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
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Lunar Extreme Workshop 2012 At Ames, Moffett Field CA, 18-22 June; High School Teachers & Students Participating In The DREAM Program Will Interact With Lunar Scientists As They Research The Extreme Environmental Dynamics Of The Moon; NASA Lunar Science Institute To Host 5th Annual Lunar Science Forum 17-19 July 2012, To Include Dedicated Side Conference For Graduate Students & Young Lunar Professionals
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On Tuesday 29 May, Brown University Professor James Head Will Give A Presentation On ‘The Moon As A Touchstone For Solar System Science” At NASA Lunar Science Institute In CA, USA; Discoveries & Insights About Other Terrestrial Planets Gained From Moon Through 50 Years Of Exploration; Candidate Future Directions For Lunar Science & Exploration; Videoconference Participation Available
66 Undergraduate & Graduate School Teams From Around The World Will Compete In 3rd Annual NASA Lunabotics Competition 21-27 May At Kennedy Space Center; Teams WIll Have 10 Minutes To Maneuver Through Obstacle Course Of Lunar Regolith Simulant, Collect As Much Regolith As Possible; NASA Awarding Bonus Points For Autonomous Robots; Lunar Mining / ISRU Critical For Development Of Lunar Outpost
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Students Of USC School Of Architecture Graduate Course ‘Moon Studio’ To Present Final Projects To Expert Panel Of Faculty, Agency & Industry Professionals On Wed 9 May; Presentations Display Students’ Conceptual Design Synthesis Skills In Creating Innovative Architecture For Lunar Settlement; Pictured (L-R): USC Professors Carlson, Khoshnevis, Leach & Thangavelu
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Dana Hurley, Planetary Scientist & Co-I On LRO LAMP, Will Present Research On Distribution & Composition Of Volatiles In Lunar Polar Regions At JHU APL On 24 Apr; Combining Data From Neutron Spectroscopy, Far-Ultraviolet Spectroscopy, Radar & Impact Ejecta Analysis, Provides A Multi-Dimensional View Of Permanently-Shadowed Regions Of Moon; Surface Frost Becomes Homogenized Within 20 Myr