Can we afford to return to the Moon?, Paul Spudis “One of the biggest problems with NASA’s implementation of the VSE was that they never understood why we were going […]
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The Moon Has Much To Offer
Strange Lunar Brew, Paul Spudis “Just after it has been relegated to a “been there, done that” status, the Moon again shows us we have a lot to learn about […]
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Seeing The Moon As A Resource
The Moon: Creating Capability in Space and Getting Value for our Money, Paul Spudis “Of all the possible destinations in space, the Moon offers the proximity, accessibility, and materials necessary […]
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More Water Ice Found On The Moon
Ice Rich Crater At The Moon’s North Pole “NASA Radar returns first high-resolution view of an unusual crater near Moon’s north pole Mini-RF, a synthetic aperture radar on board NASA’s […]
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Trench Warfare In Space Policy
Malice, Mischief and Misconceptions, Paul Spudis, Air & Space “The space community has fractured since the disastrous roll out of NASA’s “new direction.” Preceding the administration’s budget announcement, endless delays […]
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Moon Water Update
A Wetter Moon Impacts Understanding of Lunar Origin, Paul Spdis, Air & Space “A paper recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes lunar samples containing […]
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Where Next?
The New Space Race, Paul Spudis “Although it is not currently popular in this country to think about national interests and the competition of nations in space, others do not […]