LADEE is Heading For The Moon with One Small Glitch (with video) “NASA has confirmed that the reaction wheels of its Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) were successfully […]
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Yet Another Source Of Water on the Moon
More Evidence of Water on the Moon “NASA-funded lunar research has yielded evidence of water locked in mineral grains on the surface of the moon from an unknown source deep […]
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Crater Wargo
NASA Asks International Astronomical Union to Name Lunar Crater After Mike Wargo “NASA is asking the International Astronomical Union to name a crater on the moon in his honor “so […]
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Protecting the Apollo Sites
Loony or logical? Bill favors national park on moon, Florida Today “Imagine a U.S. National Park like Yellowstone or the Great Smoky Mountains on the moon, one that would protect […]
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Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project Releases New Image
A Lunar Orbiter Image Last Seen 47 Years Ago “After being forgotten for nearly 47 years, three high resolution images taken by the Lunar Orbiter II spacecraft have been rediscovered […]
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Apollo Astronauts Set to Cash in With Auction
Apollo Moonwalkers Sell Right Stuff in $1 Million Space Auction, Bloomberg “Owning something flown on the Apollo lunar missions has always been challenging. However since last September, when the U.S. […]
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Apollo 13 Returned 43 Years Ago Today
Apollo 13 “Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the Moon. The craft was launched on April […]
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Is NASA Going to Buy a Moon Base From Bob Bigelow?
George Knapp: To infinity — and beyond!, Las Vegas City Life “Business deals don’t get much bigger than this one. Have you ever read a contract that gives a governmental […]
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Leading the Way Back To The Moon? Bolden: No Congress: Yes
Bipartisan Legislation Sets NASA’s Focus on the Moon “U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Chairman Frank Wolf (R-VA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), John Culberson (R-TX), Steve Stockman (R-TX), […]
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Is Charlie Bolden's Shoe Pounding Moment Approaching? (Update)
Back to the Moon? Not any time soon, says Bolden, Space Politics “However, [Bolden] made it clear NASA has no plans to lead its own human return to the Moon […]