Category Archives: Education

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 5-8 September 2014

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International Observe The Moon Night,
Last Super Moon Of 2014

InOMN 2014

The 5th Annual International Observe The Moon Night Takes Place Saturday 6 September While Earth’s Closest Celestial Neighbor Is In Waxing Gibbous Phase Enhancing Visibility Of Lunar Craters; Over 300 Events Registered Worldwide To Promote Science, Education, Awareness Of Moon Exploration & Benefits, Current Moon Missions (Pictured) / Potential & Planned Missions Including GLXP, ILO-1, Golden Spike, LunarCubes; Moon At Perigee (357,986 km) Sunday 7 Sep & Full Harvest / SuperMoon Monday 8 Sep

Image Credit: InOMN, LROC, NASA, CNSA, CCTV

Wednesday / 3 September 2014

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MoonBots Winners Headed To Hawai`i

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Incredibots From Columbus, Ohio Win 2014 MoonBots Challenge; Team Wins Trip To Pacific International Space Center For Exploration Systems (PISCES), Hawaii Island To Test Its Robot On Slopes Of Mauna Kea; Over 300 Teams From 24 Countries Participated In Contest, 25 Finalists Built & Programmed LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot & Tested It In Their Own Lunar Landscape; 1st Runner-Up From Barcelona, Spain, 2nd Runner-Up From Rotterdam, Netherlands; Contest Sponsored By GLXP & GeekDad

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Friday / 18 July 2014

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GLXP & NASA Focus On Moon Education, Exploration Initiatives

GLXP & NASA Education, Exploration

“Exploring Apollo Now” Google Lunar XPrize Team Hangout Q+A Hosted 22 July By Astronomer Pamela Gay Will Feature Team Stellar & GLXP Competition Judge Derek Webber; 20 July NASA ARC “Lunar and Small Bodies Graduate Conference” To Be Followed By “Next Generation Lunar Scientists & Engineers Workshop”; Morpheus Lander Planning Meetings Continue, May Fly Again Pending FY15 Funding; Astrobotic, Moon Express, Masten Working With NASA Under Lunar CATALYST Partnership Opportunity

Image Credit: GLXP, Team Stellar, NASA

Friday / 11 July 2014

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Benefits Of Moon First Strategy

Moon Resources

Space / Moon Experts Urge NASA To Refocus On Moon First Exploration Path: Astronaut Clayton Anderson (TL) Says Humans Should Learn To Live On Moon Before Greater Challenge Of Mars; Larry Kellogg (TR), With Input From Dr. David Schrunk (B), Writes About Apollo Inspiring Next Generation, ‘Infinite’ Resources (Lunar Regolith, Harvestable NEAs), Energy (Sunlight, H2O, Helium-3), Access To Asteroid Belt / Solar System, Potential To Create Earth-Like Environments In Moon Lava Tubes

Image Credit: NASA, Larry Kellogg, ISRO, JAXA /NHK, lifeboat.com

Wednesday / 2 July 2014

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Educators To Work With LRO Data, NASA Scientists At Goddard Workshop

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Grade 6-9 Science Teachers Will Meet At NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 14-18 July To Learn Latest Discoveries In Lunar Science From LRO & Other Recent Moon Missions, Interact With Lunar Scientists / Engineers, Learn How To Bring This Data To Students & Clear Up Common Misconceptions With Hands-On Activities; Tour Of Facility Where LRO Was Built Will Also Give Teachers Better Understanding Of Mission Operations

Image Credit: NASA

Tuesday / 10 June 2014

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Moon Express Featured At IdeaCity 2014

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NewSpace Company Moon Express President Andy Aldrin & CEO Bob Richards Featured Presenters At Canada’s Premier Meeting Of The Minds: IdeaCity 2014, 18-20 June, Toronto; Limited To 600 Attendees, The Event Brings Together 50 Uniquely Distinguished Intellectuals & Adventurers To Air New Concepts And Create ‘An Incubator For Inspiration’; All-Access Pass CAD$3500 + HST; Moon Express Is Currently Developing A Series Of Missions To The Lunar Surface Beginning With Its 2015 Attempt To Win The GLXP

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Friday / 16 May 2014

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European Lunar Symposium Covers Diversity Of Moon Research, Interest

ELS 2014

Second Day Of European Lunar Symposium Focuses On Lunar Samples, Future Missions, Global Partnerships; Sessions Chaired By (L-R) Romain Tartèse, James Carpenter, Greg Schmidt, Ian Crawford; David Kring Talks On Human Exploration Of Lunar South Polar Region & Far Side; Up To 200 Participants Interacting On / Advancing Strategic Considerations For Moon Astronomical, Astrophysical, Geological, Commercial, Resource Utilization Interests

Image Credit: ESA, NASA, SSERVI, LPI, Open University

Thursday / 1 May 2014

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Exploration Science Forum Special Session Focuses On Exploration Destination Objectives

LED050114SSERVI Announces 1st Annual NASA Exploration Science Forum (ESF) 21-23 July At NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field CA; 3rd Day Special Session Examines Objectives / Benefits Of Human Activities At Various Global Exploration Roadmap (GER) Destinations; Topics Include ‘Lunar Surface Presence: Outpost Or Sorties?’ And ‘The Role Of The Moon In Further Exploration Destinations’; Destinations Include Moon / Cis-lunar Space, NEAs & Mars; Abstract Deadline Extended Until 2 May

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Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 25-28 April 2014

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Friends Of The Moon Campaign: USA Scientists Call For Human Moon Exploration

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Clive Neal Urging Scientific Community To Write Letters To Congress & Obama Administration Stating Priority / Importance Of USA Human Moon Missions; Campaign Is In Response To Recent NASA Blunt Anti-Moon Exploration Statements; Neal Notes Administration Consistently Claims That It Listens To & Integrates Advice O f Scientists In Policy Making; GLXP Teams Using Lunar Exploration Opportunities To Inspire Next Generation Of Scientists

Image Credit: NASA, GLXP, nd.edu

Friday / 25 April 2014

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LPI Seminar On Moon Evolution,
SRR / PTMSS Deadline

LPI Lecture & PTMSS SRR

Lunar & Planetary Institute Lecture ‘Constraints On The Formation Age & Evolution Of The Moon From 142Nd-143Nd Systematics Of Apollo 12 Basalts’ Presentation Today By Claire McLeod From University Of Houston; Will Discuss How New High-Precision Neodymium (Nd) Isotope Data For Apollo Mare Basalts Are Used To Evaluate Lunar Mantle Source Reservoirs, And 3 Potential Moon Evolution Scenarios; Abstracts Due Today For 2014 SRR / PTMSS To Advance Commercial Prospects Of Developing Moon, Mars, Asteroid Resources

Image Credit: LPI, SRR / PTMSS, NASA, GSFC, C. McLeod