Category Archives: Human Moon Missions

Friday / 13 Apr 2018

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India PSLV Launch Bodes Well For Chandrayaan-2; China Advancing CE-4 And Planning For Human Moon Missions

The 3rd Successful Rocket Launch Of 2018 For India, PSLV-XL On C41 Mission After C40 In January & GLSV F08 In March, Boosts Further Confidence For Upcoming Chandrayaan-2 Lunar Lander, Rover, Orbiter Mission Launching First Week Of October On F10 Mission; CAST Chief Designer Of Tianzhou-1 Craft Bai Mingsheng States China Working Toward Human Lunar Landing Program To Be Initiated ~2020; Chang’e-4 Orbiter Launching May-June To Lunar Far Side, Followed By CE-4 Lander In December To Host Neutron Dosimeter And “Lunar Mini Biosphere” Of Potato, Flowering Arabidopsis, Silk Worms

 

Credits: CNSA, CAST, NAOC, CAS, ISRO, NASA

Wednesday / 11 Apr 2018

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International Space Exploration Coordination Group Promotes Importance Of Moon In New Global Exploration Roadmap

ISECG, Comprised Of 15 Space Agencies, Helps Advance International Station In Lunar Orbit For The 2020s; Kathy Laurini, NASA Senior Adviser For Space Exploration & Operations, Says NASA Plans To Develop Lunar Orbiting Platform-Gateway In Alignment With The Global Exploration Roadmap; Solicitation To Be Issued This Month For 1st Gateway Element – Power & Propulsion Module – Aiming To Launch In 2022; ISECG Is Currently Chaired By Naoki Satoh Of JAXA

Credits: ISECG, NASA, JAXA

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Fri-Mon / 6-9 Apr 2018

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ILOA Announces Galaxy Forum Hainan 2018: China, Themed International Human Moon Missions, And Astronomy From The Moon

Registration Now Open For 4-7 December 2018 Galaxy Forum Hainan Being Held At Hilton Wenchang On Hainan Island, China’s Southernmost Province; Featured Speakers Include Dr. Andy Aldrin, Prof. Ziyuan Ouyang, Astronaut Soyeon Yi, ILOA Director Steve Durst, Dr. Maohai Huang, Dr. David Schrunk, Dr. Chris Sallaberger; Participation Will Come From Global Commercial, International, National Representatives; Sponsors / Supporters Are International Lunar Observatory Association, Chinese Society Of Astronautics, National Astronomical Observatories Of China, International Astronautical Federation, Canadian Space Agency

Credits: ILOA, SPC, CSA, NAOC, IAF, CSA-ASC

Wednesday / 4 Apr 2018

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Tokyo University Of Science Launches Space Settlement Research Center

First Female Astronaut Of Japan, Chiaki Mukai M.D., Leads New Center For Developing Technologies For Long-Duration Habitation In Space And On Moon — Currently Consists Of 27 Staff Members & Their Students, With 4 Divisions Including Quality Of Life Design Team Researching Systems For Safety, Comfort, & Medical Support On Lunar Surface; Another Team Studying Self-Sufficient Agriculture; 66-Year-Old Mukai Says Moon Base By 2030 Very Realistic & She Hopes To Go; Center Marks Rising Robustness Of Japan Interest In The Moon

Credits: TUS

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Fri-Mon / 30 Mar – 2 Apr 2018

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Major Spacefaring Powers Discuss Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, Collaboration With China

The 2nd Symposium ‘Return To The Moon: A Partnership Of Government, Academia & Industry’ Hosted By USRA, GWU And SPI, Enhances Plans For International / Commercial Cooperation To Land Humans On Moon, Build Permanent Presence In Cislunar Space; 12th Man On Moon (L) Harrison Schmitt Says China Is Geopolitical Imperative; Robert Lightfoot Of NASA States USA Looking To Engage Academia & Industry In International Effort To Explore Space, Vital To Utilize Moon As Step Toward Mars; Space Policy White Paper By D. Holland & J. Burns Includes Analysis Of USA Mixed Comments On Becoming ‘Leading’ Space Power And ‘True International Collaboration’, As Well As Unfocused Exploration Priorities / Goals

Credits: Boeing Co., NASA

Friday / 30 Mar 2018

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Updates To Outer Space Treaty Could Define Space Regulations

