Paris, France (ESA) Sep 29, 2008 - Europe is participating in a big way in the Indian Space Agency's Chandrayaan-1 mission to the Moon, by contributing three instruments. All these instruments have now been delivered, tested and integrated with the spacecraft.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2008 - What's a NASA astronaut doing flying a submarine around in a lake in British Columbia? Getting ready for human exploration of the moon.
Beijing (XNA) Sep 16, 2008 - China's first moon probe satellite Chang'e-1 sent back greetings to earth on Sunday, China's Mid-Autumn Festival. Let's (all Chinese compatriots) enjoy together the bright moonlight and look forward to our reunion, the verbal wishes said, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2008 - In 2004, NASA announced their intentions to reinvigorate lunar science research in the United States by returning human explorers to the moon. Since the President's Vision for Space Exploration was released, space agencies from around the world have established new programs and research initiatives for lunar exploration.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 15, 2008 - A Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector (LEND) has had the final touches added at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The Russian probe has been sent to the United States to be installed on the American Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), scheduled to be launched early in 2009.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 05, 2008 - The first attempt to land humans on the moon -- Apollo 11 -- was a triumph that almost ended in disaster. At just 400 feet from the lunar surface, with only about a minute's worth of fuel remaining, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldrin saw that their ship's computer was taking them directly into a crater the size of a football field, strewn with SUV-sized boulders.
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 20, 2008 - NASA issued a Request for Information, or RFI, on Monday to gauge interest and solicit ideas from private companies in providing communications and navigation services that would support the development of exploration, scientific and commercial capabilities on the moon over the next 25 years.
Beijing (XNA) Aug 19, 2008 - China's solar-powered lunar probe satellite Chang'e 1 stood the test of a partial eclipse on Sunday as scientists altered its orbit and temporarily turning off some facilities.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 12, 2008 - There are places on the Moon where the sun hasn't shined for millions of years. Dark polar craters too deep for sunlight to penetrate are luna incognita, the realm of the unknown, and in their inky depths, researchers believe, may lie a treasure of great value.
New Delhi (RIA Novosti) Aug 08, 2008 - The launch of India's first unmanned mission to the Moon has been postponed until the middle of October, the head of the Indian space program has said.
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 04, 2008 - NASA's Constellation Program has selected 11 companies and one university to independently develop concepts that contribute to how astronauts will live and work on the moon.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2008 - NASA hosted a meeting of space agencies from nine countries last week to discuss the next steps in the ongoing scientific exploration of the moon. The meeting laid the groundwork for a new generation of lunar science.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2008 - NASA's Lunar Science Institute at Moffett Field, Calif., has announced its first international affiliate partner for conducting lunar science activities. Canada's University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, will represent the Canadian lunar science community as part of the newly established Canadian Network for Lunar Science and Exploration.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 01, 2008 - NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, also known as LRO, has completed the first round of environmental testing at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. These tests ensure the spacecraft is prepared for its mission to collect the highest resolution images and most comprehensive geological data set ever returned from the moon.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 28, 2008 - NASA's Regolith Excavation Challenge is scheduled for Aug. 2-3, 2008, on the campus of the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.
Mountain View CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2008 - The world's first astronomical observatory bound for the Moon was announced as a joint venture between the International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) and Google Lunar X PRIZE contender Odyssey Moon Limited.
