July 4th Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 3-6 July 2020

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Galaxy Forum USA 2020 July 4 Continues Space Age / ILOA Strategy And Tradition Aiming For Stars Via Moon, Jupiter And Mars

USA Celebrates Revolutionary Progression, Exploration And Resilience As National Character Traits, 50 Stars Adorn Flag Of United States Of America, Most Of Any National Emblem; In Ad Astra Spirit, Space Age Publishing Presents Dynamic Talks On Investigation Beyond Our Solar System, Space Medicine, Artemis 2024 Human Moon Landings; Pete Worden, Executive Director Of Breakthrough Starshot, NASA Ames Astrobiologist Lynn Rothschild And Planetary Scientist Chris McKay Join Director Steve Durst Of International Lunar Observatory Association For 98th Galaxy Forum; 1st Online, Co-Hosted By The Vi, Palo Alto

Credits: Breakthrough Initiative, The Vi, NASA Ames 

Friday / 3 July 2020

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Artemis 2024 Human Moon Landings, Dragon VS Orion: Space Experts Debate Best Path

As Astronauts Hurley And Behnken Continue ISS DM-2 Mission, NASA Kathy Lueders Moves From Head Of CCP To HEOMD, Aerospace Engineers (L-R) Robert Zubrin And Homer Hickam, Voice Strong Advocacy For Utilization Of US$3B SpaceX Dragon / Falcon Heavy Configuration For Artemis In Lieu Of  $18B SLS / Orion; Pair Argue That Orion Is Dependent On Orbital Gateway And As-Yet Unproven Capability, Cost, Readiness; Lockheed Orion Director Tony Antonelli Responds With Defense Of Current Artemis Mission Profile, Insisting Orion Is Better Suited To Deep Space

Credits: SpaceX, Lockheed Martin, The Mars Society, NASA

Tuesday / 30 June 2020

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SpaceMonth July 2020: Moon, Mars, Galaxy Stars Provide Stronger, Transcending Reality Over Covid Alien Virus

July Is De Facto Space Month, Starting With Canada, USA Founding Celebration On 1st And 4th; 14 July Starts Month-long Mars Launch Window For UAE-Japan HOPE, USA Endeavor, PRC Tianwen-1; 51st Observation Of Apollo 11 Moon Launch, Landing And Return 16, 20, 24 July Respectively; Space Exploration Day 20 July Marks Humankind Beginning As Multi World Species With 1st Human Landing On Another World, 1969 Luna, 1st USA Robotic Landing On Another Planet, 1976 Mars; Advances In Biomedical Sciences Inexorably Linked To Space Travel Technology

Credits: UAESA, CNSA, NASA, KSC

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 26-29 June 2020

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Moon-Earth Interglobal Solutions For Covid-19 Global Challenge As Confirmed Cases Pass 10,000,000

Astronomy From The Moon Explores And Engages Electromagnetic Spectrum Energies, Wavelengths; UltraViolet UVC Growing Widespread Applications And Acceptance; Gamma Ray, X-Ray, Microwaves Also Generate Varied Medical Uses; USA, PRC, India, Europe, Japan, Russia / International Moon Enterprise And Effort Through Artemis, Chang’e, Chandrayaan, Selene, Luna Programs – Most Likely To Provide Yet Unknown Knowledge, Discoveries And Answers For Humankind Most Pressing Global Need; Covid-19 Earth Observation Dashboard Created By NASA, ESA, JAXA Tracks Changes In Human-Activity Emissions, Could Be Guide For Multi World Species Sustainability

Credits: JAXA, ESA, NASA

Friday / 26 June 2020

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India To Strengthen Its NewSpace Industry Through IN-SPACe Dept, May Accelerate Cislunar Startups

 Indian Space Promotion & Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe),To Be Established Within 3-6 Months And Regulate / Support Local Industry Partners To Provide Services For ISRO, A Regime Proven By USA / NASA Most Recently Through Commercial Crew, CLPS And Artemis Program; India Estimated To Work With ~150 Private Companies Currently, NASA >375; With Human Spaceflight And Chandryaan-3 Plans On Horizon, Groups Including Team Indus & Earth2Orbit Could Reap Benefits And Advance India Lunar, Deep Space Programs Via Low-Cost, Sustainable Methods

