Category Archives: Lunar Settlement

Tuesday / 21 April 2020

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American Astronautical Society Hosts Streaming Thought Exchange On Lunar Habitation Realities

NASA Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative Lead (L-R) Niki Werkheiser Will Moderate Interactive Panel Envisioning ‘Technology For Sustainable Moon Operations’ Including Planetary Scientists Clive Neal Of Notre Dame And Rachel Klima Of Johns Hopkins; Moon-based Life Support, Social Organization, Infrastructure To Be Explored In Depth; Part Of Ongoing Hangout Series ‘Future In Space’, Online Participation Is Free And Open To Public, Opportunities For Question Submission To Expert Panel; Event Begins Thursday, 23 April At 15:00 EDT Accessible Via Youtube, Periscope, FaceBook And Twitch

Credits: AAS, NASA, JPL, JHUAPL

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Fri-Mon / 13-16 Mar 2020

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Moon Village Association Addresses UN, Makes Efforts Toward Sustainable Moon Use

MVA, Granted UN COPUOS Observer Status By Resolution 74/82, Shares Findings That Indicate 67% Of Adults Worldwide Say “It Is Time To Go [To Moon], Stay And Expand There” At 57th Scientific And Technical Subcommittee Session In Vienna; Moon Exploration Global Survey Conducted In Collaboration With World Space Week Association Is First Worldwide Study Of Kind; MVA Also Signs MoU With Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) To Partner On Space Awareness, Education, Industry; Prepares For International Moon Village Workshop & Symposium In Cyprus 9-12 Nov; Plans Expanded 2020 Survey Involving Collaboration With Other Groups


Credits: MVA, JAXA, Facebook
Pictured: MVA President Giuseppe Reibaldi, Romanian Cosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, ROSA President Marius-Ioan Piso

Thursday / 5 December 2019

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3rd International Moon Village Workshop & Symposium Starts In Tokyo, Japan

2019 Annual Meeting Of MVA, Running 5-8 Dec, To Feature Details Of Proposed ‘Olympic Games On The Moon’ Which Will Offer “Demonstrative Pilot Case Of Earth-based Activities That Can Be Carried Over Onto The Moon”, According To MVA President Giuseppe Reibaldi, Given By Makoto Arai Of Dentsu Inc; Director Of ISRO Space Science Program Office Parameswaran Sreekumar (R) To Present On Indian Lunar Program; CNSA Chief Designer Weiren Wu (L) To Speak On Chinese Lunar Program; ILOA Director Steve Durst To Update On 5 Moon Missions And Women On The Moon Initiative; Workshop Sessions Can Be Viewed Live

Credits: MVA, CNSA, ISRO

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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.

Tuesday / 10 Sep 2019

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Silicon Valley Open Lunar Foundation Seeks Investment In Moon

Open Lunar Foundation Based In San Francisco Unveils Plans To Create Moon Settlement; Nonprofit Foundation Started With US$5M Investment By Venture Capitalist And SpaceX Board Member Steve Jurvetson (L); Supporters Include Former ISS Commander Chris Hadfield, Will Marshall And Robbie Shingler Of Planet Labs, Former Ames Research Center Director Pete Worden, And Engineer Jessy Kate Shingler; Foundation Estimates That Moon Landing Could Be Accomplished For Less Than $5B; COO Chelsea Robinson (R) Seeks To Take Best Of What Humanity Has To Offer And Take Step Off Earth

Credits: NASA, CSA, Open Lunar Foundation

Friday / 16 Aug 2019

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Japan Lunar Surface Society Plans Pressurized Rover And Future Lunar Activities

JAXA, Toyota And Mitsubishi Are Joining In A Lunar Surface Society In September To Study Sustainable Lunar Activities; Toyota Is Teamed With JAXA To Study Pressurized Lunar Rover For Crew Of 2-4; Fuel Cells Would Give 6-Wheeled Rover 10,000-km Range; JAXA, Led By Hiroshi Yamakawa, Hoping To Send Rover To Moon In 2029; Avatar X, A Partnership Between JAXA And All Nippon Airways, Building Futuristic Lunar Robotics Center On Island Of Kyushu

Credits: JAXA, Cloud Architects, Avatar X

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Fri-Mon / 7-10 June 2019

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New Form Of Public / Private Collaboration Key To Realization Of Artemis Program?

Wealthiest Individual Jeff Bezos Says ‘Civilization Needs Moon’ And Space Habitation Critical To ‘Save Earth’, Hours Before NASA Administrator Bridenstine Declares 2024 Lunar Landing ‘Off The Table’ If Additional US$1.6B Congressional Funding Fails To Materialize; Given Existential Motivation For Humanization Of Space, New Form Of Public / Private Partnership Could Realize Artemis Moon Mission If Political Will Falters

Credits: NASA, Twitter

Tuesday / 30 Apr 2019

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NASA Plans South Pole Lunar Base In Parallel With Blue Origin 

USA National Space Council Leader Scott Pace (L) Says Lunar Base Is Part Of Sustainable Exploration Plan; Space Launch System May Undergo 4-Engine Static Test At Stennis Space Center, Potentially Delaying First Uncrewed EM-1 Flight To 2021; Exploration Chief Bill Gerstenmaier Calculates That SLS Crewed EM-2 May Still Occur In 2022 And Human Lunar Landing In 2024; Blue Origin Signs Contract For Unused Apollo-Era Test Stands, Hints At 9 May Announcement About ‘Endurance’ And Shackleton Crater At South Pole

Credits: NASA

Friday / 8 Mar 2019

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Sierra Nevada Corporation Building Lunar Habitat

Sierra Nevada Corporation Of Colorado, One Of Top 15 Builders Of Small Satellites, Has Sights On Moon; Dream Chaser Spaceplane For Cargo Delivery Is In Production With Launch Window In 2020; Sierra Nevada Partners With Moon Express For Lunar Mission And Is One Of Five Companies Funded By NASA NextSTEP-2 Program To Build Full-Scale Habitats; Ground Prototype Will Include Large Inflatable Fabric Environment (LIFE), Logistics Module, Environmental Control And Life Support Systems For Long-Term Human Occupation

Credits: Sierra Nevada Corporation

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Fri-Mon / 2-5 Nov 2018

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Space Vision, Settlement And Moon Village Meetings In Southern California

 Space Settlement Summit Convenes 2-3 November At University Of Southern California, Adjacent To California Science Center And Shuttle Endeavour; Summit Hosted By National Space Society Discusses Lunar Settlements; SpaceVision 2018 Opening 1 Nov In San Diego, California, Features Danielle Richey Of Lockheed Martin; The 2nd International Moon Village Workshop & Symposium Follows At USC 4-5 Nov; Keynote Presenters Include Scott Pace Of USA National Space Council, ESA Director-General Jan Worner, Giuseppe Reibaldi And John Mankins Of Moon Village Association

Credits: NASA, Lockheed Martin, ESA, Moon Village Association