Category Archives: Conferences

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 16-19 Nov 2018

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International Human Moon Return And Gateway Concerns

At Canadian Aerospace Summit 13-14 November In Ottawa, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine (L) Seeks Partners For Lunar Orbital Platform; Canada Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains (Center) Delays Joining LOP, Causing Concern Among Space Industry Leaders; ESA, JAXA And Roscosmos Still Partners On LOP; Roscosmos Head Dmitry Rogozin (R) States That Mutually Respectful Cooperation Is Needed To Send Humans Back To The Moon, Plans Lunar Surface Base Maintained By Robots; Former NASA Administrator Michael Griffin Still Favoring Direct Return To Lunar Surface; China And India Independently Sending Landers To Moon

Credits: NASA, AIAC

Tuesday / 13 Nov 2018

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Paris Peace Is Forum For Moon Village

Observing End Of First World War, Paris Peace Forum 11-13 November Attended By 60 Heads Of State Plus ESA Astronauts Claudie Haigneré (L) And Frank De Winne; Haigneré, Experienced With Missions To Mir And ISS, States That Lunar Return Is Question Of Who And When; ESA Moon Village Shares Global Vision, Peaceful Values And Objectives Of Peace Forum; Haigneré Concludes That Moon Is Not Temporary Adventure Or Nomadic Exploration But A True Sustainable Endeavour; ESA Director-General Jan Wörner (R) Also Promotes Moon Village At Paris Peace Forum

Credits: ESA

Tuesday / 6 Nov 2018

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Moon Village Symposium Reveals International Plans

2nd International Moon Village Workshop & Symposium Is 5 November At University Of Southern California; Scott Pace Of US National Space Council Delivers Presentation; NASA Plans Lunar Orbital Platform And Demonstration Of Human Lunar Lander Around 2024; Former NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green Talks About Radio Astronomy On Lunar Farside; Consul General From Luxembourg, Which Has Space Agency Since Sep 2018, Encourages Companies With Space Fund; SpaceBit Capital, Leading Space Venture Capital Crypto Fund, Reveals Partnership With Moon Village Association; Apollo Astronaut Will Be SpaceBit Board Member

Credits: Moon Village Association, NASA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 2-5 Nov 2018

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Space Vision, Settlement And Moon Village Meetings In Southern California

 Space Settlement Summit Convenes 2-3 November At University Of Southern California, Adjacent To California Science Center And Shuttle Endeavour; Summit Hosted By National Space Society Discusses Lunar Settlements; SpaceVision 2018 Opening 1 Nov In San Diego, California, Features Danielle Richey Of Lockheed Martin; The 2nd International Moon Village Workshop & Symposium Follows At USC 4-5 Nov; Keynote Presenters Include Scott Pace Of USA National Space Council, ESA Director-General Jan Worner, Giuseppe Reibaldi And John Mankins Of Moon Village Association

Credits: NASA, Lockheed Martin, ESA, Moon Village Association

Tuesday / 30 Oct 2018

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Apollo 8 EarthRISE Dinners Look To Future Moon Orbits

 

EarthRISE50 Organization Will Remember Apollo 8 With Worldwide Earthrise Dinners Week Of December 24; Jersey City USA Kickoff Event Nov 8 Will Feature Entrepreneur Joy Mangano; 50th Remembrance Of Apollo 8 Carrying Mission Commander Frank Borman And Pilot Jim Lovell To Moon Orbit And Iconic Earthrise Photo By Astronaut Bill Anders; Replicating Apollo 8 Lunar Orbit Will Be Goal Of Uncrewed Orion EM-1 Mission In 2020 And Crewed EM-2 Mission Funded For 2023; Ongoing Discussion of Lunar Orbital Platform To Be Serviced By Orion In Moon Orbit

Credits: NASA, Virgin Galactic, Joymangano.com

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 26-29 Oct 2018

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Space Academic Conference In China Announces Lunar Crew Spacecraft