Pictured: ISRO Chairman K Sivan, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh

Credits: ISRO, Team Indus, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Press Information Bureau, USA DoD

Tuesday / 23 June 2020

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Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition Advances Artemis Lunar Exploration / Commerce

University Teams From Across USA Compete In NASA National Institute Of Aerospace Administered RASC-AL; Space Ideas Judged By Professionals From SpaceX, NASA, Blue Origin, Aerojet Rocketdyne; University Of Puerto Rico Wins South Pole Multi-Purpose Rover Category / Overall First Place With EMPRESS: Exploration Multi-Purpose Rover For Expanding Surface Science – Continuing Winning Streak From 2019; Commercial Cislunar Space Development Is New Category For 2020, Won By University Of Texas For Lunar Engraver; Top 2 Teams Secure Place At AIAA Hosted ASCEND 2020 Nov 16-18

Credits: NASA, NIA, UPR, UT, GIT, UM

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 19-22 June 2020

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Africa Rising: Second Largest Continent Increasingly Focused On Space, Moon

African Space Industry Report Estimates Continental Space Industry Valuation Equals US$7B, Expected To Reach $10B By 2024; (T-B) Space Agency Directors Solomon Tessema Of Ethiopia, Valanathan Munsami Of South Africa And Ahmad Shaba Of Nigeria Optimistic On Pan-Africa Cooperation Through Recently Established African Space Agency, Headquartered In Egypt; Proposal Made During MVA General Assembly 19 June To Hold 2022 Moon Village Workshop & Symposium In Africa; Capetown-Based Satellite Engineering Space Advisory Company Contributed Digital Controller To NCLE, Currently Conducting Astronomy From The Moon

 

Credits: NASA, ASA, ESSTI, AGEOS, TSA, SASA, NSRDA, ESA, KSA, ZNGSA, GGPEN, GSSTC, LCRSSS, NRSC

Friday / 19 June 2020

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2020 Moon Village Association General Assembly Meets Virtually Today

MVA Membership Spanning Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and Latin America Meeting, Will Consider 15 Principles Undergoing Second Draft Revisions Until 30 September; Principle 5 Encourages “Purely Commercial Activities… Including Resource Extraction” Congruent With Artemis Accords Statement On Space Resources; In Past Year MVA Has Achieved MoU Signings With ROSA, SGAC, IIF; Incoming Organizational Positions Include (L-R) President Giuseppe Reibald, VP John Mankins, Education / Outreach Aline Decadi, Missions / Activities Gongling Sun, Evolution Yoshifumi Inatani, Moon Market Development Oleg Ventskovsky

Credits: MVA, ESA

Tuesday / 16 June 2020

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Moon Village Association & For All MoonKind Hold Online Forums With Focus On Space Inclusivity

For All Moonkind In Conjunction With Spacewatch.global Presents Race In Space: A Conversation About Equality And Civil Rights 18 June 1500 UTC, Featuring Kevin Myrick Of Google Lunar Xprize Team Synergy Moon, Yvette Butler And Jarard Williams Of University Of Mississippi School Of Law; MVA General Assembly 19 June 15:00 UTC From Cyprus; SGAC Co-hosted Shifted Lunar Perspectives On Habitats And Women On The Moon Webinar 20 June 13:00 UTC, Space Architect / Liquifer Founder Barbara Imhof Will Speak On Moon Exploration And Diversity

Credits: MVA, For All MoonKind, NASA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 12-15 June 2020

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Artemis 2024 Moon Landings Have New Leader, Multi-Partisan Support Vital For Success

Kathryn Lueders (T), Now Leads Human Exploration And Operations Mission Directorate, Taking The Reins From Acting Administrator Ken Bowersox; Lueders Previously Served As Commercial Crew Manager, Successfully Reestablishing USA Space Access With Crew Dragon Endeavour Demo-2 Mission; At National Academies Online Meeting NSC Executive Secretary Scott Pace (B) Expresses Limited International Approach & Skepticism Of Ongoing Congressional Support At Requested US$22.8B Level, Necessary To Meet 2024 Goal – Approximately ½ Of 1% Of USA Annual Budget

 

Credits: NASA