Category Archives: Human Moon Missions

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 18-21 July 2014

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Apollo 11 Moonworker Urges USA Space Program To Confront The Future

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Upon 45th Commemoration Of Historic Mission, Buzz Aldrin – Member Of First Crew To Visit Lunar Surface – Says Space Enthusiasts Need To Look Forward Rather Than Simply Reveling In “Taking Rear-View Mirror Looks At Apollo 11”; Sees Permanent Human Settlement On Mars As Kennedyesque Goal To Pursue, Acknowledges Importance Of Advancing Human & Robotic Moon Missions Through International Partnerships With China & Other Space Powers, Along With Commercial Enterprise Lunar Development; South Pole Moon Promising New Frontier For Human Exploration & Settlement

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Wednesday / 16 July 2014

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Hawai`i Commemorating ‘Tranquility Base Day’

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Honoring 45th Anniversary Of Apollo 11, Hawai`i Senate / House Declare 20 July 2014 ‘Tranquility Base Day’; Hawaii Participation In Apollo Program Included Providing Tracking Stations For Communications & Telemetry Data, Unique Moon-Like Training Grounds For Apollo Astronauts, & Splashdown Recovery Of Returning Moonworkers; Legislature Encourages Hawaii Citizens To Celebrate This Day To Honor Lunar Landing & Its Importance To History Of State, Country, Species

 Image Credit: NASA, hawaii.gov

Tuesday / 15 July 2014

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Buzz Aldrin Asks President To Appoint Lunar Ambassadors

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Stepping Up USA Space Policy Advocacy In Preparation For 45th (& 50th) Commemoration Of Apollo 11, Moonworker Buzz Aldrin Expounds Upon His Concern For America Losing Pace With Other Space Powers & Space Policy Lack Of Direction, Resources, Architecture; Calls Upon President Obama To Appoint Apollo Veterans As Lunar Ambassadors To Ensure Successes Of The Past Are Not Forgotten & Future Will Include Equally Revolutionary Accomplishments As USA / Human Species Is Established As Multi World Species

Image Credit: NASA, ESA

Thursday / 10 July 2014

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Golden Spike Company & Honeybee Robotics Complete Moon Rover Study

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Golden Spike Company Continues To Advance Plans For Commercial Human Moon Missions With Honeybee Robotics Design Study; Builds On Mission Concept To Precede Human Mission With Robotic Lander Which Could Collect Several Kg Of Rock & Regolith From A 10-100km Range; Human Mission Would Retrieve Samples & Return Them To Earth, Enhancing Scientific Value Of Mission; Honeybee-Designed Rover Weighs 77kg, Includes Stereo Camera, Capacity To Accommodate Additional Payloads Such As Honeybee NanoDrill

Image Credit: Golden Spike Company, Honeybee Robotics

Wednesday / 9 July 2014

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Buzz Aldrin Outlines Goals / Benefits Of Human Spaceflight

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Just Weeks Before World Observes 45th Anniversary Of First Human Moon Landing, 2nd Man On Moon Buzz Aldrin Steps Up Advocacy Of Human Space Travel; Proposes 4 Goals: Stronger USA-China Space Relations, Lunar Exploration, Asteroid / Mars Exploration, Settling Mars; Says 45th Observance Is Just 5-Year Lead Up To 50th Which Many Plan To Make Into A Big Event, Reflecting On All The Benefits That Come From Lunar Exploration & Human Space Travel

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Tuesday / 8 July 2014

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China Moon Plans Hint At Human Circumlunar Mission

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Speculation Arising That China Human Lunar Mission Plans More Ambitious Than Previously Known; Morris Jones Notes That Low-Key Discussions About Mission, Lack Of Mission Name, Participation Of A Separate Branch Of Space Program (Presumably Astronaut Program) Indicate Possibility Of Ulterior Mission Motive; Most Glaring Evidence Is Photo Showing Return Probe Is Scaled Copy Of Bell-Shaped Shenzhou Descent Module; Late 2014 Mission Has Been Announced As Precursor To Chang’e-5 Sample Return, Both Crafts Will Reenter Earth Atmosphere At ~40,230km/hr

Image Credit: CNSA, CASC

Thursday / 26 June 2014

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China Preparing Final Steps Of Uncrewed Lunar Exploration Phase, Eyeing Human Missions

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China Lunar Exploration Program Senior Adviser Ouyang Ziyuan Says Simulation Lunar Return Satellite Will Be Launched Later This Year In Preparation For Moon Sample Return Chang’e-5 Mission Which Is Scheduled To Launch In 2017 Via Long March 5 Rocket From New Hainan Launch Center, Return Up To 10kg Of Lunar Samples; Exploration Program Will Then Shift To Human Moon Missions, & Possible Building Of Lunar Base; China Then Intends To Conduct Systematic Exploration Of Solar System 

Image Credit: CNSA

Wednesday / 25 June 2014

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Russia Government Responds To Circumlunar Tourism Plan

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Roscosmos Deputy Chief Denis Lyskov Says Government Will Not Be Involved In Plan To Send 2 Space Tourists On Circumlunar Trip Aboard Modified Soyuz; Space Agency Leaders Disappointed They Were Not Consulted About Project, Have No Plans To Modernize Soyuz; Mission Plan Developed By US-Based Space Adventures & Russia Spacecraft Manufacturer Energia Rocket & Space Corporation; Government Plan To Obtain 51% Stake In Energia & Need For Government Approval May Put Mission In Doubt

Image Credit: CSI, Roscosmos, Space Adventures, Energia

Thursday / 12 June 2014

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Lunar Swirls May Hold Key To Facilitate Human Deep Space Travel

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Natural ‘Radiation Shelters’ On Moon Provide Clues About Surviving Solar Storms / Cosmic Radiation In Deep Space; Study Examined How Small Magnetic Fields On Lunar Surface Are Effective, Despite Their Low-Density, In Preventing High-Energy Particles From Striking Moon; Data Shows Previous Studies Have Overestimated Strength Of Magnetic Field Required To Keep Astronauts Safe, Suggests More Plausible Design For Spacecraft Mini-Magnetosphere Deflector Shields; Researchers Estimate 0.5kg Of Xenon Gas May Be Sufficient To Protect Crew For 6 Months In Deep Space

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Wednesday / 11 June 2014

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Russia Moon Ambitions: New Rocket, Cooperation With China

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Federal Space Agency Chief Oleg Ostapenko Says Russia Intends To Develop Super-Heavy Booster Capable Of Lifting 80-85 Tonnes To LEO To Support Aspirations For Human Moon Missions In 2020s, Current Soyuz Launch Vehicle Can Only Launch 7 Tonnes To LEO; Russia In Talks With China About Stepping Up Space Collaborations Including Orbital Space Station, Moonbase; Talks Come As Russia Pulls Away From Space Cooperation With USA & EU In Response To Sanctions

Image Credit: Moon Base Alpha, Russian Federation Ministry Of Defense