Category Archives: Human Moon Missions

Weekend Edition / Fri-Mon 12-15 July 2013

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Golden Spike Company Being Courted By Florida & Texas

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Colorado-Based Company Seeking To Deliver 2-Person Crews To Lunar Surface For US$1.5B Is Garnering Attention From Aerospace-Minded States Florida & Texas, Which See Economic Potential In Hosting Start-up Company; CEO Alan Stern Notes Current Host Colorado Has Not Offered Support Nor Incentive To Company; GSC Rapidly Advancing Business Plan Through Recent Technical Breakthroughs With Research Partners Northrop Grumman, ULA, Etc.

Image Credit: Golden Spike Company, Space Florida, governor.state.tx.us

Thursday / 11 July 2013

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US Lawmakers Propose National Park On Moon

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Apollo Lunar Landing Legacy Act Proposed By US Representatives Donna Edwards (D-MD) & Eddie Johnson (D-TX) Seeks To Establish Apollo Landing Sites / Artifacts As National Park, Protect From Future Visitors; Bill Would Also Require US To Apply To UN For Apollo 11 Landing Area World Heritage Site Designation; Actual USA Human Moon Program May Be More Effective Way To Ensure Preservation Of Artifacts

Image Credit: NASA, NY Daily News

Thurs-Fri / 4-5 July 2013

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Lunar Dust Poses Challenges For Moon Rovers

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New Computer Simulations Show How Dust Can Wreak Havoc For Machinery & Humans On Moon, Especially At Terminator; Farideh Honary Of University Of Lancaster Presents Findings To RAS In Scotland, Shows How Moon Dust Becomes Electrically Charged & Rises Above Height Of Most Rovers During Sunrise & Sunset; Apollo Missions Found Moon Dust To Be Abrasive, Wearing Down Equipment In Days; Honary Suggests Using Dome-Shaped Rover

Image Credit: NASA, lancs.ac.uk

Tuesday / 2 July 2013

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LADEE Mission Seeks Help From Amateur Astronomers

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LADEE Teaming Up With ALPO Lunar Meteoritic Impact Search Program In Call To Watch For Impacts On Moon; Dedicated Amateurs Require Telescope With Minimum 20cm Aperture, Video Recording Equipment, LunarScan Program, Ability To Continually Monitor Moon During Lunar Night; Micro-Meteoroid Issues Of Crucial Importance For Long-Duration Human Habitation Of Moon; LADEE To Launch 5 Sep, 1st Mission From Wallops Island VA To Venture Beyond LEO

Image Credit: NASA

Weekend Edition / Fri-Mon 28 Jun-1 Jul 2013

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Space Month July 2013

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USA Historic Accomplishments On 20 July Make This Month Opportune Time To Advance Next Giant Leaps Into Galaxy; 1st Humans On Moon (Apollo 11 – 1969), 1st Spacecraft To Land On Another Planet (Viking 1 – 1976); To Reassert USA Leadership In Lunar / Solar System Exploration NASA Can Use Inspiration Of Space Month 2013 To Complement Bold Activities / Plans Of NewSpace Companies

 Image Credit: NASA

Friday / 28 June 2013

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Funding Trips To Moon – 1st Giant Step Into Galaxy

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Universal Space Payment Initiative ‘PayPal Galactic’ Headed By PayPal, Apollo Moonworker Buzz Aldrin, Space Tourism Society, SETI Institute To Address Multi-World, Multi-Star Species; As Space & Moon Tourism Becomes Reality With GSC, SpaceX, VG, XCOR, Humans Will Need Interplanetary Payment System For Flights, E-Books, Moon-Rock Souvenirs, Pizza Deliveries In Space; Moon Travel 1st Step Toward Asteroids, Mars, Jupiter, Deep Space, Galaxy Stars

Image Credit: STS, K. Belew/CNN

Wednesday / 26 June 2013

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Lunar Science Conference Goes Virtual

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15-19 July 2013 NASA Lunar Science Forum To Be Broadcast Via Adobe Connect & Telecom Line; Updates On Current & Future NASA Moon Missions, Lunar Geology, Volatiles, Dust, Astrophysics From The Moon; Ben Bussey To Speak On Potential Benefits Of Human Exploration Of Poles; NLSI Will Transition To Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute Later In 2013 

Image Credit: NASA, JAXA

Wednesday / 19 June 2013

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Neil Armstrong To Be Remembered

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Memorial Service For 1st Person To Establish Humanity As Multi-World Species To Be Held At NASA Johnson Space Center In Houston TX On 20 June, 10:00 CDT; Fellow Apollo 11 Astronauts Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins, Along With JSC Director Ellen Ochoa, Family Members & Long-Time Associates Will Pay Tribute To Neil Armstrong; Memorial Service Takes Place Exactly One Month Before 44th Anniversary Of Historic Moon Landing; Armstrong Died Aug 2012 At Age 82

Image Credit: NASA

Friday / 14 June 2013

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From Hawai`i To The Moon To Deep Space

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Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin (L) Says Geography / Geology Of Big Island, Hawaii Is Excellent Analog / Testing Ground For Permanent Moon Base; He Encourages Learning In Hawaii, Settlement Of Moon, Then Mars & Beyond; Also Supports PISCES Technology Development For Robotic & Human Missions Beyond LEO – Rob Kelso (R) Exec Director Featured On The Space Show 21 June; ISDAC-USIS Workshop On 22 June In Colorado Continues Discussion Of ‘Moon Permanent Base Headed By Buzz Aldrin’

Image Credit: Getty Images, IAF, ESA/Foster, WHT/A.Pacheco

Thursday / 13 June 2013

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ILOA – China Collaborate On Moon Telescope Observations

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ILO-X 180 X 70mm Telescope Built For ILOA Of Hawaii USA By Moon Express Launching To Moon 2015; Will Observe Galaxies, Stars, Planets, Moon, Earth; ILOA MoU With National Astronomical Observatories of China Enables Exchange Of ILO-X Observing Time With Lunar Telescope On Chang’e-3 Launching Late 2013; Also Collaborating With Golden Spike Co For Human Moon Missions (2018-2020); Learn More At Galaxy Forum China 22 Sep ‘Human Moon Missions: Giant Steps Into The Galaxy’

Image Credit: ILOA, NAOC