Category Archives: Moon Exploration

Weekend Edition / Fri-Mon 5-8 July 2013

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Lunar Lander Development Through US National / Independent Partnerships

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US Space Agency Seeks Concepts For Industry-Developed Robotic Lander To Support Independent And / Or NASA Lunar Surface Missions As Early As 2018; NASA Not Offering Funds, Solely Technical Expertise, Use Of Test Facilities, Hardware / Software; Interested In Landers Capable Of Delivering Payloads Of 30-100kg & 250-450kg Range; Missions Of Interest Include Prospecting Volatiles At Lunar Poles, Sample Return; 2018 Mission Still Well After China Chang’e-3, 4, 5 (Inset) & Possibly Chang’e-6 Moon Landers.

Image Credit: NASA, CNSA

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

Thursday / 27 June 2013

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LRO Revealing History Of Lunar Exploration

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Scientists Using LROC To Identify / Image Lost Moon Probes Notes Leonard David Of Space.com; LROC PI Mark Robinson & Johns Hopkins APL Professor Jeff Plescia (Inset) Searching For Soviet & NASA Luna Probes; Detection Could Help Determine Fate Of Failed Spacecraft Such As Luna 23 & Surveyor 4, Aid In Design Of Heritage Protection Plan

Image Credit: NASA

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

Tuesday / 25 June 2013

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Google+ Offers Opportunity For GLXP Teams

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Celebrity Theoretical Physicist Michio Kaku To Host CBS Feature Via Google Hangout To Showcase The 2 GLXP Teams With The Most Google+ Influence; Support Teams By Adding To ‘Circles’ Or Commenting On Their Google+ Posts; Penn State Lunar Lion Team Seeks Google+ Support, Team Leader Michael Paul Featured In Latest ‘Newt University‘ Interview With Newt Gingrich

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Weekend Edition / Fri-Mon 21-24 Jun 2013

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LROC Set To Observe Chang’e-3 Lander / Rover

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Preparations Accelerating For China Chang’e-3 Moon Lander (End 2013); LROC PI Mark Robinson Says It Is “Gratifying To Finally See An Exploration Vehicle Landing On The Moon”, Looks Forward To Imaging China Lander From 100km Above, Notes Moon Is 1st Step For Human Off-World Journey, Hopes NASA Will Also Have Lunar Surface Vehicles Soon; China To Begin Prototype Phase Of Chang’e-5 Sample Return Mission This Year  

Image Credit: CNSA, NASA, CLEP

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

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Tuesday / 18 June 2013

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International – Commercial Partnering For Moon Exploration

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International Lunar Development Corp. Proposed By Buzz Aldrin To Facilitate Unified International, Commercial & Academic Partnerships To Advance Moon Exploration & Settlement; China, India, Russia, Japan, Europe, USA, NewSpace Companies Such As Bigelow, Shackleton Energy, Golden Spike Urged To Implement Step-By-Step Space Plan; Humans Need To Become Multi-World Species For Long-Term Survival, Will & Should Settle On Moon Long Before Mars, Europa, Etc

Image Credit: Bigelow Aerospace, PISCES, Shackleton Energy Co., GSC