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With Moon Dirt In Demand, Geoscientist's Business Is Booming
Dallas TX (SPX) Jan 17, 2008After 43 years, Dr. James L. Carter has retired from teaching and research at the University of Texas at Dallas, but he is not giving up his other job: making fake moon dirt. The geoscientist has parlayed his arcane specialty as an expert on lunar soil into a full-time business, ETSimulants. The company makes and ships tons of lunar regolith stimulant, or fake moon dirt, to the National Aeronau ... more NASA Announces Study Human Lunar Lander Design As Students Line Up For Moonbuggy Races 
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 16, 2006NASA's Constellation Program has released a broad agency announcement for study proposals to evaluate human landing craft concepts for exploring the moon. The Altair spacecraft will deliver four astronauts to the lunar surface late in the next decade. NASA plans to establish an outpost on the moon through a sustainable and affordable series of lunar missions beginning no later than 2020. " ... more NASA Quest To Find Water On The Moon Moves Closer To Launch 
Moffett Field, CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2008Cameras and sensors that will look for the presence of water on the moon have completed validation tests and been shipped to the manufacturer of NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite. The science instruments for the satellite, which is known as LCROSS, departed NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field Calif., for the Northrop Grumman Corporation's facility in Redondo Beach, C ... more Europe's Next Ride To The Moon: Chandrayaan-1 
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 14, 2008Excitement is rising as ESA is in the final stages of preparation for the first collaborative space mission with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Chandrayaan-1 will study the Moon in great detail and be the first Indian scientific mission leaving the Earth's vicinity. Europe is supplying three instruments for the mission. The Moon retains its fascination for planetary s ... more NASA's Next Moon Mission Spacecraft Undergoing Critical Tests 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 11, 2008NASA's next mission to Earth's closest astronomical body is in the midst of integration and testing at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, known as LRO, will spend at least a year mapping the surface of the moon. Data from the orbiter will help NASA select safe landing sites for astronauts, identify lunar resources and study how the moon's envir ... more |
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Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Jan 02, 2008By analyzing images from NASA's Cassini Radar instrument, a Brigham Young University professor helped discover and analyze mountains on Saturn's largest moon, additional evidence that it has some of the most earthlike processes of any celestial body in the solar system. Planetary scientist Jani Radebaugh is lead author of the discovery paper in the December issue of the astronomy journal I ... more Major lunar probe begins full operation: Japan 
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 26, 2007Japan's first lunar probe, the world's most extensive mission to the moon in decades, has gone into full operation on schedule, the space agency announced Wednesday. The Kaguya orbiter completed a two-month initial phase to inspect the functioning of all the equipment before starting its main mission on Friday last week, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said. "Normal operati ... more India And Russia Begin Talks On Chandrayaan-II 
New Delhi (PTI) Dec 19, 2007India has begun technical discussions with Russia on the joint moon mission Chandrayaan-II which is expected to be launched in 2011-12. Scientists are planning to land a rover on the moon for carrying out chemical analysis of the lunar surface and explore other resources on the earth's natural satellite. "In situ chemical analysis and resource exploration is the main objective of Chandrayaan-II, ... more Hot Spot On Enceladus Causes Plumes 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2007Enceladus, the tiny satellite of Saturn, is colder than ice, but data gathered by the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan has detected a hot spot that could mean there is life in the old moon after all. In fact, for researchers of the outer planets, Enceladus is so intellectually hot, it's smokin'. The heat being generated on the moon's south pole at a hot spot is enough to eject p ... more |
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Beijing (XNA) Dec 14, 2007Chinese President Hu Jintao said the success of the first stage of China's lunar probe program indicated the nation had joined countries with capability of deep space exploration. Hu made the remarks at a grand ceremony held Wednesday morning at the Great Hall of the People to celebrate the first-phase lunar probe project's success. He said the lunar probe was another milestone in China's space ... more China Foresees Arduous Future Tasks In Space Probe 
Beijing (XNA) Dec 14, 2007Chinese scientists have pledged to seize time to start the plan and implementation for the second-phase of China's lunar probe program at a red-carpet ceremony opened on Wednesday morning to mark the country's initial success in deep space exploration. Zhang Qingwei, Minister in charge of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence, said the immediate tasks faci ... more Return To Europa: A Closer Look Is Possible 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Dec 14, 2007Jupiter's moon Europa is just as far away as ever, but new research is bringing scientists closer to being able to explore its tantalizing ice-covered ocean and determine its potential for harboring life. "We've learned a lot about Europa in the past few years," says William McKinnon, professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. "Before we were almos ... more NASA Selects Prime Contractor For Ares I Rocket Avionics 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 13, 2007NASA has selected The Boeing Company of Huntsville, Ala., as the prime contractor to produce, deliver and install avionics systems for the Ares I rocket that will launch the Orion crew exploration vehicle into orbit. The selection is the final major contract award for Ares I. The award resulted from a full and open competition. The Ares I launch vehicle is a key component of the Constellat ... more
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