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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Moon South Pole, With Water Ice In Permanently Shadowed Craters / Peaks Of Eternal Light, Is Likely Destination For Future Human Exploration / Settlement As Indicated By Spacecraft Impactors That Have Targeted The Area: USA Lunar Prospector 31 Jul 1999, India Chandrayaan-1 Moon Impact Probe 14 Nov 2008, USA LCROSS 9 Oct 2009
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5th Annual Lunar Science Forum Begins Today At NASA Ames Research Center, California (17-19 July); Plenary Session 1 Opens With Overview Of 3 USA Missions / 5 Spacecraft Currently In Moon Orbit; Maria Zuber: 1st Science Results From GRAIL; Jasper Halekas: 1st Results From ARTEMIS; Mark Robinson: Exploring The Moon With LROC; Greg Delory To Provide Status Update Of NET 2013 LADEE Mission
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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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US$500M Spacecraft Continues To Send Back Important Data After 3 Years Of Service; LRO Camera Taken About 1M Images; Wealth Of High-Resolution Data Allowing Researchers To Map Lunar Surface At Resolution Of 50cm / Pixel; Discovered Vast Titanium & Lunar Ilmenite Fields On Moon Which Could Be Critical For Moonbase Construction; Confirmation Of Over 6B Tonnes Of Water On Lunar Surface
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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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4 July ILOA Galaxy Forum USA In Silicon Valley CA Sets Transcendent Tone For Space Month 2012; Lunar Initiatives / Research Advancing Through LunaGradCon 2012 / NASA Lunar Science Forum In CA, SFF NewSpace Conference 2012, Lunar / Mars Exploration & Base Construction Event In CO, Lunar Highlands Crust Conference In MT
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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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