During COPUOS 57th Legal Subcommittee Session 9-20 April At Vienna International Center, Countries To Discuss General Principle Consensus On Space Resource Policy Which May Be Necessary To Enable Moon And Mars Settlements, Potentially Prevent Conflict Of Interest In Space; Vidvuds Beldavs Proposes International Regime Could Govern Moon Resource Extraction Focused On Safety, Sustainability, Equitable Sharing By All Countries; Common Heritage Of Mankind Concept Inclusion To Prevent Exploitation, Encourage Preservation For Future Generations 

Credits: NASA, Space, UN, Vidvuds Beldavs

Wednesday / 28 Mar 2018

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USRA And Space Policy Institute Hold “Return To The Moon” Symposium In DC Today

Universities Space Research Association & George Washington University SPI Host Annual Joint Symposium On 28 March, Focusing On “Partnership Of Government, Academia, And Industry” For Human Moon Exploration; Key Participants Include (L-R) NASA Acting Director Robert Lightfoot, ESA Director Jan Wörner (Via Video), SPI Director Henry Hertzfeld, Astronaut Jack Schmitt, Former NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan; From Industry Will Be Christie Iacomini Of Blue Origin & Dan Hendrickson Of Astrobotic; Exploring Strategies To Align USA Space Initiatives With Those Of Other Nations; ~150 People Expected At Evening Reception

Credits: USRA, SPI, NASA, ESA, Blue Origin, Astrobotic

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Fri-Mon / 23-26 Mar 2018

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ULA Proposes Self-Sustaining Econosphere / CisLunar 1000 Initiative

United Launch Alliance Plans To Collaborate With Commercial Companies To Create Community Of ~1,000 People In Earth-Moon Vicinity; Self-Sufficient Economy Would Be Based On In Situ Resource Utilization From ~17,000 Near Earth Asteroids, Lunar Resources; ULA CEO Tory Bruno Says Creating Propellant In Space Will Increase Deep Space Travel; Roadmap Could Align With International Lunar Gateway, Involve Current Collaborator Bigelow Aerospace For 20-Person Cislunar Habitat & Depot; Jeff Bezos Of Blue Origin Working On Blue Moon Lunar Lander; SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Continues Plans For Rockets To Support Interplanetary / Lunar Transport Services

Credits: NASA, Boeing, Bigelow Aerospace, ULA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Business Insider

Wednesday / 21 Mar 2018

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Apollo 11 Columbia Spacecraft Moves On In ‘Destination Moon’ Tour Across USA Toward Its 50th Anniversary

Columbia Command Module That Took Apollo 11 Astronauts To Moon & Back In 1969 Is Now Making Its Way From Space Center Houston To St Louis Science Center – On Special Tour From National Air & Space Museum In DC, Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of One Of The Greatest Achievements Of Human History; Traveling Exhibit Includes Aldrin’s Spacesuit Helmet & Gloves And Lunar Sample Return Container; After St Louis 14 Apr – 3 Sep, Columbia Goes To Pittsburgh Until Feb 2019 And To Seattle Museum Of Flight Through Sep 2019

Credits: Smithsonian Institution, Space Center Houston, Saint Louis Science Center

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Fri-Mon / 9-12 Mar 2018

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China Signs MoU With Russia For Lunar Collaboration, Also In Talks With Japan

CNSA, Roscosmos Plan To Create Lunar Project Data Center, Collaborate On Russia Luna-Resurs 1 Launching 2022, China 2023 Mission To Moon South Pole; MoU Signing By Roscosmos Director Igor Komarov, CNSA Deputy Head Wu Yanhua In Tokyo 3 March For Cooperation In 6 Science, Tech, Exploration Areas; VP Of JAXA Mamoru Endo Meets To Discuss Japan-China Collaborations; CNSA Also Working On New-Gen Reusable Spacecraft With Ability To Carry 4-6 Astronauts To Chinese Space Station, Near Earth Asteroids, Mars; Eventual 20,000-Kg Version For Lunar Landings; Astronaut Wang Yaping Prepares To Work On China Space Station, Hopes To Land On Moon

Credits: Planetary Society, CNSA, Women Voice, CAST, CASC, CMSA