Category Archives: International Cooperation

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 4-7 June 2021

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World Space Leaders Meet As Two Distinct Lunar Coalitions Take Shape

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson In Talks With Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin On Future Of ISS Partnership As USA And Russia Presidents Biden And Putin Prepare For Geneva Summit 16 June; Nelson Predicts Space Travel “On Agenda”, Characterizes Biden As “A Fan Of Space”; Concurrently, Roscosmos And CNSA To Co-Host Meeting On International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) At Global Space Exploration Conference 2021 In St. Petersburg, During Which Potential International Partners Expected To Respond To Participation Invites; ISRO, ESA Have Yet To Commit To 11 Nation-Strong Artemis Coalition Or ILRS, Raising Possibility Of Dual Membership

Credits: NASA, TASS, ESA, Wikipedia

Friday / 14 May 2021

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Permanent Moon Settlement Advanced By International Research Stations In Antarctica

Neumayer III Station, Located On Ekström Ice Shelf In Antarctica (70°38′S 8°15′W) Is Site Of EDEN ISS (UL) Greenhouse, A Prototype Closed-Loop Sustenance System Helping To Feed Onsite Researchers And Develop Technology / Agronomic Knowledge Base Necessary To Sustain Human Life Outside Earth Ecosystem With Collaboration, From Germany Primarily And Austria, Italy, Canada, The Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland, USA; China Is Pursuing Similar Goals At China Great Wall Research Station (BR) On King George Island Of Antarctica (62°13′S 58°57′W) With Plexiglass Greenhouse Covering 602m2; Efforts Have Focused On Brassica Cultivation

Credits: ESA, ACRYLITE, DLR, Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration

Tuesday / 11 May 2021

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DOGE-1 Mission To Moon May Revolutionize Space Enterprise Funding

“To The Moon” Rallying Call Of Investors, Enthusiasts And Idealists Who Believe A Reformation Of International Monetary Policy Towards Decentralized, Distributed Ledger Cryptocurrency In Lieu Of Government-backed Fiat Money Will Democratize Transactional Commerce, Is Set To Become Reality With Q1 2022 40kg CubeSat, Launching To Lunar Orbit Via SpaceX Falcon 9; DOGE-1 Being Constructed By Geometric Energy Corporation Of Calgary, Canada With Collaboration Of Mimir Solutions And Iteration Syndicate

Credits: SpaceX, Reddit, Youtube

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Fri-Mon / 23-26 Apr 2021

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NASA Administrator Nominee Reaffirms USA Commitment To Artemis Human Lunar Landings, Competitive Contract Practices

In Testimony To Senate Commerce Committee Nominee Bill Nelson Pledges “Moon Should Be A Place That Is Not Militarized” Under Artemis Accords, Urges Cooperation Between Nations Participating In Lunar Activity; Committee Chair Maria Cantwell Advocates For “Dissimilar Redundancy” In Human Lander Program, Opening Possibility Of Future Additional Contracts; Nelson Insists “Timetable For 2024 Is Still There”, Implying That SpaceX Confidence In Keeping Schedule Deciding Factor In Award; Confirmation In Full Senate Expected 28 April

Credits: NASA, US Senate

Friday / 23 Apr 2021

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German Aerospace Center (DLR) Sensor To Test Lunar Radiation Levels From Astrobotic Peregrine

Long Term Lunar Human Survivability Investigation To Be Advanced With M-42 Radiation Detector “Providing Valuable Knowledge About Galactic Cosmic Radiation” Per Thomas Berger, Biophysics Team Leader At DLR Institute Of Aerospace Medicine; 250-g Instrument Is Set To Fly To Lacus Mortis On Astrobotic Peregrine Mission 1, Launching NET Nov 2021; Similar Sensors To Evaluate Radiation Conditions From Within Orion Spacecraft During Artemis 1 (MARE – Matroshka AstroRad Radiation Experiment); DLR Joins International Payloads From UK, Hungary, Japan, Canada And Mexico On Mission 1

Credits: Astrobotic, DLR, NASA

Tuesday / 6 Apr 2021

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IAF Global Space Exploration Conference 2021 To Mark Resumption Of In-Person International Space Conferences

