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Astrobotic and NASA Partnership Develop Software and Trajectory for Griffin Lander

Submitted by Trond Krovel on 10. July 2015 - 22:06
Astrobotic's Griffin Lunar lander. Credits: Astrobotic

[Astrobotic Press Release - 07.07.2015]

Deadline For $30 Million Google Lunar XPRIZE Extended To End Of 2016

Submitted by Trond Krovel on 12. February 2015 - 9:07
Google Lunar Xprize logo. Credits: Xprize

[GLXP Press Release - 12.12.2014]
XPRIZE, the global leader in incentivized prize competition, today announced that the deadline for the $30M Google Lunar XPRIZE has been officially extended until December 31, 2016. As part of this revised timeline, at least one team must provide documentation of a scheduled launch by December 31, 2015 for all teams to move forward in the competition.

Destination: Moon

Submitted by Trond Krovel on 20. January 2015 - 0:25

ESA has released this beautiful and informative video called Destination: Moon about lunar exploration, enjoy!

NASA Mission Finds Widespread Evidence of Young Lunar Volcanism

Submitted by Trond Krovel on 13. October 2014 - 8:05
Volcanic deposit on the Moon. Credits: NASA, ASU

[NASA Press Release - 12.10.2014]
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has provided researchers strong evidence the moon’s volcanic activity slowed gradually instead of stopping abruptly a billion years ago.

NASA Lunar Mission Wins 2014 Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award

Submitted by Trond Krovel on 9. October 2014 - 17:56
LADEE in lunar orbit. Credits: NASA

[NASA Press Release - 08.10.2014]
NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission has received the Popular Mechanics 2014 Breakthrough Award for innovation in science and technology. The 10th annual Breakthrough Awards recognize innovators, engineers and scientists responsible for changing our world.

Lunar Pits Could Shelter Astronauts, Reveal Details of How 'Man in the Moon' Formed

Submitted by Trond Krovel on 19. July 2014 - 22:53
LRO image of a Lunar Pit. Credits: NASA

[NASA Press Release - 17.07.2014]
While the moon's surface is battered by millions of craters, it also has over 200 holes – steep-walled pits that in some cases might lead to caves that future astronauts could explore and use for shelter, according to new observations from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft.

NASA Honors Historic First Moon Landing, Eyes First Mars Mission

Submitted by Trond Krovel on 16. July 2014 - 9:53
Apollo 11 Crew Portrait. Credits: NASA

[NASA Press Release - 14.07.2014]
NASA marks the 45th anniversary of the first moon landing this month while it takes the steps needed for America's next giant leap to send astronauts to Mars.

Commercial Lunar Science & Communications Takes the Next Step

Submitted by Trond Krovel on 11. July 2014 - 8:33
IOLA Observatory on the Moon. Credits: ILOA

[ILOA Press Release - 01.07.2014]
The International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA), based in Hawaii, is announcing its partnership with Toronto-based Canadensys Aerospace Corporation to develop the payload for its International Lunar Observatory mission (ILO-1) to the Moon’s South Pole later this decade.

NASA Completes LADEE Mission with Planned Impact on Moon's Surface

Submitted by Trond Krovel on 19. April 2014 - 22:42
LADEE in lunar orbit. Credits: NASA

[NASA Press Release - 18.04.2014]
Ground controllers at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., have confirmed that NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft impacted the surface of the moon, as planned, between 9:30 and 10:22 p.m. PDT Thursday, April 17.

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