Friday / 6 March 2020

JAXA Joins ISRO For Joint Polar Exploration Mission And Seeks University Input On Lunar Resources 

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Creates Preliminary Project Team For Joint JAXA-India Space Research Organization Lunar Polar Exploration Mission In Early 2020s; JAXA-Developed Smart Lander For Investigation Of Moon (SLIM) Technology Will Enable Precision Landing On Lunar Pole; Mission Will Search For Water And Other Resources; JAXA Seeks Input From Universities And Institutes On In-situ Resource Utilization; Focus Will Be On Water Resources And Construction Of Lunar Propellant Plant

Credits: JAXA

Tuesday / 3 March 2020

  Galaxy Forum Southeast Asia 2020 In Chiang Mai Leading Towards SEA Regional Presence On Moon

International Lunar Observatory Association And National Astronomical Research Institute Of Thailand Hosts Galaxy Forum Southeast Asia 2020 With Theme Of Astronomy From The Moon At Princess Sirindhorn AstroPark In Chiang Mai – Support Base For Largest Thailand Observatory At Doi Inthanon; Opening Remarks Will Be Given By Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chaki Sirindhorn, Known As “Princess Of Astronomy” For Her Contributions; Southeast Asia Could Become One Of First Regions To Conduct Astronomy From The Moon Via Potential Principal Operating Partnership Constructs

Credits: Princess Sirindhorn AstroPark, ILOA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 17-20 Jan 2020

Canada Space Program Accelerates With LEAP Program And Participation In Lunar Efforts

Veteran Canada Astronaut And Former ISS Commander Chris Hadfield (L) Emphasizes International Cooperation, Says Moon Is Next Logical Step With ‘Eternal Power’ Available At Lunar Poles; Cosmologist Renee Hlozek Contributes To Discussions About The Universe; Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program (LEAP) Will Award Contracts Up To US$2M To Qualifying Canada Companies; Minister Of Innovation, Science, And Economic Development Navdeep Bains (R) Says Canada Will Maintain Lead In Robotics And Space-Related Fields

Credits: CSA-ASC; Moon Express Canada

New Year 2020 Edition
Fri-Tues / 20 Dec 2019 – 7 Jan 2020

Artemis Moon Generation:
Multi-Partisan, International, Entrepreneurial

NASA Gains Funding In Bipartisan Budget For Space Launch System, Exploration Upper Stage, And Artemis Lunar Lander For First Women On The Moon In 2024; Private Companies Are Participating In Commercial Crew, Cargo, And Lunar Landers; Canada Supplying Robotic Arm For Lunar Orbit; JAXA Contributing Habitation Modules And Lunar Rover; ESA Partners Agree To Greatly Increased Budget And Providing Orion Service Modules For Artemis 1-4; Cooperation Possible From India, Russia, Crescent Moon Countries And Zhongguo (China)

Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA / CAS

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 13-16 Dec 2019

Moon Village Association Awards Chang’e-4 And Emphasizes International Cooperation

3rd International Moon Village Association Workshop And Symposium Held 5-8 Dec In Japan; MVA President Giuseppe Reibaldi (L) Awards ‘Moon Village Principles – Mission Prize’ To Chang’e-4 And Chief Designer Wu Weiren (R); Astronaut Koichi Wakata Of JAXA Talks About ISS Cooperation And The Moon; MVA And Other Presenters Will Be Advancing International Human Moon Landings And Astronomy From The Moon At ILOA Galaxy Forum Hainan 2020 China On 25-28 Feb

Credits: Moon Village Association

Thanksgiving Weekend Edition
Thu-Mon / 28 Nov – 2 Dec 2019

 Moonworker Buzz Aldrin Advocates For USA-Led International Human Moon Landings With China Cooperation

Apollo 11 Buzz Aldrin Envisions Human Return To Moon, Multi-World Species Success Via Cooperation With Major Spacefaring Power China (Zhongguo) And Nominal Or No Gateway To Facilitate Surface Exploration / Lunar Base; Stresses Importance Of Advanced Cycling Transportation System “Buzzcraft” To Land On Moon, Get To Mars ASAP; Proposed Multi-National, Public-Private-Independent Organization ‘Space Exploration Alliance’ Including China, Others For Sustainable Space Exploration Plan For 2020s Decade

Credits: CNSA, NASA

Tuesday / 12 November 2019

Broad International Support For Artemis At IAC

At 70th International Astronautical Committee Meeting In Washington DC, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Reaffirms Commitment To International Cooperation For Artemis 2024 In Meetings With Heads Of Space Agencies; IAC Emphasizes International Cooperation For Independent Commercial Spaceflight; ISS Partners Canada And Japan Are Already Committed To Participating In Lunar Program; Europe And Russia Expected To Follow With ESA Seeking To Build Lunar Orbit Modules And Cargo Lander; International Cooperation Could Include India, China, Crescent Moon Countries And Africa

Credits: Boeing, NASA, Blue Origin

Friday / 25 Oct 2019

International Space Agencies And Private Enterprises Sign Agreements To Land On Moon

Heads Of Space Agencies Meet At 70th International Astronautical Congress In Washington DC; NASA Unveils New Woman-Focused Logo For Artemis; Scientists Report First Results From Netherlands-China Low-Frequency Explorer Aboard Queqiao Orbiter; Japan Formally Commits To Artemis And Partners With India For 2023 Moon Landing; Blue Origin Teams With Lockheed Martin And Northrop Grumman For Artemis Lunar Lander; Israel Renews Commitment To Land On Moon And Tours World With Moon-Themed Escape Room

Credits: NASA, SpaceIL

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 20-23 Sep 2019

China-Russia To Cooperate On Chang’e-7 And Luna-26

Roscosmos Head Dmitry Rogozin (L) And Zhang Keqiang Of CNSA (R) Sign Cooperation Agreement In Saint Petersburg; Zhongguo Planning Chang’e-5 Sample Return And Chang’e-6 Mission To South Pole On Long March 5 Booster; Russia Planning Luna-25 Landing In South Pole Region In 2021; Luna-26 Orbiter To Cooperate With Chang’e-7 In 2023-24; Russia Hoping For Lunar Sample Return In 2028; Both Nations Will Open Joint Data Center For Lunar And Deep Space Research

Credits: Roscosmos, IAF, NAOC

Tuesday / 16 July 2019

Spektr-RG Launches To L2 Lagrangian Point, Location Of Observatories And Lunar Probe 

Russia Spektr-RG Launches To L2 Lagrangian Point Aboard Proton-M Booster Designed For Lunar Payloads, First Successful Russia Mission Beyond LEO Since Soviet Union; Payloads Are Astronomical Roentgen Telescope X-ray Concentrator (ART-XC) And Extended Roentgen Survey Imaging Telescope Array Built By Germany Max Planck Institute; Spektr-RG Will Survey Sky For Galaxy Clusters, Black Holes And Hypothetical ‘Dark’ Energy; Sun-Earth L2 Point Is Location Of ESA Gaia Space Observatory, Former Stop Of Planck Observatory And Chang’e-2 Lunar Probe

Credits: Russia Academy of Sciences, Roscosmos