Commander John Young Awarded ILOA ‘Astronaut Of The Century’; Veteran Of 7 Space Flights On 4 Different Crafts: Gemini, Apollo Command / Service Module, Lunar Ascent Module, Space Shuttle; Deployed First ‘Telescope’ On Moon; Lifelong Efforts To Help Humanity Achieve Multi-World Species Status: “Single Planet Species Don’t Last”
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New Model Of Human Solar System Exploration Emerges As World Commemorates 40th Anniversary Of Last Human Moon Mission; Private Corporation Golden Spike Company Intends To Sell US$1.5B 2-Person Missions To Lunar Surface By 2020; Company Foresees 15-20 Nations As Potential Customers; Apollo 17 Astronaut Cernan Affirms He “Would Like To Shake The Hand” Of Person Who Replaces Him As Last Human On Moon
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New Golden Spike Company (GSC) Should Energize Multi-World Property Rights Advocates & Ventures; Independent, Scientific & Commercial Lunar Interests Such As ILOA, GLXP Teams & Other Lunar Enterprises Likely To Advance Reality Of Lunar Acreage Ownership & Utilization Well Before 2020 GSC Astronauts On Luna Firma; Opening Of 8th Continent Vast Resources & Opportunities Enabled, Accelerated By GSC Cislunar Superhighway; Pictured: (TR) Alan Stern, (BR) Gerry Griffin Of GSC
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Peter Kokh Speculates On Plausibility Of Telepresence Tours Of Moon In Moon Miners’ Manifesto Nov 2012 Issue #260; Predicts Telepresence Technology Could Advance Through Private Enterprise Investment; By 2019 ‘Moon Telepresence Booths’ Could Allow Public To Experience Working On Moon; Would Increase Interest / Support Of Lunar Exploration, Technology Could Also Be Used In Science / Exploration
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Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration (LLCD) Set For Next Aug As Payload On NASA LADEE Spacecraft; Optical Communications Via High-Bandwidth Laser Light Allow For More Data Transmission For Same Power As Radio; LLCD Mission Manager Donald Cornwell Says They Hope To Demonstrate 622 mbps From Moon, Compared To 100 mbps Ka-Band Radio Communications Utilized By LRO
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Researchers At Washington State University Have Demonstrated How Lunar Regolith Could Be Used As Raw Material For 3D Printers; Team Led By Prof Amit Bandyopadhyay Used A High-Powered Laser To Liquefy & 3D Print Simple Objects Out Of Lunar Regolith Simulant Material Provided By NASA; Resulting Material Was Glassy & Brittle, Researchers Suggest Additive Manufacturing Will Likely Be Needed For Printing More Advanced Materials On Moon
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Top Russia Space Officials Indicating Country Moving Focus From ISS To Moon Exploration; ISS Is ‘Closed Chapter In Russia Science‘; 3 Russia Moon Missions Planned For 2015-2017: Polar Lander, Circumlunar Mission, Mission To L2; Russia Scientists At CIS Interparliamentary Assembly Seeking Assistance From Ukraine & Kazakh Colleagues In Moon Research Program
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Ziyuan Ouyang Says Previous Lunar Exploration Is Just “Small Step In Knowing The Whole Moon,” Emphasizes Need To Spread Scientific Knowledge To General Public: How Lunar / Solar System Exploration Provides Benefits In Technology / Economic Development; Lunar Helium-3 As Future Power Source; Cost Effectiveness Of China Chang’e Program; Hopes Chinese People Can “Set Their Footprints All Over Solar System”
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Annual ILOA Board Meeting 17-19 Nov; Leaders From Astronautics / Astronomy, Government / Commercial Space Meeting On Hawai`i Island To Review Progress, Chart Next Steps Of 4 Active ILO Moon Missions: ILO-1 South Pole Observatory, Chang’e-3 Galaxy Imaging Collaboration, ILO-X Precursor, Human Service Mission; Program Includes Galaxy Forum Hawaii 2012 On Sunday To Support 21st Century Galaxy Education In Hawaii Classrooms
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US$504M Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Has Already Gathered As Much Data As All Other Planetary Missions Combined; Recent LRO Images / Data Of 2.2-Km-Wide Linné Crater (27.7°N 11.8°E) Helping Scientists Understand Evolution Of Impact Craters On Earth, Other Rocky Bodies; RESOLVE Lunar Rover Likely To Be Launched In 2017 To Find Water / Other Resources Useful For Space Exploration
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