Category Archives: Human Moon Missions

New Year 2020 Edition
Fri-Tues / 20 Dec 2019 – 7 Jan 2020

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Artemis Moon Generation:
Multi-Partisan, International, Entrepreneurial

NASA Gains Funding In Bipartisan Budget For Space Launch System, Exploration Upper Stage, And Artemis Lunar Lander For First Women On The Moon In 2024; Private Companies Are Participating In Commercial Crew, Cargo, And Lunar Landers; Canada Supplying Robotic Arm For Lunar Orbit; JAXA Contributing Habitation Modules And Lunar Rover; ESA Partners Agree To Greatly Increased Budget And Providing Orion Service Modules For Artemis 1-4; Cooperation Possible From India, Russia, Crescent Moon Countries And Zhongguo (China)

Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA / CAS

Thanksgiving Weekend Edition
Thu-Mon / 28 Nov – 2 Dec 2019

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 Moonworker Buzz Aldrin Advocates For USA-Led International Human Moon Landings With China Cooperation

Apollo 11 Buzz Aldrin Envisions Human Return To Moon, Multi-World Species Success Via Cooperation With Major Spacefaring Power China (Zhongguo) And Nominal Or No Gateway To Facilitate Surface Exploration / Lunar Base; Stresses Importance Of Advanced Cycling Transportation System “Buzzcraft” To Land On Moon, Get To Mars ASAP; Proposed Multi-National, Public-Private-Independent Organization ‘Space Exploration Alliance’ Including China, Others For Sustainable Space Exploration Plan For 2020s Decade

Credits: CNSA, NASA

Friday / 15 November 2019

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Pence At NASA Ames Applauds Artemis Progress

USA Vice President Mike Pence Says “Artemis Is Here To Stay” At NASA Ames Research Center In California 14 November, Promises NASA Administrator Bridenstine The Resources Needed; Space Launch System And Orion Spacecraft Being Tested For Projected Late 2020 Artemis-1 Mission; Boeing, And Blue Origin Team (With Lockheed Martin And Northrop Grumman) Both Submit Proposals For Artemis Human Lunar Lander; Pence Practices On Vertical Motion Simulator Expected To Be Used For Lunar Landings

Credits: NASA

Friday / 8 November 2019

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Boeing Bids For Lunar Landing ASAP With Fewest Steps

Boeing Reveals Design For Artemis Lunar Lander, Using Technology From Starliner To Reach Moon In Fewest Steps; Two-Stage Spacecraft Would Require Development Of Boeing Space Launch System And Exploration Upper Stage; EUS Requires Funding At US$300M Per Year, Cost Of Lander Unknown; Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin Favors Going To Moon With Minimal Gateway But With Cooperation From China; Boeing Faces Competition From Blue Origin Team Including Lockheed Martin And Northrop Grumman, And Possible Bid From SpaceX

Credits: Boeing, NASA, Veterans in Blue

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 1-4 November 2019

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Where Will Artemis Land?

Artemis 3 Mission, To Land Next Man And First Woman On The Moon, Planned To Spend Up To 6.5 Earth-Days On Surface; Landing Announced For South Polar Region In 2024; Shackleton Rim Near South Pole Is Possible Site Of Future Settlement; Long-Term Radiation Exposure Expected To Be A Hazard; City-Sized Lava Tubes Discovered In Equatorial Regions Like Marius Hills Seen As Possible Shelters; GRAIL Gravity Probe Finds Moon Full Of Hidden Lava Tubes

Credits: JAXA, Kaguya, NASA, JPL, Caltech, MIT, GSFC, Lockheed Martin Corp.

Thursday / 31 October 2019

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Canadensys / ILOA Agreement To Place ILO-X, ILO-1 Instruments On Moon, South Pole 2021/2022

ILOA To Sign Strategic 2-3 Year ‘Astronomy From The Moon’ Partnership Contract With Canadensys Aerospace Corporation 1 November During ILOA Annual Board Of Directors Meeting Held At CFHT HQ In Kamuela, Hawai’i; Year 1 To Complete Final Flight Build Of ILO-X Imaging Instruments For Flight On CLPS 2021 Lunar Lander, Or Adapted For Flagship ILO-1 Advanced Payload For Moon South Pole Mission 2021/22; Year 2 For Design & Development Of ILO-1 & ILO-2 Communications Instruments

Credits: Canadensys Aerospace Corp., International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA)

Friday / 25 Oct 2019

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International Space Agencies And Private Enterprises Sign Agreements To Land On Moon

Heads Of Space Agencies Meet At 70th International Astronautical Congress In Washington DC; NASA Unveils New Woman-Focused Logo For Artemis; Scientists Report First Results From Netherlands-China Low-Frequency Explorer Aboard Queqiao Orbiter; Japan Formally Commits To Artemis And Partners With India For 2023 Moon Landing; Blue Origin Teams With Lockheed Martin And Northrop Grumman For Artemis Lunar Lander; Israel Renews Commitment To Land On Moon And Tours World With Moon-Themed Escape Room

Credits: NASA, SpaceIL

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 18-21 Oct 2019

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Artemis / USA International First Women On The Moon Requires Multi-Partisan Support, Funding

New Artemis / First Women On The Moon USA Program Likely Subject For VP Mike Pence Opening Address At International Astronautical Congress Monday 21 Oct In Washington DC; Apollo 11 Pledge Of Armstrong And Aldrin “In Peace For All”; Commercial, Independent Enterprise, and International Collaboration With Canada, China, India, SE Asia, Japan, Europe, Russia, Crescent Moon Countries, Africa, And S America All Imperative Considerations. NASA 1% US Govt Budget Possible With American Space Movement Advocacy From NSS / ISDC, AIAA, AAS, SFS; 1st Women On The Moon Essay Contest 2019 Accepting Submissions

Credits: IAC / IAF, NASA, LRO

Friday / 18 Oct 2019

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Zhongguo / China Moves Upward With Long March 5, Crewed Spacecraft And Space Station

During 16th Observation Of First Zhongguo Citizen In Space, Yang Liwei Looks Forward To Setting Foot On Moon; Long March 5 Transport Ships Leave Dock To Prepare For 2019 Launch, With Larger Booster Under Development; New Crewed Spacecraft Is 9 Meters Long With Mass Of 22 Tons, Will Carry Up To 4-6 People For Missions To Earth Orbit Or Lunar Orbit; 66-Ton Tiangong Space Station Planned For 350-450 Km Orbit By 2022

Credits: CNSA

Tuesday / 8 October 2019

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NASA Awards Funding And Requests Proposals For Lunar Fuel Production, Spacesuits And Cubesats For Artemis

NASA Awards US$17.4M To 4 Companies To Study Production Of Fuel On Moon Or Mars; Blue Origin, SpaceX, Utah-based OxEon Energy, And Connecticut-based Skyre To Receive Funding; Request For Information Also Issued By NASA For Companies To Produce Lunar Spacesuits That Could Also Be Used By Private Astronauts; Additional Cubesat Launch Initiative Seeks Secondary Payloads To Fly With Artemis 2 On Space Launch System, The First Crewed Lunar Orbit Mission Since 1970s, Planned For 2023

Credits: NASA, ILC Dover, Lockheed Martin