Leonhard Bernold Of University Of New South Wales Presents At Australia ‘Off Earth Mining Forum’ About New Lunar Simulant Created By His Research Team; Substance – Made Up Primarily Of Fine Basalt Particles – Facilitates Tests Of Moon Mining Techniques, Equipment Such As 3D Printers, Waterless Lunar Concrete Formulas To Build Landing Pads & Habitats On Moon
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Bruce Cordell Outlines Evidence For Emergence Of New Apollo-Level International Space Age By Mid-Decade; Cites Cyclical Patterns In Politics, Economics, International Relations & Public Ebullience Over Past 200 Years; Significance Of New ‘Gold Rush In Space’ / Emergence Of Commercial Space, Geo-Political Significance Of Moon In Coming Years; Recent Poll Indicates 75% Of Americans Want Increased NASA Budget For Human Missions To Moon / Mars
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GLXP Team SpaceIL Claims They Have Raised US$20M Towards US$30M Moon Mission, Announces New Commercial Sponsor: Bezeq; SpaceIL CTO Yonatan Winetraub Says 120kg-Spacecraft Will “Hitch A Ride” With Commercial Rocket, Then Utilize Hopping Technology, Video Cameras Developed By Elbit-Elop, & Bezeq Optical-Fiber Technology To Achieve GLXP Requisite Tasks; Ultimate Goal Is To Inspire Youth, Stimulate Science Education In Israel & Beyond
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Canadian Space Commerce Association 2013 National Conference On 7 March In Toronto, Ontario, Canada; What Can Space Companies Learn From Canada Mining Industry & Vice Versa? Speakers Include Dale Boucher Of NORCAT, Robert Richards Of Moon Express, Rick Tumlinson (T) Of Deep Space Industries Inc., Peter Visscher (B) Of Artemis Jr / RESOLVE Project, Space Law Experts Ram Jakhu & Melissa Force
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Chris Hadfield, Since His Work On NEEMO & Statements Encouraging Human Exploration Of Moon / Mars / Beyond, Has Long Been An Advocate Of Pushing Boundaries Of Human Exploration; His Current Tenure On ISS Has Brought Him Icon Status In His Native Canada As Nation & World Delight In His Inspirational Conversations With Last Man On Moon Gene Cernan & William Shatner Of Star Trek, Plus His Debut Of An Earth-Space Duet
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Application Deadline 1 March For LPI Summer Intern Program At NASA JSC; Interns Will Evaluate The Study Generated By Previous Student Teams – ‘Global Landing Site Study To Provide Context For Exploration Of The Moon’ – Then Conduct Detailed Assessment Of 1 Or 2 High-Priority Landing Sites Identified In That Report; Will Utilize Latest Lunar Data, Explore Potential Traverse Routes / Stations, ID Challenges; Program: 28 May- 2 Aug 2013
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Stanford University Civil & Environmental Engineering PhD Candidate Henning Roedel Featured As ‘Future Star’ In Feb 2013 Issue Of NewSpace Global Publication Thruster; Roedel Interested In Construction In Extreme Environments, Conducting Research At NASA Ames On Lunar Biocomposite To Create Infrastructure On Moon
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ESA Plans For 3D Printing Of Lunar Base Gaining Attention In Space Media: Doug Messier, Bruce Cordell, Larry Kellogg, Keith Cowing, WIRED; ESA Working With Architects Foster + Partners To Develop Lunar Habitat Design With Cellular Structured Wall, Incorporating Pressurized Inflatable To Shelter Astronauts; Next-Generation 3-D Printer Will Be Able To Build Entire Structure In 1 Week
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3.5 Years Into Its Mission, LRO Continues To Provide Valuable Data And Spectacular Images Of Our Celestial Neighbor; To Date The Mission Has Provided 893,493 Images & Over 8,653 Derived Data Products To The NASA Planetary Data System; LRO Team Planning To Image GRAIL Impact Sites In March / April When LRO & Sun Are Directly Overhead
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Apollo Lunar Industrial Park On Moon By 2025 Proposed As Nation Commemorates 10th Anniversary Of Columbia 7 Loss; Would Give Taxpayers Return On Considerable Investment In Apollo Moon Missions; NASA Administrator Bolden & Secy Of State Kerry Should Forge International Agreements With China, India, ISS Partners As Suggested By Space Author / Human Resource Development Consultant Philip R Harris
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