Category Archives: Apollo

New Year / Holiday Edition
Fri / 18 Dec 2015 – Mon / 4 Jan 2016

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New Earthrise Photo From Moon Reaffirms Human Achievements & Prompts Next Steps Looking, Heading Into Milky Way Galaxy

12192015_2Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Continues To Gather Invaluable Data Solidifying Human Quest To Explore & Discover More About Earth, Moon, Solar System, Galaxy & Beyond; Photo Pays Tribute To Image Taken During Apollo 8 In Lunar Orbit On 24 Dec 1968 By Astronaut Anders; Composite Of Images Taken With LRO High-Resolution Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) In B&W Along With Wide Angle Camera (WAC) In Color ~134km Above Moon Farside Compton Crater While Traveling 1,600 Meters Per Second (Relative To The Lunar Surface); LRO Scheduled To Continue Through 2017; After Decades Of Viewing Earth From Moon, Next Inspiration Should Come From The Galaxy And Our Future Among The Stars

Pictured: Apollo 8 Crew (L-R) James A. Lovell Jr., command module pilot; William A. Anders, lunar module pilot; and Frank Borman, commander.

Credit: NASA

Wednesday / 26 August 2015

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Lunar Fire Fountains Fueled By Carbon Monoxide According To Brown Researchers

LED 082615Brown University Researchers Revisiting Glass Collected By Apollo 15 & 17 Astronauts Suggest Moon And Earth Volatile Reservoirs Share Common Origins; Carbon & Oxygen Forms Carbon Monoxide, Mixing With Basaltic Lava To Spew Quick-Cooling Droplets Of Green And Orange Glass; Recent Analysis Reveals H2O & Carbon Concentrations Decrease Near Center, Indicating Degassing; Brown’s Alberto Saal States, “Either Some Of Earth’s Volatiles…Were Included In The Accretion Of The Moon Or…Were Delivered To Both The Earth And Moon At The Same Time From A Common Source.”


Credit:  NASA, Brown University

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 17-20 July 2015

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SpaceDay 2015

7172015Apollo@50 Considerations, Preparation Energized By New Horizons / Pluto Galaxy Enterprise; Apollo 11 / Armstrong / Aldrin Touchdown Stands As Signature Event Of 20th Century & Points To American / Global Potential For 21st Century Solar System Challenges & Competence; New Horizons New Solar System 3-Zone Confirmation; NASA (JPL) Transformers For Lunar Extreme Environment At Moon South Pole Shackleton Crater; India SpaceWeek Observances At Regional Science Centre-Tirupati To Generate Space Interest & Awareness With Science Director A. Jayaraman (BR)

Credit: NASA, NARL

Friday / 17 July 2015

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Space Week, Moon Landing Celebrations Highlight This Weekend

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Moonworker Buzz Aldrin ShareSpace Foundation Launch Gala To Be Hosted By John Travolta 18 July At Kennedy Space Center FL – Launch Site Of Human Moon Missions; Moon Day 2015 Sponsored By Frontiers Of Flight Museum, Moon Society, NSS Of North Texas Will Feature Space Traveler Anousheh Ansari, Moon Academy Classes, Lunar Lectures; USS Hornet Museum In Alameda CA Holding Apollo Splashdown Anniversary Celebration; National Museum Of The U.S. Air Force Commemorating Apollo Missions In Dayton OH 

Credit: NASA, ShareSpace Foundation, Frontiers of Flight Museum, Moon Society, NSS of North Texas, USS Hornet Museum

Friday / 19 June 2015

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LADEE Data Indicate Permanent Asymmetrical Dust Cloud Around Moon LADEE

Moon May Have Permanent Cloud Layer Formed By High-Speed Comet Dust Particles On Eccentric Orbits According To University Of Colorado Study Of NASA LADEE Mission Which Recorded 140,000 Impacts Over 80 Days; Lead Author Mihaly Horányi States Moon May Have 120kg Of Dust In Atmosphere At Any Given Time, Other Bodies With Thin Atmosphere Expected To Have Same Phenomenon; Evidence Also Recorded From Apollo Astronaut Observations From Surface & Of Lunar Terminator

