China’s Bizarre Stereotypes of the United States, Foreign Policy “Carp consumption and Anne Hathaway are not topics one would expect to feature prominently in the world’s most important bilateral relationship. […]
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Pivoting From Mars To The Moon
Human flights to Mars still at least 15 years off: ESA head, Reuters “Dreaming of a trip to Mars? You’ll have to wait at least 15 years for the technology […]
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Moon and/or Mars: Challenging Human Exploration Orthodoxy
Do we really need humans to explore Mars?, Ars Technica “There’s been a myth that there’s some things you can do with robots and some only with people,” Grunsfeld replied. […]
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#JourneyToMars Via #ReturnToTheMoon
If We Want to Send Astronauts to Mars, We Must Go Back to the Moon First, Scientific American “Bush’s idea was inspiring enough that, in addition to NASA, no fewer […]
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China's Growing Lunar Ambitions
China Exclusive: China to send Chang’e-4 to south pole of moon’s far-side, Xinhua “China aims to send the Chang’e-4 lunar probe to land in the south pole region of the […]
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Apollo On Sleeping Pills
Kennedy’s vision for NASA inspired greatness, then stagnation, Ars Technica “Perhaps the best insight into Kennedy’s motives can be found in a recording of a November 21, 1962 meeting in […]
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Review: "The Last Man on The Moon"
The Last Man on The Moon Wants You To Go Back (Review), SpaceRef “Nearly half a century ago we sent people on improbable voyages to another world – because we […]
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Moon Huggers Launch Their Revolt Against The Martians – To No One's Benefit
NASA = Mars = Delusional, Paul Spudis “Apparently, NASA believes that as this movie takes off in popularity, a public wound-up about space exploration will demand that the agency be […]
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ESA's Director General Prefers The Moon Over Mars
Moon village would host first class research, Nature “[ESA Director General Johann-Dietrich Wörner]: The Americans are saying Mars is the ultimate goal, but I’m rather convinced that Mars is not […]
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That New NASA Moon Plan
To the Moon – Again, Paul Spudis “A NASA-sponsored study has been released which outlines a plan to return to the Moon with people and set-up an outpost at one […]