Category Archives: Artemis Program

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 / 12 May 2020

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Artemis Moon Technology Development / Education Supported By US$2.4M Funding

Artemis Student Challenges, A NASA Space Grant And STEM Engagement Initiative, Awards University Of California, San Diego And University Of Washington, Seattle Approximately $500K Each To Develop Lander, Exploration And Habitat Competitions; University Of Hawaii, Honolulu And University Of Colorado, Boulder Also Granted $500K Each From Artemis Core Technologies Awards For Development Of Orbital Cubesats And Lunasats To Be Deployed On Surface Of Moon In 2024 Via Great Lunar Expedition For Everyone Rideshare; University of Alabama, Huntsville And University Of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Receive $200K Each Through Artemis Teaching And Resource Availability

Credits: NASA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 1-4 May 2020

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Artemis And Chang’e: Two Mythological Women Lead Humanity Forward, Upward

China Chang’e Program Of 4 Successful Missions To Date, 1st To Land On Moon This Century & 1st On Lunar Far Side, Prepares For Sample Return CE-5 Dec 2020, Continues CE-4 Astrophysics From Surface & Communications From Cislunar Space, Could See 2-4 More Missions Before Human Landings; USA 21st Century Artemis Program Est. 2017 Extends Its Branches Through Multiple Infrastructure Contracts (SLS, Orion, CLPS, VIPER, PRISM) To Realize First Women And Next Men On Moon – At Unexplored Moon South Pole 2024

 

Credits: NASA, CNSA, NAOC-CAS, CLEP

Friday / 3 April 2020

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Lunar Landers On Track For 2021, First USA Surface Missions Since 1972

CLPS Awardees Astrobotic (US$79.5M) And Intuitive Machines ($77M) Report Lander Development Schedule On Track For July 2021 Launch, While Timeline For Only 3 Out Of 13 NASA Payloads Can Currently Be Confirmed; Winners Of NASA 19C Task Order To Polar Regions Late 2022 Expected To Be Announced Soon; Competitors For 19C Include IM, SpaceX, Moon Express, Blue Origin, Sierra Nevada, Lockheed Martin, and Firefly Which Is Working With Israel Aerospace Industries On Genesis Lander (85-kg Payload Capacity) – An Advanced Version Of Beresheet 

Credits: Firefly, Astrobotic, IM

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 27-30 Mar 2020

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CLPS Enterprises Test Hardware And Compete For Upcoming Contracts

14 NASA Commercial Lunar Services Providers Are Eligible For Contracts; TALOS Thrusters Intended For Astrobotic Peregrine Lander Successfully Complete 60 Hot-Fire Tests; Firefly Aerospace Plans Orbital Launch And Builds Genesis Lander With 85-Kg Payload; Intuitive Machines Along With Astrobotic Has Task Order To Land Payloads On Lunar Surface NET July 2021; Moon Express & Other CLPS Providers Vie For Task Orders 20A To Possibly Be Awarded By 31 May To Land Volatiles Investigation Polar Exploration Rover, And 19D Expected By 30 Sep


Credits: Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines, Moon Express

 

Friday / 27 March 2020

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Artemis Program Continues As Long-Term Stimulus In Current Crisis

Orion Spacecraft For Artemis 1 Arrives At KSC Despite Lockdown At NASA Centers; Virus Crisis Seen As Reason To Accelerate Not Delay Human Moon Landings; Economic Downturn Means USA Needs Lunar Return Now More Than Ever; Turning Back Would Add Thousands Of Moonworkers To Unemployment Rolls; Studies Show That Spaceflight Investment Has Positive Multiplier Effects On Economy; Sustained Lunar Program Would Be Long-Term Stimulus For Earth

Credits: NASA, ILOA, SPC, Lockheed Martin; Mark Whittington – The Hill

Weekend Equinox Edition
Fri-Mon / 20-23 Mar 2020

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Artemis Goal Of Human Lunar Landings May Be Aided By SpaceX

Orion Spacecraft For Artemis 1 Completes Testing At NASA Plum Brook Station And Moves To KSC; Orion And Space Launch System Production And Testing Temporarily Pause Due To Virus Cautions; SpaceX Prepares for Historic American Commercial Crew Launch In May; Moon Landings In 2024-25 Are Seen As Imperative For Future Human Survival; Though SpaceX CEO Musk Expresses Doubts About Reaching Mars, Opportunity Exists For SpaceX To Capitalize The Moon


Credits: SpaceX, NASA

Tuesday / 17 March 2020

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NASA Artemis Human Lunar Landing In 2024 To Bypass Gateway 

New NASA Associate Administrator For Human Exploration And Operations Mission Directorate Doug Loverro Commits To Artemis Bypassing Lunar Orbital Gateway; Human Landing Goal In 2024 Will Be Critical Path; Canada, Japan And European Space Agencies, Maxar Technologies And Northrop Grumman Contributing To Gateway; NASA Selects Space Weather Instrument Suite And ESA-Built Radiation Instrument Package As First Science Experiments On Future Gateway Space Station; Lunar Orbit Seen As Important For Long-Term Sustainable Presence On Moon Surface

Credits: NASA

Friday / 13 March 2020

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University Teams Building SmallSat Demonstrations For Artemis 

NASA Small Spacecraft Technology Program Selects Nine University Teams For Small (<180 Kg) Satellite Demonstrations Supporting Artemis; Universities Will Receive Up To US$200K For Lunar Projects; Arizona State University Tempe Will Test Deployable Optical Receiver Aperture; University Of Colorado Boulder Will Build SmallSat Lunar Communications System In Collaboration With JPL; University Of California Irvine And University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Will Both Test Electrospray Thrusters; Future SmallSats Could Provide Communications And Navigation For The Moon

Credits: NASA