Credit: NASA, University of Colorado – Boulder

Thursday / 21 May 2015

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ISDC 2015 Focusing On Breakthrough Technologies For Lunar / Space Exploration

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Over 1,000 Attendees Meeting At NSS International Space Development Conference In Toronto, Canada 20-24 May; Robert Richards Of Moon Express To Speak Today On ‘Breakthrough Technologies Shaping Our Future’; Friday To Feature Presentations On The International Lunar Decade By Dave Dunlop & Vid Beldavs, Plus A Keynote Presentation By Apollo 11 Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin; Lunar Workshop To Include Presentations On Lunar Surface Solar Power / Power Beaming, Supporting A Cislunar Econosphere, Mapping Lunar Lava Tubes

Image Credit: National Space Society, Canadian Space Commerce Association, Moon Express, LinkedIn

Tuesday / 19 May 2015

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Moon Express To Deploy Lunar Laser Ranging Array On Moon

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4-Mission Agreement Signed With National Laboratories Of Frascati (Italy) & University Of Maryland To Deliver Series Of Laser Range Finding Arrays On Moon Surface; Total Cost Of Agreement Is US$24M, Half Of Which Will Be Paid By Moon Express; Payload Will Continue Successful Experiment Deployed By Apollo 11, 14 & 15 Astronauts, Allowing Scientists Such As Doug Currie (L) Of UMD To Test General Relativity & Advance Understanding Of Gravity

Pictured (R): Bob Richards, Co-Founder Of Moon Express

Image Credit: Moon Express, NASA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 8-11 May 2015

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Moon, Mars & Beyond:
Expanding The End Goal Of Human Exploration

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Apollo 11 Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin, Speaking At Humans To Mars Summit In Washington DC, Says Moon Has Value As An Outpost / Base Between Earth & Mars, But Can Not Be End Goal; Many Experts Believe Mars Also Can Not Be End Goal For Humanity To Reach Full Potential As Multiworld Species Thriving Into Next Centuries / Millenia; 21st Century Exploration Vision / Plan That Begins With Lunar Settlement & Encompasses Whole Solar System, Moons Of Jupiter, Saturn, Etc, Will Best Serve Continued Evolution Of Nascent Space Programs

Image Credit: livingorganizations.com, Kelly Dickerson

Thursday / 9 April 2015

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Buzz Aldrin & John Travolta To Host ShareSpace Launch Gala

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John Travolta To Headline Gala Event To Launch MoonWorker Buzz Aldrin’s ShareSpace Foundation 18 July At NASA KSC Under Last Surviving Saturn 5 Rocket; Other Astronauts & Apollo Veterans Expected To Join Event; US$1,200-Tickets Limited To 150 People, Extra $1,000 Will Get 25 People VIP Experience Of After Party, Etc, With Actor And MoonWorker; Proceeds Will Benefit ShareSpace Foundation Devoted To Promoting Space Tourism For The Masses

Image Credit: ShareSpace, KSCVC

Wednesday / 22 October 2014

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MIT Centennial Symposium: Future Directions / Past Achievements In Space Exploration

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Innovators Advancing Next Giant Leaps Into Solar System Will Join With Heroes Of Past Space Missions Today To Celebrate 100 Years Of MIT Aero / Astronautics Contributions; Panel Of Apollo Astronauts – Featuring MIT Alumnus Buzz Aldrin – To Discuss Experiences On Moon; Northrup Grumman CEO Wes Bush & MIT Professor Maria Zuber Will Speak On The Autonomous / Intelligent Systems That Will Enable  Long-Duration, Cost-Effective Robotic Planetary Missions; Event To Conclude On Friday After Panel Of MIT Alumni Shuttle / ISS Astronauts Including Jeff Hoffman (L) Speak About Future Of Human Spaceflight

Image Credit: MIT