Neil Armstrong Continues Advocacy For USA Lunar Return 43 Years After Becoming 1st of 12 To Work On Moon, “More Than 14M Miles² (36.3M KM²) Yet To Explore”; Charles Duke To Speak Today At US Space & Rocket Center Moon Landing Celebration; ILOA Concludes Silicon Valley California Board Meeting, 4 Moon Missions / Galaxy Forum Architecture Advancing
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Final Day Of NASA Ames Lunar Science Forum To Include Presentations On Prospective USA Human Moon Missions; Jack Burns (TR) Previews 1st Human-Robotic Mission To Lunar Farside Using MPCV At Earth-Moon L2 & Tele-Operated Rover (L), Bill Gerstenmaier & John Grunsfeld Discuss Science & Human Exploration Collaboration; Noah Petro (BR) Sheds Light On Next Generation Of Lunar Scientists / Engineers
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9-Day Field Tests Of NASA-CSA Lunar Rover Now Underway At Lunar Analog Environment Of Mauna Kea, Hawaii; RESOLVE Project Demonstrating How Future Explorers Could Extract Water / Resources From Lunar Soil; CSA Contributing Artemis Junior Terrestrial Rover, Versatile Drill, Avionics Suite; NASA Contributing Resource Extraction Payload; Media Day On 19 July
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ISRO Vision 2030 Plan Should Include Human Missions To Moon & Mars Says President Kalam At Indian Institute Of Space Science & Technology (IIST) Convocation Ceremony In Thiruvananthapuram; ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan Seeking To Turn Over Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle & Communications Satellite Fabrication Program To India Industry Freeing Federal Agency To Focus On Exploration & Cutting-Edge Research
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2011 Graduate Of NASA Astronaut Candidate Training, Jeremy Hansen (R) Of Canada, Will Join Western University Planetary Geologist Gordon “Oz” Osinski (L) / Research Team In Canada Arctic, 1-12 July To Investigate Possible Meteorite Impact Crater; Will Provide Hansen With Field Geology Training For Future Missions To Moon Or Mars; Team Will Use Traditional & Modern Equipment Including LIDAR From Optech, 3D Stereo Camera From MDA
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Governor Neil Abercrombie Signs Bill Authorizing Creation Of Research Park On Mauna Kea For Private Businesses & International Space Programs To Develop / Test Technologies Needed To Facilitate Human Habitation Of Moon; Pacific International Space Center For Exploration Systems (PISCES) Will Oversee The Project; Target Technologies Include Oxygen / Water / Rocket Fuel Manufacturing, Waste Management, Food Growth
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Buzz Aldrin Notes Significant Communications Contribution Of Australia In Apollo Moon Program While Opening New Carnarvon Space & Technology Museum; Southern Hemisphere Tracking Stations Were Essential For Successful Human Moon Missions; Australia May Again Play Critical Role In 21st Century International Efforts To Develop Moon
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Art Dula, Founder / CEO Of Isle Of Man-Based Excalibur Almaz Says Company Is Ready To Sell Tickets For 805,000-Km Round Trip Missions To Orbit Moon; Will Use Soviet Re-Usable Return Vehicles Launched By Soyuz FG Rockets, Almaz Space Stations Converted To Long-Distance Spaceships; Tickets Cost US$125M / Person; Almaz Signs MoU With Xcor To Train Prospective Astronauts Using Lynx Vehicle
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JAXA Sees Moon As Next Destination For Human Exploration; Associate Executive Director Yuichi Yamaura Confirms Japan’s Lunar Aspirations At Recent GLEX 2012 Conference; Japan Previously Released Plan For US$2.2B Robotic Base Near Moon South Pole By 2020 As Precursor To Human Habitation; JAXA Has Plans For Polar Lander, In-Situ Lunar Orientation Measurement (ILOM), Equiped With 20cm Optical Telescope
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US$250M Mission With U-Shaped Canada Rover, Canada Excavation Tools, US Science Instruments Destined For Moon South Pole; KSC In Situ Utilization Project Manager William Larson Says RESOLVE (Regolith & Environment Science & Oxygen & Lunar Volatile Extraction) Is “Next Logical Step For Lunar Exploration”; Prototype To Be Tested On Mauna Kea HI In July
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