Category Archives: Moonbase

Tuesday / 12 March 2013

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Moon Is Priority Destination For Leading NewSpace Entrepreneurs

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Robert Bigelow Confirms Desire To Help Develop Lunar Base; Robert Richards Discusses Moon Express Mission, Implications And Value Of Lunar Mining; Golden Spike Company Conducting Video Contest As Part Of Indiegogo Fundraising Campaign; Canadian Space Commerce Association Head Says Off-World Mining Will One Day Surpass Earth Mining, Suggests Adding Tax Benefits To Start Up Companies

Image Credit: NASA, Moon Express, Bigelow Aerospace, Golden Spike Co.

Friday / 8 March 2013

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Russia IKI Head “Human Moon Base Is Priority For Next Space Race”

Russia Scientists Developing 3 Probes To Analyze Surface Of Moon In Preparation For Building Human Moon Base; Planning To Send 120-kg Luna-Glob 1 To Polar Orbit 2015, Luna-Glob 2 By 2016, Landing Module & Rover 2017; Then Build Robotic Base & Human Base; Igor Mitrofanov Head Of Lunar Program At Space Research Institute (IKI) Says Moon Is Important Part Of Future Of Civilization; Goal Is To Use Moon To Access Mars, Solar System, Universe

Image Credit: NASA, Eisenhower Institute

Friday / 1 March 2013

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Shackleton Fueling Human Exploration To Moon & Beyond

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Shackleton Energy COO Jim Keravala, To Be Featured At 2013 CSCA National Conference, Says Water Estimated At Moon North Pole Could Fuel A Shuttle Launch Every Day For 2,200 Years; Company Plans To Create Fuel Depot Stations On Moon & In LEO By 2020; Will Launch 2 Robotic Prospectors To Lunar Poles By 2016; If Resource Extraction For Propellant Appears Profitable Will Send 6-12 Humans To Surface To Establish Base

Image Credit: J. Keravala/Shackleton Energy

Friday / 22 February 2013

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Moon Valuable To Study / Mine Asteroids & Protect Earth

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Naveen Jain Of Moon Express Says Over 4B Years Of Well-Preserved Asteroid Impacts On Moon Provide Resources For Asteroid Research & Solar System Exploration; Stable Environment Is Beneficial For Astronomical Observatories & Asteroid Detection; Can Create Fuel Depots, Lunar Bases & Earth Space Port; Private-Public Partnerships For Moon Exploration Will Safeguard Future Of Humankind

Image Credit: NASA, Moon Express

Friday / 15 February 2013

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Future Of Private – Public Partnerships Should Boost Moon Development

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Golden Spike Co Receives Thousands Of Public Offers To Help, Starts Indiegogo Campaign To Get Humans To Moon By 2020; Mike Griffin (L) Former NASA Administrator Says No Significant Commercial Space Market Exists At LEO, Wants Permanent Moon Base Claiming Market Potential Is 10X Larger & Longer; Clark Lindsey of NewSpace Watch Argues NASA Commercial Contracts Effectively Increase Competition, Cost-Saving, Private Investment

Image Credit: Huntsville Times/R. Conn, GSC

Wednesday / 6 February 2013

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Engineering The Future Of Lunar Exploration

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Stanford University Civil & Environmental Engineering PhD Candidate Henning Roedel Featured As ‘Future Star’ In Feb 2013 Issue Of NewSpace Global Publication Thruster; Roedel Interested In Construction In Extreme Environments, Conducting Research At NASA Ames On Lunar Biocomposite To Create Infrastructure On Moon 

Image Credit: NewSpace Global,   NASA, Stanford, facebook.com

Tuesday / 5 February 2013

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3D-Printed Moon Base

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ESA Plans For 3D Printing Of Lunar Base Gaining Attention In Space Media: Doug Messier, Bruce Cordell, Larry Kellogg, Keith Cowing, WIRED; ESA Working With Architects Foster + Partners To Develop Lunar Habitat Design With Cellular Structured Wall, Incorporating Pressurized Inflatable To Shelter Astronauts; Next-Generation 3-D Printer Will Be Able To Build Entire Structure In 1 Week 

Image Credit: ESA, Foster + Partners

Friday / 1 February 2013

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To USA President Obama: Utilize Lunar Resources

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Apollo Lunar Industrial Park On Moon By 2025 Proposed As Nation Commemorates 10th Anniversary Of Columbia 7 Loss; Would Give Taxpayers Return On Considerable Investment In Apollo Moon Missions; NASA Administrator Bolden & Secy Of State Kerry Should Forge International Agreements With China, India, ISS Partners As Suggested By Space Author / Human Resource Development Consultant Philip R Harris

Image Credit: P. Harris, NASA

Tuesday / 15 January 2013

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GLXP Teams Leading Way For Commercial Moon Settlement

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First Private Moon Rovers Could Spur Era Of Lunar Mining, Construction & Tourism; Lunar Lion Team Leader Michael Paul Says NASA Must Harness Strength Of Private Industry To Advance Solar System Exploration, Seeking To Establish Penn State As “Go-To University” For Growing Commercial Space Industry

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Friday / 30 November 2012

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3D Printing Tests With Lunar Regolith

Researchers At Washington State University Have Demonstrated How Lunar Regolith Could Be Used As Raw Material For 3D Printers; Team Led By Prof Amit Bandyopadhyay Used A High-Powered Laser To Liquefy & 3D Print Simple Objects Out Of Lunar Regolith Simulant Material Provided By NASA; Resulting Material Was Glassy & Brittle, Researchers Suggest Additive Manufacturing Will Likely Be Needed For Printing More Advanced Materials On Moon

Image Credit: Washington State University, NASA