Showing posts with label Moon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moon. Show all posts
Friday, May 6, 2011

NASA Shortlists 3 Ambitious Planetary Missions for 2016 Launch

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Three ambitious space missions have made NASA's shortlist for a planned robotic planetary expedition to launch in 2016. The candidates...
Monday, January 24, 2011

Nations and Companies Vie in New Moon Race

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This illustration shows a lush green land on the moon inside a crater covered by a dome to protect and feed lunar astronauts while sipho...

Private Sector Wants Mining Bases On the Moon

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The Shackleton Energy Co. wants to mine the moon's water ice and turn it into rocket fuel. Shackleton Energy Co. (SEC), which was for...

Back to the Moon: How New Lunar Bases Will Work

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Space entrepreneur Robert Bigelow (left) discusses layout plans of the company's lunar base with Eric Haakonstad, one of the Bigelow...
Friday, November 26, 2010

Russia Wants Nuclear-Powered Spaceships and Space Debris Shields

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Russia has begun some ambitious space projects, including a new system to protect spacecraft from space junk and a nuclear-powered engine f...
Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Mission Proposed to Send Astronauts to the Moon's Far Side

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  While NASA has officially given up its plans to send humans back to the surface of the moon anytime soon, a contractor is proposing a mi...
Friday, October 22, 2010

Moon Crater Has More Water Than Parts of Earth

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A frigid crater at the moon's south pole is jam-packed with water ice, with some spots wetter than Earth's Sahara desert, boosting ...
Saturday, October 9, 2010

India Plans Moon Mission Sequel, Like China

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China's second lunar spacecraft reached the moon this week, but another Asian country has moon plans of its own: India. Like China...