Keith’s note: It looks like a lot of Americans still believe in a bunch of conspiracies (surprise surprise) including the whole Apollo Moon landing thing. NASA will launch Artemis II […]
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Lets Do Nukes On The Moon (Update with Directive)
Keith’s Update: below is a copy of a 31 Jul 2025 NASA memo from Sean Duffy titled “Directive on Fission Surface Power (FSP) Development” which says “The FSP project leverages […]
Posted inArtemis, Culture, Exploration, Moon, News
Americans Want Americans To Go (Back) To The Moon (And On To Mars Too)
Keith’s note: According to “CBS News poll: Most Americans favor U.S. returning to moon, going to Mars“: “There is a lot of public favor for the idea of the U.S. […]
Posted inArtemis, Moon, News, Space & Planetary Science
More CLPS Droids Head For The Moon
Keith’s note: According to NASA “Carrying science and tech on Firefly Aerospace’s first CLPS or Commercial Lunar Payload Services flight for NASA, Blue Ghost Mission 1 launched at 1:11 a.m. […]
Posted inArtemis, China, Moon, News, Space & Planetary Science
NASAWatch on CGTN: Chang’e-6 Returns
Keith’s note: This evening I spoke with CGTN about the return of the Chang’e-6 lunar sample return mission; global interest in lunar exploration; and space exploration in general. [Audio] Video […]
Posted inArtemis, Moon, News, Policy
NASA Trips Over Itself (Again) To Not Talk About Cool Stuff
Keith’s note: This item was posted on NASA.gov on 8 May 2024: “OTPS seeks input from the lunar community to inform a framework for further work on non-interference of lunar […]
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IM-1 Lands On The Moon
Keith’s note: IM-1 landing has landed. My lunar landing talking head dance card for today (so far):
Posted inArtemis, China, Moon, News
NASAWatch on TV: Lunar Mission Updates
Keith’s note: Japan successfully landed its SLIM spacecraft on the Moon this morning. However there seems to be a problem with its solar panels which are not charging its batteries. […]
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Astrobotic Has Set A New Standard For Space Mission Transparency
Keith’s note: Take the time to read the Astrobotic press release (below). While it is sad that Peregrine won’t land on the Moon it is very important that everyone – […]
Posted inApollo, Artemis, Culture, Education, Exploration, Moon, News
The Dream Is Indeed Alive: Space Exploration For Everyone – Everywhere
Keith’s note: The popularity of space exploration – both real and imagined – is something that those of us in the developed and throughly wired developed world take for granted. […]