Category Archives: Conferences

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 16-19 Oct 2020

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Stanford On The Moon (SOM) 20th Anniversary Symposium Considers ‘1st Woman’…

SOM Symposium Convenes 16 October 1500-1700 PDT With Theme ‘NASA Returns To The Moon, First Woman On The Moon / Artemis, And Astronomy From The Moon’; First Woman Astronaut On Moon / Beyond Could Be Stanford Alumni (10 To Date); Henning Roedel (’11) To Moderate With Speakers Including Astronaut Tammy Jernigan (’81), Grant Anderson Of Paragon Space (’85) And Astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann (’01); Panel Discussion Including ILOA Director Steve Durst (’65) To Be Moderated By Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides (’96); Endowment Funds Awarded To SSO & SAS, Received By Prof Bruce Macintosh And Prof Roger Romani, Respectively

Credits: NASA, Stanford, Paragon, Joseph Severn / Wikipedia

Tuesday / 13 Oct 2020

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Public-Private Lunar Technology Development Focus Of LSIC Virtual Fall Meeting

Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative, In Collaboration With Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory And Arizona State University Interplanetary Initiative, Hosts Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium 14 -15 Oct Online; NASA Administrator Bridenstine (L) To Give Keynote Address Wednesday At 11:45 EDT In Which Artemis 2024 Updates And Next Batch Of ‘Tipping Point’ Industry Partners For Development Of Sustainable Lunar Exploration Technology Are To Be Announced; Award Topics Include Cryogenic Fluid Management, Lunar Surface Power / Distribution And Propulsion; Private Partners Expected To Contribute ≥ 25% Of Program Costs

Also Pictured: LSII Lead Niki Werkheiser, STMD Administrator Jim Reuter; Credits: NASA, ASU, JHU, LSII

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 18-21 Sep 2020

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ILOA Hawai’i Successfully Conducts Antipodal Galaxy Forum Europe 2020 September 18 In Vienna

1st Hybrid ILOA Galaxy Forum Half-Way Around World On “Astronomy From The Moon”; 99th Galaxy Forum Overall Since July 2008 Start; Featuring IAF / DLR Leader Pascale Ehrenfreund, Lunar Scientist Ian Crawford; Co-Hosted With ESA Investigator / ILEWG Director Bernard Foing And University Of Vienna Extragalactic Astrophysics Professor Bodo Ziegler; Projection Of Forum Across Vast Distance A Precursor For Earth-Moon Communication; Possible IAF / IAU Working Collaboration May Advance International Lunar Observatories; ILOA Director Steve Durst Closing Comments Invoke Apollo 11 Plaque “In Peace For All” And Truism “Single Planet Species Don’t Last”

Credits: ILOA, Galaxy Forum, Puli Space, SARAO

Tuesday / 16 June 2020

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Moon Village Association & For All MoonKind Hold Online Forums With Focus On Space Inclusivity

For All Moonkind In Conjunction With Spacewatch.global Presents Race In Space: A Conversation About Equality And Civil Rights 18 June 1500 UTC, Featuring Kevin Myrick Of Google Lunar Xprize Team Synergy Moon, Yvette Butler And Jarard Williams Of University Of Mississippi School Of Law; MVA General Assembly 19 June 15:00 UTC From Cyprus; SGAC Co-hosted Shifted Lunar Perspectives On Habitats And Women On The Moon Webinar 20 June 13:00 UTC, Space Architect / Liquifer Founder Barbara Imhof Will Speak On Moon Exploration And Diversity

Credits: MVA, For All MoonKind, NASA

Thursday / 28 May 2020

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Lunar Surface Science Workshop Carries On Virtually With Artemis Brainstorming

Interdisciplinary Science Exchange On Crew Conducted Moon Science Moves Online May 28-29, Originally Planned For April 28–30 In Denver; Sponsored By NASA Science Mission, Human Exploration And Operations Mission, And Space Technology Mission Directorates; Conference Seeks To Integrate Science Prerogatives Within Artemis Human Landings Starting In 2024; Primary Theme Of EVA Instrument Deployment Concepts Of Operation With Secondary Focus On EVA-Compatible Scientific Instrument Development; International Presenters Include James Carpenter Of ESA, (L-R) Masaki Fujimoto Of JAXA, Caroline-Emmanuelle Morisset Of CSA And Niki Werkheiser Of NASA

