Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 27-30 Sep 2019

Artemis And First Women On The Moon Require Increased NASA Investment, Bipartisan Support

Urgency To Land First Women And Next Men On Moon Asap Stressed By VP Pence, Needs Bipartisan Support And Ideally 1% Of Federal Budget; NASA Orders Orion Spacecraft For Up To 12 Artemis Missions; JSC Developing Lunar Spacesuits To Be Tested On ISS In 2023; Currently 17 Female Astronauts Are Candidates For USA First Women On The Moon, Expected To Be World-Changing Event And Start Of Multi-World Civilization; Senate Proposed Budget Includes Additional US$1.2B For Exploration, Subject To Approval By House Of Representatives And Budget Negotiations

Credits: NASA

Friday / 26 July 2019

Artemis Spacecraft, Service Module, And Habitability Module Making Progress Toward 2024 Human Lunar Landing  

Orion Is Ready For Integration Into Artemis-1 Mission Planned By 2021; Vice President Pence At KSC Unveils Spacecraft Accompanied By Buzz Aldrin And Rick Armstrong Before Visiting Launch Complex 39A; Northrop Grumman Is Awarded Contract To Develop Minimum Habitation Module Based Upon Cygnus Spacecraft; ESA Formally Agrees To Contribute Additional Orion Service Module For Artemis-3 Human Lunar Landing; White House Reaffirms Commitment To Send Next Man And First Woman To Moon In 5 Years

Credits: NASA

Apollo11@50 Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 19-22 July 2019

In Peace For All: Significant Time To Advance 21st Century Vision For Multi World Species

50th Observation Of 1969 Apollo 11 Landing At Tranquility Base Comes At Exciting And Critical Time For New Human Moon Landings; Crew Members Buzz Aldrin And Michael Collins Along With Neil Armstrong Family Meet At White House With USA President; Vice President Pence Giving Speech At Kennedy Space Center 20 July; Artemis Plan To Land First Women And Next Man At Moon South Pole 2024 Requires Additional Investment, Ideally 1% Of Federal Budget

Credits: NASA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 21-24 June 2019

NASA Center Women Directors For The Artemis Generation

Washington DC Street Near NASA HQ Named ‘Hidden Figures Way’ In Honor Of NASA Women;  Janet Kavendi (top) Is Director Of Glenn Research Center; Jody Singer (R) Director Of Marshall Space Flight Center, Says ‘We Get Closer To The Moon Again, We Go Back, We Set Up Civilization, We Make A Sustainable Presence’ While Ellen Ochoa Is Former Director Of Johnson Space Center; Three Of Four NASA Science Divisions Are Headed By Women; Administrator Jim Bridenstine Tells CNN That Sending Women To The Moon Will Be Transformational

Credits: NASA

Friday / 7 June 2019

Artemis Program Gains Bipartisan Supporters For First Woman On The Moon

Artemis Program For Human Lunar Landings Seeking Extra Investment Of US$1.6B; NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine (L) States That Campaign For Artemis Funding Only Beginning, Enlists Democrat Former Senator And Space Shuttle Traveler Bill Nelson (TR) To Join NASA Advisory Council; Nelson Emphasizes That NASA Is Not Only Bipartisan But A Nonpartisan Agency; Jerry Moran (LR), Chair Of Key Senate Subcommittee, Vows To “Make Certain NASA Has The Resources To Land The First Woman On The Moon”

Credits: NASA, US Senate

Wednesday 5 June 2019

Advancing Women Lunarnauts:
NEEMO-23 Hosts All Female Crew, ILOA & MVA Open 1st Women On The Moon Essay Contest 2019

NEEMO-23 (TR) In Aquarius Underwater Lab Off Florida Coast Occurs 10-19 June With Commander Samantha Cristoforetti, Astronaut Candidate Jessica Watkins, Shirley Pomponi & Csilla D’Agostino; First Woman In Space, Valentina Tereshkova, Being Honored 16 June – Alongside Sally Ride (1st Woman From USA 18 June) And Liu Yang (1st Woman From China 16 June); Highlighting Significance Of Landing Women On Moon Surface, International Lunar Observatory Association, With Moon Village Association, Launch ‘2019 First Women On The Moon Essay Contest’ Week Of 17 June: Flying Grand Prize Winner To Galaxy Forum Hainan 2020: China 25-28 Feb At Hilton Wenchang

Credits: NASA, NOAA, ILOA, MVA, Roscosmos, CNSA, USF / Csilla Ari / National Geographic Open Explorer, Pat Rawlings

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 17-20 May 2019

Apollo 10: Fifty Years Downrange With Aquarius Age Rising — First Women Soon To South Pole Moon

USA Artemis Program, Named For Apollo’s Twin Sister, Works To Land First Women At Moon South Pole ASAP, By 2024; Commitment To Appropriate Federal Funding Of 1% Could Double NASA Budget With Little Effect On DoD – Advancing Celestial Aspirations Of Apollo Missions In The Spirit Of ‘In Peace For All’ And Aquarius Age Consciousness Of 1960s; NASA Announces 11 Companies Chosen For Human Lander Prototypes, Plans Scaled-Back Lunar Gateway & Sustainable International Moon Base

Credits: NASA, SPC, ILOA

Friday / 3 May 2019

50th Observation Of Apollo 11 Launch To Be Celebrated At Kennedy Space Center And In Worldwide Webex

Apollo 11 Launch 16 July Will Be Observed Worldwide And Online; City Of Cocoa Beach Is Site Of Astronaut Parade 13 July And Women In Space Panel 14 July; Official Apollo 50th Gala Begins 16 July At Kennedy Space Center; Guests Will Include Andrew Aldrin, Rick Armstrong, Rusty Schweickart (L), Jim Lovell (R) And Other Astronauts; Cisco Webex At Gala Will Connect Some Of The 400,000 Workers In The Apollo Program

Credits: Northrop Grumman, Aldrin Family Foundation, NASA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 12-15 Apr 2019

Call For Human Lunar Landings Inspires Private Enterprise

NASA Commits To Landing Next Man And First Woman On Moon By 2024; Lockheed Martin Releases New Design For Lunar Lander With Ascent Stage Based Upon Orion Crew Module And Descent Stage Modified From European-Built Service Module; SpaceX Designs Crew Dragon To Land On Planetary Surfaces Including Earth And Mars, Could Modify Dragon For Lunar Missions; Northrop Grumman, Builder Of Original Lunar Module, Proposes ‘New Eagle’ Family Of Spacecraft For Destinations Including The Moon

Credits: Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, NASA, SpaceX

Friday / 22 Mar 2019

Multiple Moon March Activities Planned By Commercial Industry And Nations Including USA

Current Lunar Activities Include SpaceIL Beresheet On Course To Vicinity Of Moon By 4 April And Planned Landing 11 Apr; 6-Person International Crew Of SIRIUS-19 In Moscow Simulating 122-Day Lunar Mission; Astrobotic Uses LIDAR-Equipped Drone To Map Iceland Lava Tube In Preparation For Lunar Applications; Japan, Canada And Lockheed Martin Plan Modules For Moon Orbit; US National Space Council Meets 26 Mar As NASA Plans Lunar Rover In 2023; Administrator Jim Bridenstine Says Next Human Landings Will Include First Woman On The Moon

Credits: SpaceIL, NASA, Astrobotic, DLR