| August 14, 2008 |  |
MoonDaily Advertising Kit |
| Previous Issues | Aug 13 | Aug 12 | Aug 11 | Aug 08 | Aug 07 |
A Flash Of Insight: LCROSS Mission Update
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 12, 2008There 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. NASA is about to light one up. Sometime between May and August 2009, depending on launch dates, the booster stage for NASA's ... more NASA To Realign Constellation Program Milestones 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 12, 2008In a news conference Monday, NASA managers discussed how the agency will be adjusting the budget, schedule and technical performance milestones for its Constellation Program to ensure the first crewed flight of the Ares I rocket and Orion crew capsule in March 2015. The Constellation Program is developing the spacecraft and systems, including the Ares I and Ares V rockets, the Orion crew ... more Moon Mission To Give Global Footing To Indian Scientists 
Mumbai, India (PTI) Aug 08, 2008The 'Chandrayaan mission' will give Indian scientists an oppurtunity to become international players in space expedition, giving them an equal footing with their global partners, a top space scientist has said. "We must go to the moon and this is important because it gives an opportunity for Indian scientists to become international players," K Kasturirangan, Rajya sabha memeber and former ... more Cassini Prepares To Swoop By Saturn's Geyser-Spewing Moon 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 08, 2008Fractures, or "tiger stripes," where icy jets erupt on Saturn's moon Enceladus will be the target of a close flyby by the Cassini spacecraft on Monday, Aug. 11. Cassini will zoom past the tiny moon a mere 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the surface. Just after closest approach, all of the spacecraft's cameras -- covering infrared wavelengths, where temperatures are mapped, as well as visible ... more India Postpones First Lunar Mission Until Mid-October 
New Delhi (RIA Novosti) Aug 08, 2008The 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. The launch of the Chandrayaan I lunar orbiter by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was originally planned for September 19 but scientists have yet to conduct the thermo-vacuum testing of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) ... more |
exo-life
 lunar  spacetravel  |
Beijing (XNA) Aug 04, 2008China will release over 700 hours of data sent back by the Chang'e-1 satellite to domestic authorized users and the European Space Agency, according to the State Administration of Science Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) on Friday. As of 2 p.m. on Friday, the country's first moon probe satellite had sent back more than 700 hours of data to two ground receiving station ... more NASA Awards Contracts For Concepts Of Lunar Surface Systems 
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 04, 2008NASA'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. Each organization will conduct a 180-day study focused on a topic relevant to lunar surface systems. Selected organizations and topics are: + Alternative Packaging Options: Oceaneering Space Systems of Houston ... more NASA Tests Moon Imaging Spacecraft 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 01, 2008NASA'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. The objective of the mission is to map the lunar ... more NASA Hosts International Meeting For Lunar Science Discussions 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2008NASA 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. Discussions, led by NASA Headquarters officials, were held at NASA's Lunar Science Institute, located at the Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. Representatives ... more |
lunar
 saturn  marsexpress  |
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Jul 31, 2008Until now, the Earth was considered to be the only place in the solar system where it rains and where precipitation feeds streams which eventually drain into standing bodies of water. But using the Cassini space probe, a group of researchers which includes scientists of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have now discovered a lake on Saturn's moon Titan. ... more NASA Tests Parachute For Ares Rocket 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 30, 2008NASA and industry engineers have successfully completed the first drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket. The drogue parachute is designed to slow the rapid descent of the spent first-stage motor, cast off by the Ares I rocket during its climb to space. The successful test is a key early milestone in development and production of the Ares I rocket, the first launch vehicle ... more LockMart Takes Students And Teachers On A Virtual Journey To The Moon 
Denver CO (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Lockheed Martin, the Space Foundation and SpaceClass have announced the launch of a strategic online education collaboration called Orion's Path. The interactive virtual classroom project will form a link between teachers, students and NASA's human space exploration program known as Constellation. Orion is the crew exploration vehicle being designed and built by NASA and its prime contract ... more Solar Eclipse Expedition 
Williamstown MA (SPX) Jul 29, 2008On Friday, August 1, 2008, the moon will pass in front of the sun, blocking the everyday solar surface. When that happens, it gets a million times darker outside, allowing the faint outer layers of the sun to be seen and studied. Scientists Jay Pasachoff and Bryce Babcock of Williams College are leading an expedition to Siberia so as to station themselves and their equipment in the path of ... more
|
lunar
 lunar  gps  |
|
| Previous Issues | Aug 13 | Aug 12 | Aug 11 | Aug 08 | Aug 07 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