Credits: NASA, LPI, USRA, JAXA

Friday / 8 May 2020

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Moon Dialogs Research Salon Fosters Interdisciplinary Discussion On Lunar Development

Hosted By Secure World Foundation, ASU Interplanetary Initiative, Open Lunar Foundation And MIT Media Lab Space Exploration Initiative, Virtual Series Of Presentations And Conversations Regarding Human Moon Use; Inaugural Session On Lunar Resources, Martin Elvis (L-R) Of Harvard Spoke Of Key Geography: Peaks Of Eternal Light, Shackleton Crater, Malapert Mountain And Mare Moscoviense; Political Scientist Alanna Krolikowski Spoke On Organizational Matters; Discussions Led By Timiebi Aganaba-Jeanty Of ASU, Jessy Kate Schingler Of OLF, Ariel Ekblaw Of MIT And Christopher Johnson Of SWF, Past And Future Sessions Available

Credits: SWF, OLF, MIT, ASU, JAXA

Tuesday / 3 March 2020

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  Galaxy Forum Southeast Asia 2020 In Chiang Mai Leading Towards SEA Regional Presence On Moon

International Lunar Observatory Association And National Astronomical Research Institute Of Thailand Hosts Galaxy Forum Southeast Asia 2020 With Theme Of Astronomy From The Moon At Princess Sirindhorn AstroPark In Chiang Mai – Support Base For Largest Thailand Observatory At Doi Inthanon; Opening Remarks Will Be Given By Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chaki Sirindhorn, Known As “Princess Of Astronomy” For Her Contributions; Southeast Asia Could Become One Of First Regions To Conduct Astronomy From The Moon Via Potential Principal Operating Partnership Constructs

Credits: Princess Sirindhorn AstroPark, ILOA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 13-16 Dec 2019

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Moon Village Association Awards Chang’e-4 And Emphasizes International Cooperation

3rd International Moon Village Association Workshop And Symposium Held 5-8 Dec In Japan; MVA President Giuseppe Reibaldi (L) Awards ‘Moon Village Principles – Mission Prize’ To Chang’e-4 And Chief Designer Wu Weiren (R); Astronaut Koichi Wakata Of JAXA Talks About ISS Cooperation And The Moon; MVA And Other Presenters Will Be Advancing International Human Moon Landings And Astronomy From The Moon At ILOA Galaxy Forum Hainan 2020 China On 25-28 Feb

Credits: Moon Village Association

Friday / 6 December 2019

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Japan Women Astronauts Among Those Working Towards First Women On The Moon Reality

As 3rd International Moon Village Workshop & Symposium Heads Into Second Day Advancing Interglobal Prospects For First Women, Astronomy And Community On The Moon; Chiaki Mukai (L) And Naoko Yamazaki Among Participants; ILOA-MVA Collaboration Highlights 21st Century Significance Of Women On The Moon With 2019 Essay Contest (Submissions Due 15 Dec); ILOA Galaxy Forum Hainan 2020 China, Cosponsored By MVA, Furthering International – China, Europe, USA, India, Russia, Japan, Korea, Canada, SEA – Moon Build-Out And Astrophysics Effort

Credits: MVA, JAXA, JSF, KU, TUS, XTEND

Tuesday / 12 November 2019

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Broad International Support For Artemis At IAC

At 70th International Astronautical Committee Meeting In Washington DC, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Reaffirms Commitment To International Cooperation For Artemis 2024 In Meetings With Heads Of Space Agencies; IAC Emphasizes International Cooperation For Independent Commercial Spaceflight; ISS Partners Canada And Japan Are Already Committed To Participating In Lunar Program; Europe And Russia Expected To Follow With ESA Seeking To Build Lunar Orbit Modules And Cargo Lander; International Cooperation Could Include India, China, Crescent Moon Countries And Africa

Credits: Boeing, NASA, Blue Origin