Category: Moon

The race back to the Moon

[ad_1] Bound for the Moon: Apollo 11 preparation in photosAlan Taylor,The Atlantic Sure, this more Recommended Looking, but this photo essay is a fascinating look at the process of prepping Apollo 11 for its historic mission. ‘We did the impossible’: What it was like inside Apollo 11’s Mission ControlAshley Strickland,CNN A look inside Mission Control […]

What to watch to celebrate Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary

[ad_1] Damien Chazelle’s follow-up to La La Land was ignored by most moviegoers. And the few who did catch it were in for something weird: Instead of a jingoistic celebration of American ingenuity and macho astronauts, it was an exploration of loss. The film focuses heavily on the passing of Neil Armstrong’s (Ryan Gosling) young […]

Toyota will spend 10 years perfecting its astronaut moon rover

[ad_1] The six-wheeled vehicle will carry two people up to 6,200 miles using solar power and fuel cell technology. At 20 feet long, 17 feet wide and 12 feet tall, it’ll have 140 square feet of habitable space. Thanks to the pressurization, astronauts won’t need spacesuits while inside. The timeline is pretty busy, and considering […]

Watch India launch a historic Moon mission starting at 5PM ET

[ad_1] The mission is getting started with India’s most powerful launch rocket to date, the GSLV Mk III-M1. It’s going to be a long while before you can see the landing itself. Vikram won’t be ready to touch down until September 6th. If successful, though, it will represent a major milestone for India’s spacefaring ambitions. […]

NASA picks first commercial landing partners for return to the Moon

[ad_1] Every partner will provide “end-to-end” services like integration, launch and operations. And while each of the companies has proposed flying particular equipment, NASA will decide the exact payloads for each flight before the end of the summer. The possible devices will cover everything from general science through to human landing-oriented tasks like identifying the […]

China’s rover finds mysterious minerals on the far side of the moon

[ad_1] Chang’e-4 intentionally landed inside the moon’s Von Kármán crater, one of the largest known impact structures in the solar system. As National Geographic points out, if scientists are going to find lunar mantle material anywhere, that’s a good place to look. In exploring the carter’s basin, Yutu-2 reportedly found two minerals: low-calcium (ortho)pyroxene and […]

NASA teams up with SpaceX, Blue Origin to design a human lunar lander

[ad_1] The agency is hoping the initiative could lead to the development of a human landing system that includes a transfer vehicle astronauts can use from its proposed orbital moon base called the Gateway to low-lunar orbit. In addition, the lander must also have a descent element that can carry the astronauts to the lunar […]

Trump administration proposes another $1.6 billion for Moon efforts

[ad_1] The amended budget will need to clear both sides of Congress before it can take effect. Whether or that happens isn’t certain. This assumes no objections to the budget that lead to it dying in the House or the Senate, whether or not they pertain to spaceflight — a wholly independent issue could sink […]

NASA wants your memories of the Apollo 11 Moon landing

[ad_1] You have until the end of 2019 to submit recordings, although you’ll have your “best chance” of making it into the official audio series if you send your file before June 14th. Longer clips may be reserved for the web or social networks. There’s a certain amount of publicity in this for NASA, especially […]

Jeff Bezos reveals his ‘Blue Moon’ lunar lander

[ad_1] Blue Origin says the cargo variant it has just revealed can carry 3.6 metric tons to its destination. It’s also working on another variant that’s capable of carrying a “6.5-metric-ton, human-rated ascent stage.” While Bezos didn’t mention particular dates, the company believes it can meet the government’s goal of putting Americans back on the […]