Biennial 5th Manned Space (International) Academic Conference Opens In Xi’an; Senior Designer Yang Lei Announces New Spacecraft For Lunar Missions; Will Have Command And Service Modules Plus Crew Of 4-6; Equivalent Capability To USA Orion; Uncrewed Model To Be Launched On First Flight Of Long March 5B Booster Scheduled For June 2019;  Conference Invites International Participation From France, Germany And Ukraine; Taikonauts Yang Liwei, Wang Yaping, And Germany Astronaut Ulrich Walter Featured

Credits: Xinhua, CASC, Space Inventor

 

Tuesday / 23 Oct 2018

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Transformers: Space And von Braun Symposium Highlight Return To Moon

National Space Council Meeting 23 October In Washington, DC Will Be Followed By Transformers: Space; Symposium Sponsored By AIAA Will Feature NSC Member Mike Pence And Jim Bridenstine; Former Astronauts Sandra Magnus And Nicole Stott Also Will Be Featured; Subjects Include The New Space Age And Future Of Human Spaceflight; Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium 23-25 Oct In Huntsville, Alabama Will Discuss Lunar Surface Operations; Woman Astronauts At Space Events Foreshadowing First Woman On The Moon

Credits: ESA, NASA, MSFC

Tuesday / 16 Oct 2018

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Canada Space Industry Days Feature Major Lunar Initiatives

Canadian Space Agency Hosting Space Industry Days 15-17 October In Saint-Hubert, Quebec; Blue Origin Featured Monday, Plans To Send Tourists To Space In 2019, New Glenn Booster Is One Of Three Selected By USAF For Next-Generation Launch System; Moon Express Delivers Presentation Tuesday 16 Oct, Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With CSA-ASC For Moon Missions; Airbus Featured Wednesday 17 Oct, Sponsoring Moon Race With Blue Origin And Developing Key Components Of Lunar Orbital Platform; Soyuz Flight Of Canada Astronaut David Saint-Jacques Expected To Be Delayed

Credits: Moon Express, Blue Origin, CSA-ASC

 

Wednesday / 10 Oct 2018

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Enterprises Working On Moon Race Competition, Lunar Regolith, Lunar Library Mission

“Moon Race” Sponsored By Airbus, Blue Origin And Partners Challenges Private Enterprise With Four Goals: Extract Water From Lunar Regolith, Manufacture Useful Objects From Lunar Resources, Use Lunar Regolith Plus Water To Grow Plants, And Generate Energy On Moon; Startup Company “Off Planet Research” Producing Simulated Lunar Regolith, Offering Samples To Backers Of Indiegogo Project; Lunar Library Project Sponsored By Microsoft Will Use Synthetic DNA To Archive Human Knowledge; Public To Contribute Images Via MemoriesInDNA Project; Library To Land With Astrobotic-Built Peregrine Lander In 2020 

Credits: Moon Race, Off Planet Research

Friday / 5 Oct 2018

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IAC 2018 Generating ‘Moon Rush’ Of Mission Agreements, MoUs, Collaborations

International Astronautical Congress 69th General Assembly Providing Major Opportunities For Lunar Advances: Moon Express & Canadian Space Agency MoU Establishes Potential Collaboration On Moon Landers, Orbiters, Payloads; Blue Origin Signs Letter Of Letter With Germany Companies OHB & MT Aerospace; Astrobotic Announces Deal With Space Agencies Of Ecuador (EXA) & Colombia (AEC) For Lunar Exploration Campaign Using Multiple Peregrine Missions; Tech Development Competition 2024 “Moon Race” To Be Detailed Soon; NASA Declares Intent To Contribute Laser Retroreflector Array To Israel 2019 Moon Lander

Credits: Moon Express, Blue Origin, Astrobotic, EXA, AEC, NASA, SpaceIL, Moon Race / Airbus, et al,