St. Petersburg, Russia Is Host City Of International Astronautical Federation GLEX 2021 From 14–18 June, Coinciding With 60th Observance Of The First Human Spaceflight, Made By Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin In 1961; GLEX Is Intended As Forum To “Define Worldwide Efforts… For International Cooperation On Future Of Space Exploration” Per IAF President Pascale Ehrenfreund; Co-Chairs Sergei Krikalev And Christian Sallaberger To Present Robust Event Schedule Including Opening / Closing Socials, Plenary Program, Keynote Lectures And Technical Sessions; Discussion On Proposed International Lunar Research Station, “Open To All Interested Countries And International Partners”, Expected To Be Featured Prominently

Credits: IAF, Roscosmos

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 19-22 Feb 2021

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NASA Acting Chief Of Staff Emphasizes Climate Change, Space Diplomacy, Artemis Moon Return, ISS, Mars, Diversity

Bhavya Lal, Formerly Of Science And Technology Policy Institute, Articulates NASA Priorities Going Forward Under Biden / Harris Administration In Wide-Ranging Comments Reported By Times Of India; Environmental Study Utilizing Earth Observation Is Top Initiative, With Lal Citing Climate Change As “Existential Threat” Affecting Human Health And Expressing High Hopes For US$1.5B NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar In 2022; Multilateral International Engagement With “Adversaries” In Addition To “Traditional Partners” To Be Advanced; Significance Of Artemis / First Women On Moon, Mars Sample Return, ISS Continuity And STEM Inclusiveness Also Indicated

Credits: NASA, Dynetics

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Fri-Mon / 5-8 Feb 2021

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ESA Doubles Orion Service Module Order As Artemis 1 Integration Approaches

3 Additional European Service Modules (ESM) Ordered From Airbus Of Germany (With Assistance From 10 European Countries) At Cost Of US$783M; Providing Artemis 4-6 Lunar Astronauts With: Propulsion Via 26.6kN Thrust Orbital Maneuvering System Engine (Orion Main Engine Debuting On ESM-6); Power Via 4 Solar Arrays Measuring 2m x 7m, Housing (3) 2mx2m PV Panels Each, Generating 11.2 kW; Life Support Sufficient To Maintain A 4-Member Crew For Up To 3 Weeks; Orion-1 Awaits Successful SLS Core Stage Hot Fire Test Week Of 21 Feb At Stennis, After Which Integration May Commence At KSC

Credits: NASA, Airbus

Friday / 11 Dec 2020

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SpaceIL Of Israel Sets Sights On 2024 Attempt At Moon Landings And Orbiter

Independent Organization SpaceIL, In Partnership With Israel Aerospace Industries And Israeli Space Agency, Plans Beresheet 2 Augmented Repeat Of 2019 Moon Landing Attempt – The Most Successful NGO Effort To Date, Winning US$1M Google Lunar X Prize Moonshot Award; New Mission To Occur First Half Of 2024, Will Include Orbiter With 2+ Year Lifespan And 2 Science Landers Weighing 118kg/ea; Expected ~$100M Cost; ISA Leader Izhar Shay Tells Times Of Israel That UAE, Which Plans 2024 Lunar Rover Rashid, Is Among “Seven Countries From Five Continents” Who Have Expressed Interest In Collaboration

 

Credits: SpaceIL, IAI, ISA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 20-23 Nov 2020

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Artemis Coalition And International Lunar Efforts Show Steady Progression

SLS Rocket, Central To Achieving USA Space Policy Directive 1 / Human Moon Landings, To Conduct Fueled Rehearsal Test Of Core Stage NET 7 Dec, Hot Fire NET 21 Dec; NASA Expanding CLPS Program, Releasing RFP For Payloads And Research Investigations On The Surface Of The Moon (PRISM), Lunar Science Slated For Late 2023 / Early 2024 Delivery; Zhongguo / China To Attempt First Lunar Sample Return In 44+ Years On 23 Nov (21:00 UTC); ESA Ground Stations Providing Support For Chang’e-5 Month-Long Mission Also To Assist In Artemis Series

 

Credits: NASA, ESA, CNSA