toward Developing Europe Expertise In Planetary Surface Spacewalk Simulations, Further Simulations Will Be Co-Financed By EU As Part Of Moonwalk Project  

Image Credit: ESA, Comex