Category Archives: International Cooperation

Friday / 19 Apr 2019

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Chang’e-4 Scientific Data Release Benefits International Partners

China National Space Administration Holds Ceremony 18 April To Pass Chang’e-4 Scientific Data To International Partners; Dutch Scientists Will Receive Data From Netherlands-China Low-Frequency Explorer (NCLE) Astronomy Experiment On Queqiao Orbiter; Lander Neutrons And Dosimetry (LND) Experiment Is Built By Germany To Understand Radiation Effects On Regolith; Yutu-2 Rover Carries Small Analyzer For Neutrals (ASAN) Contributed By Sweden To Study Solar Wind; Liu Jizhong (L) Head Of Lunar Exploration And Science Center Announces That China Will Be Seeking 20 Kg Of International Scientific Payloads For Chang’e-6 South Pole Lander And Orbiter

Credits: CNSA, China News

Tuesday / 16 Apr 2019

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ILOA-NAOC Sign MoU For Chang’e-3 LUT Data Processing To Advance Astronomy From The Moon 

In Beijing, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy Of Sciences, Sign Memorandum Of Understanding With International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) For Co-Sponsorship Of 2-Year Research Fellow To Process & Publish Lunar Ultraviolet Telescope Data; 150-mm Aperture LUT Operational On Chang’e-3 At Mare Imbrium Can Image Galaxies, Quasars And Stars In Near-Ultraviolet 245-340 Nanometer Band; Accepting Post-Doctoral Fellowship Applications Beginning This Week; Latest Lunar Astronomy Instrument ‘Netherlands-China Low-Frequency Explorer (NCLE)’ Aboard Chang’e-4 Queqiao Orbiter At L2 Is Active

Credits: ILOA, NAOC-CAS, CNSA

Friday / 12 Apr 2019

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SpaceIL Attempt Leaves Way Open For 1st Commercial Lunar Landing

SpaceIL Beresheet Makes Impact 11 Apr, Meaning That First Privately Developed Soft Landing Is Yet To Reach Goal; SpaceX Falcon Heavy, Which Is Scheduled To Launch Arabsat-6A From Kennedy Space Center On Same Day, Being Considered By NASA For Launching Orion Spacecraft To Moon; United Arab Emirates Space Agency, Which Has Formal Cooperation Agreement With NASA And Is Sending First UAE Astronaut To ISS In 2019, Forms Arab Space Coordination Group With 10 Crescent Moon Countries, Joining Israel In Reaching For Landings

Credits: SpaceIL, SpaceX, UAE National Press

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 29 Mar – 1 Apr 2019

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Moon By 2024 Goal Will Call Upon Resources Including International Partners

Administrator Jim Bridenstine Hosts NASA Town Hall 1 April On USA Moon To Mars Plans, Including Human Return To Lunar Surface By 2024; VP Mike Pence Explicit Directive To Reach Moon “By Any Means Necessary” Invites Military Comparisons; Pence Challenges Government, Private Industry And Entire Space Enterprise To Reach Lunar South Pole; National Space Council Reiterates Space Policy Directive 1 To Involve Current And Future International And Commercial Partnerships; Orion Service Modules For Lunar Missions Will Be Built In Europe

Credits: NASA, Lockheed Martin

Friday / 15 Mar 2019

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Moon Village Association Discussing Lunar Initiatives In London And Women On The Moon In Paris

Moon Village Association Opens Discussion On ‘Why Should Humans Settle The Moon’ At University College London 15 March; MVA Telecon From Paris On Cooperation Also On 15 Mar; Opening Event Of MVA France Network Is 25 Mar In Paris With Theme ‘The Future Of Moon Exploration And Settlement’ Before International Astronautical Federation Meeting 26-27 Mar; Speakers Include Giuseppe Reibaldi And John Mankins Of MVA Along With Chris Welch Of International Space University; MVA/IAF Open Meeting And Global Networking Forum 27 Mar Will Include Presentation Of Women On The Moon Initiative

