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Earth's Magnetic Field Could Help Protect Astronauts Working On The Moon
Seattle WA (SPX) Dec 12, 2007It has been 35 years since humans last walked on the moon, but there has been much recent discussion about returning, either for exploration or to stage a mission to Mars. However, there are concerns about potential radiation danger for astronauts during long missions on the lunar surface. A significant part of that danger results from solar storms, which can shoot particles from the sun t ... more Chang'e-1 Photographs Dark Side Of The Moon 
Beijing (XNA) Dec 12, 2007The charge-coupled device (CCD) camera on Chang'e-1, China's first lunar orbiter, has started imaging probes on the dark side of the moon and captured photos of parts of this region, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Tuesday. The CNSA said that the orbiter is operating normally in terms of flying, probing, land control and communication, as well as data transmitting and p ... more NASA on target for return to the moon by 2020: officials 
Washington (AFP) Dec 10, 2007Despite funding uncertainty, NASA is on track to return humans to the moon by 2020 and set up a lunar outpost to serve as a springboard to explore Mars, officials said Monday. "Our job is to build towns on the moon and eventually put tire prints on Mars," NASA's Rick Gilbrech told reporters here, one year after the US space agency unveiled an ambitious plan to site a solar-powered, manned ou ... more CNSA Publishes 4 Series Of Moon Photos Taken By Chang'e-1 
Beijing (XNA) Dec 10, 2007The China National Space Administration (CNSA) published four series of moon pictures and some data sent back by Chang'e-1, the country's first lunar orbiter, said CNSA spokesman Pei Zhaoyu on Sunday. The CNSA released the first picture of the moon captured by Chang'e-1 on Nov. 26, marking the full success of its lunar probe project. All the instruments on the Chang'e-1 are in operation no ... more Moon Race Motives Part 2 
Moscow (UPI) Dec 7, 2007 In order to explore small traps a few kilometers in diameter from the orbit of an artificial lunar satellite, it was necessary to combine the neutron detector with telescopic devices accurate enough to match measurements with crater dimensions. These measurements will yield a map of hydrogen occurrence on the Moon's surface. From school textbooks, we know that a water molecule consists ... more |
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Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 07, 2007On December 6th, Odyssey Moon, the first team to complete registration for the $30M Google Lunar X PRIZE, will unveil its plans to land the first private robotic mission on the Moon. The Planetary Society has joined the Odyssey Moon team to assist in education and public involvement and with international and science liaison for the project. Society Executive Director, Dr. Louis Friedman ... more SMART-1 Produces Travel Maps Of The Lunar North Pole 
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 06, 2007A new map obtained with SMART-1 data shows the geography and illumination of the lunar north pole. Such maps will be of great use for future lunar explorers. The lunar poles are very interesting for future science and exploration of the Moon mainly because of their exposure to sunlight. They display areas of quasi-eternal light, have a stable thermal environment and are close to dark areas that ... more Man in the Moon is four billion years old 
Paris (AFP) Dec 5, 2007The plains of solidified lava that give the Moon its quirky human-like face as seen from Earth were created more than four billion years ago, according to a paper appearing on Thursday in Nature, the British science weekly. The evidence comes from an unearthly silvery-grey stone that was blasted off from the face of the Moon, perhaps by an impacting asteroid, and was then captured by Earth's ... more China Will Soon Have Its Own Moon Globe 
Beijing (XNA) Dec 05, 2007China will make its own lunar globe soon, using pictures and data collected by its own moon orbiter, said an official in charge of the country's moon exploration mission on Tuesday. "I believe that China will soon come up with a full map of the moon," said Hu Hao, head of the lunar exploration center under the Commission of Science Technology and Industry of National Defense (COSTIND). "Th ... more |
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Arlington VA (SPX) Dec 03, 2007Presidential campaigns should publicly express their support of NASA's Constellation Program to ensure America's leadership in space exploration as well as boost education, Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Marion Blakey said. The exploration program, which will return astronauts to the moon and explore Mars and beyond, should not be delayed under any circumstances since there i ... more KAGUYA (SELENE) Composes 3-D Movies With Terrain Camera Images 
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 30, 2007The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully demonstrated production of stereo movies (3 dimensional movies) of the Moon surface by using stereoscopic images obtained with the Terrain Camera (TC) onboard KAGUYA on Nov. 3, 2007 (Japan Standard Time, JST). This verification was performed as part of the initial check out of mission instruments onboard "KAGUYA" (SELENE), which was inje ... more China Publishes First Moon Picture 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2007China published the first picture of the moon captured by Chang'e-1 on Monday morning, marking the success of the country's first lunar probe project. The framed black-and-white photo was unveiled by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. The image showed a rough moon surface with scattered round craters both big and small. The area covered by the picture, abou ... more China Has No Timetable For Manned Moon Landing 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2007China currently has no plan to send a man onto the moon, said Sun Laiyan, chief of the China National Space Administration, on Monday. "I've read reports by foreign media saying that China would carry a manned moon landing in 2020, but I don't think there has been such a plan," Sun told a press conference in Beijing. "So far, our moon mission only includes unmanned probing projects. The su ... more
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