Category Archives: Moon Village

Friday / 19 June 2020

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2020 Moon Village Association General Assembly Meets Virtually Today

MVA Membership Spanning Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and Latin America Meeting, Will Consider 15 Principles Undergoing Second Draft Revisions Until 30 September; Principle 5 Encourages “Purely Commercial Activities… Including Resource Extraction” Congruent With Artemis Accords Statement On Space Resources; In Past Year MVA Has Achieved MoU Signings With ROSA, SGAC, IIF; Incoming Organizational Positions Include (L-R) President Giuseppe Reibald, VP John Mankins, Education / Outreach Aline Decadi, Missions / Activities Gongling Sun, Evolution Yoshifumi Inatani, Moon Market Development Oleg Ventskovsky

Credits: MVA, ESA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 13-16 Mar 2020

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Moon Village Association Addresses UN, Makes Efforts Toward Sustainable Moon Use

MVA, Granted UN COPUOS Observer Status By Resolution 74/82, Shares Findings That Indicate 67% Of Adults Worldwide Say “It Is Time To Go [To Moon], Stay And Expand There” At 57th Scientific And Technical Subcommittee Session In Vienna; Moon Exploration Global Survey Conducted In Collaboration With World Space Week Association Is First Worldwide Study Of Kind; MVA Also Signs MoU With Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) To Partner On Space Awareness, Education, Industry; Prepares For International Moon Village Workshop & Symposium In Cyprus 9-12 Nov; Plans Expanded 2020 Survey Involving Collaboration With Other Groups


Credits: MVA, JAXA, Facebook
Pictured: MVA President Giuseppe Reibaldi, Romanian Cosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, ROSA President Marius-Ioan Piso

Tuesday / 14 January 2020

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HI-SEAS Launches On Mauna Loa With All-Female Crew

Hawai’i Space Exploration Analog And Simulation Habitat Conducts ‘Sensoria’ Mission At 2,500 Meter Altitude On Mauna Loa With First HI-SEAS All-Female Crew; 6 Women Focus On Geology, Robotics, Nutrition And Potential Lunar Sciences; Sensoria Will Be Followed 18 Jan By EMMIHS-III Moon Mission In Cooperation With EuroMoonMars And International MoonBase Alliance; Michaela Musilova (L) Will Act As Commander For Both Missions; Crew Member Kyla Edison (R) Of PISCES Will Investigate Sintering Of Rocks To Create Building Materials For Moon

Credits: University of Hawaii, Sensoria, PISCES

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 13-16 Dec 2019

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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

Friday / 6 December 2019

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Japan Women Astronauts Among Those Working Towards First Women On The Moon Reality

As 3rd International Moon Village Workshop & Symposium Heads Into Second Day Advancing Interglobal Prospects For First Women, Astronomy And Community On The Moon; Chiaki Mukai (L) And Naoko Yamazaki Among Participants; ILOA-MVA Collaboration Highlights 21st Century Significance Of Women On The Moon With 2019 Essay Contest (Submissions Due 15 Dec); ILOA Galaxy Forum Hainan 2020 China, Cosponsored By MVA, Furthering International – China, Europe, USA, India, Russia, Japan, Korea, Canada, SEA – Moon Build-Out And Astrophysics Effort

Credits: MVA, JAXA, JSF, KU, TUS, XTEND

Thursday / 5 December 2019

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3rd International Moon Village Workshop & Symposium Starts In Tokyo, Japan

2019 Annual Meeting Of MVA, Running 5-8 Dec, To Feature Details Of Proposed ‘Olympic Games On The Moon’ Which Will Offer “Demonstrative Pilot Case Of Earth-based Activities That Can Be Carried Over Onto The Moon”, According To MVA President Giuseppe Reibaldi, Given By Makoto Arai Of Dentsu Inc; Director Of ISRO Space Science Program Office Parameswaran Sreekumar (R) To Present On Indian Lunar Program; CNSA Chief Designer Weiren Wu (L) To Speak On Chinese Lunar Program; ILOA Director Steve Durst To Update On 5 Moon Missions And Women On The Moon Initiative; Workshop Sessions Can Be Viewed Live

Credits: MVA, CNSA, ISRO

Thursday / 10 October 2019

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Moon Farside Negotiations Symposium To Be Held By IAA Prior To 70th IAC In Washington DC

International Academy Of Astronautics ‘Moon Farside Negotiations’ On Saturday 19 October Will Feature ESA Director Jan Woerner Giving Opening Remarks; IAA Director For Scientific Space Exploration Claudio Maccone To Report On Efforts To Protect Radio Silence On Lunar Farside; Chief Designer Of CNSA Lunar Exploration Missions Wu Weiren Will Speak On Science Being Currently Conducted By Zhongguo On Farside Moon Surface; Giuseppe Reibaldi And Bernard Foing To Update On Moon-Focused Organizations Moon Village Association And International Lunar Exploration Working Group, Respectively

Credits: CNSA, CSIRO, IAA

Tuesday / 10 Sep 2019

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Silicon Valley Open Lunar Foundation Seeks Investment In Moon

Open Lunar Foundation Based In San Francisco Unveils Plans To Create Moon Settlement; Nonprofit Foundation Started With US$5M Investment By Venture Capitalist And SpaceX Board Member Steve Jurvetson (L); Supporters Include Former ISS Commander Chris Hadfield, Will Marshall And Robbie Shingler Of Planet Labs, Former Ames Research Center Director Pete Worden, And Engineer Jessy Kate Shingler; Foundation Estimates That Moon Landing Could Be Accomplished For Less Than $5B; COO Chelsea Robinson (R) Seeks To Take Best Of What Humanity Has To Offer And Take Step Off Earth

Credits: NASA, CSA, Open Lunar Foundation

Labor Day Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 30 Aug – 2 Sep 2019

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New Race To New South Pole:
Malapert Mt, Shackleton Rim In 2021?

USA Artemis Hopes To Land First Woman And Next Man On Lunar South Pole In 2024; India Chandrayaan-2 To Land At 70° S On 7 September; Chandrayaan-3 Planned With Japan Cooperation; Zhongguo Chang’e-4 Operating On South Pole-Aitken Basin With Chang’e-5 And Chang’e-6 Under Construction; Russia Luna 25 Hoping To Reach Polar Region In 2021; Moon Village Association Forecasts International Lunar Base; Blue Origin And SpaceX Among International Enterprises Racing To Bring Payloads To South Pole

Credits: ILOA, SPC, Canadensys Aerospace, ISRO, CNSA, Lockheed Martin, ESA, Roscosmos, SpaceX, Blue Origin

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