Category Archives: Events

Tuesday / 13 August 2013

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Children / Families Invited To Learn About Lunar Communication

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Elementary School-Aged Children To Attend Free Afternoon At NASA Goddard SFC On 18 Aug To Learn How Space Agency Sends / Receives Data & How Deep Space Communication Is Advancing Through LLCD Experiment Launching Aboard LADEE On 6 Sep; Hands-on Activities Will Demonstrate Complications Of Accurate Laser Pointing Over Great Distances (Moon 384,400Km From Earth), Teach How To Tune-In To Correct Frequency Of Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Friday / 19 July 2013

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Commemorating Space Exploration Day

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Frontiers Of Flight Museum In Dallas TX Hosting 5th Annual Moon Day Event On Sat 20 July, Celebrating 1st Lunar Landing While Exciting Youth About Current Space Activities & Inspiring Them To Shape Future Of Space Exploration; Utah NSS Chapter Organizing Petition To Establish 20 July – Space Exploration Day – As Legal Non-Paid USA Holiday, Requesting Presidential Executive Order With Accompanying Vision For Human Return To Moon / Future In Space

Image Credit: NASA, Frontiers of Flight Museum, NSS

Friday / 21 June 2013

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Free Lunar Workshops For Educators

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‘The Unknown Moon’ Workshop Hosted By JHU/APL & NLSI For High School Science Teachers On 24-28 Jun In Laurel MD; Will Provide Hands-On Classroom Resources, Tour Of Facilities, Opportunity To Interact With Lunar Scientists; ‘Lunar Workshops For Educators’ Hosted By LRO Mission Education & Public Outreach Program For Grade 6-9 Science Teachers On 24-28 Jun & 8-12 Jul In Greenbelt MD; Will Focus On Moon Science & Exploration

Image Credit: LRO E/PO, NASA, JHU/APL

Weekend Edition / Fri-Mon 17-20 May 2013

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Harrison Schmitt Headlines Lunar Events At Washington University In St. Louis

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Apollo 17 Moonworker Will Give Seminar On 20 May At WUSTL Entitled ‘Field Geology On Another World’; Schmitt (R) Will Then Participate In ‘Exploratory Forum’ With Students To Discuss Ideas For Future Human Moon Missions; Forum Will Allow WUSTL RASC-AL Team To Refine Presentation Of Their Proposed Investigation Of Potential Landing Sites For Outpost At Lunar South Pole; Tue-Thu Schmitt Will Participate In LROC Science Team Meeting Hosted By Brad Joliff (L)

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Tuesday / 30 April 2013

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2013 Moonbuggy Race Winners

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Puerto Rico Reigns ‘Supremo’ At 20th NASA Great Moonbuggy Race As Team 1 From Teodoro Aguilar Mora Vocational High School Of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico Wins 1st Place In High School Division, Finishing The 0.8-Km Course In 3 Minutes, 24 Seconds; University Of Puerto Rico At Humacao Team Wins College-Division With Time Of 3 Minutes, 32 Seconds; Winning Teams Receive Trophies & US$3, 000 Cash Rewards

Image Credit: NASA

Wednesday / 24 April 2013

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20th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race

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Nearly 100 College & High School Teams Will Compete In The NASA Great Moonbuggy Race On 26-27 April In Huntsville, AL, USA; 6-Person Teams Build Their Own Engineering Test Model Of A Moon Rover, Carry Rover To Starting Line Where It Is Assembled Before Taking Course; 1 Female & 1 Male Team Member Then Power Buggy Over Half-Mile Simulated Lunar Course With Time Clock Running

Image Credit: NASA

Wednesday / 10 April 2013

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NASA Lunar Science Forum Goes Virtual

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No ‘In-Person’ Component For LSF2013 Due To Government Travel Restrictions; Presentations Will Be Delivered Via Adobe Connect, Allowing For 500 Combined International & Domestic Logins; Format Change Influencing Other Related Events Such As ILOA 2013 Silicon Valley Board Meeting Now Reset For 24 July — 44th Anniversary Of Apollo 11 Mission End, Eve Of NewSpace 2013 Conference

Image Credit: NASA, Space Frontier Foundation, NASA

Wednesday / 20 March 2013

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Characterizing The Lunar Poles: Ben Bussey Seminar

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Ben Bussey Of John Hopkins University APL Presenting Data – Acquired By Recent Fleet Of International Lunar Spacecraft – Characterizing Moon Poles, 27 Mar At NASA Lunar Science Institute In CA, USA; Results Useful For Planning Future Robotic & Human Missions; Geology Of Poles, Surface & Subsurface Properties, Possibilities For Surface Operations / Regolith Excavation / Drilling & Potential Instrumentation Needed For Science From / On Moon

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Thursday / 24 January 2013

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NASA Lunar Science Institute Seminar: Space Science From The Moon

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Brown University Professor Carle Pieters Will Join ‘The Moon As A Cornerstone To The Terrestrial Planets’ Team Of NLSI On 29 Jan To Overview Implications Of New Lunar Data & Discuss How It Is Leading To New Strategies For Human & Robotic Exploration; David Kring Of LPI Will Recap Successes Of NLSI In Achieving Research Goals, Assisting In NASA Robotic & Human Mission Scenario Development

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Wednesday / 21 November 2012

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Europe Role In Upcoming Lunar Missions To Be Determined At Ministerial Council

Representatives From 20 European Union Member States Meeting In Naples, Italy (20-21 Nov) To Refine & Approve Budget For Next 3 Years Of ESA Activity; Proposed US$15.3B Budget Includes Financing An ESA Contribution To NASA Orion Spacecraft Program Destined For Human Lunar Missions Around 2020; ESA Also Seeking Funding Of Robotic Lander To Explore South Pole Of Moon

Image Credit: ESA, NASA