Credits: Moon Village Association, International Astronautical Federation

Friday / 15 Feb 2019

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GSTC 2019 In Singapore Gathers 200+ Satellite, Launcher, Lunar Enterprises

SSTA Global Space & Technology Convention With Almost 700 Delegates From 30 Nations Meet 14-15 February At St. Regis Singapore; Some Of The Attending Companies Advancing Lunar Missions Include ILOA Hosting SEA Benefactors’ Reception / Developing ILO-1 To Moon South Pole, Astroscale Planning Lunar Dream Capsule For Astrobotic Lander, SSTL Working On Lunar Communications Platform, Moon Express Offering Lunar Transportation Services, Canadensys Developing Lunar-Tolerant Tech, Spaceflight Broker Of 1st Private Lunar Rideshare Mission

Credits: SSTA, SSTL, Goonhilly, ESA, ILOA, Astroscale

Friday / 1 Feb 2019

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Japan Looks To Lunar Landings, Sample Return, Gateway, International Collaborations

JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa Details Smart Lander For Investigating Moon Mission Launching 2021 To Achieve Precision Landing On Moon, Potential Life Support And / Or Rendezvous Tech Contributions To NASA For Lunar Human Gateway, Partnerships For Lunar Sample Return With Canada & Europe, And Lunar Landers With India; While Cooperation With China Has Yet To Happen, Yamakawa Notes That International Teamwork Is Essential For Space Development, And ISS Privatization Can Free Up Funding To Concentrate On Moon And Beyond Missions

Credits: JAXA, ISAS

Tuesday / 22 Jan 2019

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USA / PRC Moon Collaboration To Be Discussed At UN Vienna Mid-Feb

NASA Headed By Jim Bridenstine (L), Will Work With China On Lunar Landing Research Following Discussions With CNSA, Headed By Zhang Kejian (R); NASA Scientists Are Exchanging Data With Chang’e-4 Science Team; Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Expected To Image Chang’e-4 Landing Site On 31 January; Lunar Data Will Be Shared With Global Research Community At Scientific And Technology Subcommittee Of UN Committee On Peaceful Uses Of Outer Space In Vienna 11-22 Feb; NASA Cooperation With CNSA To Be Transparent, Reciprocal And Mutually Beneficial

Credits: NASA, CNSA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 11-14 Jan 2019

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Moon Village Association Aims To Be Inclusive, Cooperative And Neutral

Moon Village Association To Hold Third Annual Workshop And Symposium Late 2019; Non-Governmental Organization Headed By Giuseppe Reibaldi Has Goals Of Being Permanent Global Forum For Stakeholders In Moon Village; MVA Policy Is Inclusive, Cooperative And Politically Neutral; ESA Director-General Jan Wörner, On MVA Advisory Council, Has Vision For Moon Village Open To All Interested Nations And Entities; ESA And China Discussing Cooperation On Moon; Joint ESA-China SMILE Spacecraft To Travel 1/3 Distance To Moon In 2021

Credits: Moon Village Association, ESA

Friday / 11 Jan 2019

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Chang’e-4 International Science Operations Continue, Lander And Rover Prepare For First Lunar Night

China Chang’e-4 Moon Far Side Mission Comprised Of Lander, Yutu-2 Rover, Queqiao Relay Satellite And Longjiang-2 Microsatellite Operating Nominally With Confirmation Of International Payloads Functioning Including Germany Neutron Radiation Detector (LDN) On Lander, Sweden Neutral Atom Detector (ASAN) On Rover, Saudi Arabia Camera Aboard Longjiang-2; Netherlands-China Low-Frequency Explorer (NCLE) On Queqiao To Begin Collecting Data In ~March After Primary CE-4 Mission Objectives Complete; First Lunar Night Begins 12 Jan, Rover To Lie Dormant While Limited Science Performed By Lander 

Credits: CNSA, CAS, NAOC, CCTV, Harbin Institute of Technology, ASTRON, Radboud Univ., Kiel University, Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF), Xinhua, KACST