News tagged with moon exploration
NASA offers guidelines to protect historic sites on the Moon
(Phys.org) -- NASA and the X Prize Foundation of Playa Vista, Calif., announced Thursday the Google Lunar X Prize is recognizing guidelines established by NASA to protect lunar historic sites and preserve ongoing and future ...
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May 24, 2012 |
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China's space ambitions ally glory with pragmatism
As China pushes to become a global space power, experts say its ambitions go well beyond a symbolic moon landing, to satellite observation and a global positioning system to rival that of the United States.
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Jan 05, 2012 |
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Russia aims for first conquest of Mars
Russia on Wednesday launches a probe for Mars that aims to collect a chunk of a Martian moon and become Moscow's first successful planetary mission since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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Nov 07, 2011 |
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The moon is in the spotlight, or crosshairs, again
On July 20, 1969, millions viewers all over the world gathered around the television to watch as two humans changed history by walking on the surface of the moon. It was an amazing time for space exploration ...
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Oct 20, 2011 |
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Hong Kong scientists make great strides in lunar mapping
Surveying experts of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have successfully developed methodologies for precise mapping of the Moon, after intensive analysis of the data captured by the Chinese lunar orbiter ChangE-1 ...
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Sep 12, 2011 |
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Wind delays NASA launch of twin moon spacecraft (Update)
(AP) -- High wind forced NASA on Thursday to delay the launch of twin spacecraft destined for the moon, the first mission dedicated to measuring lunar gravity.
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Sep 08, 2011 |
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JFK's 1961 speech led space exploration to new heights
Fifty years ago, on May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy told a joint session of Congress that "this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the ...
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May 25, 2011 |
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China setting up new rocket production base
China is setting up a new high-tech manufacturing base that will build the rockets for its ambitious space programme to put a man on the moon, state press has said.
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Mar 04, 2011 |
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Clip reveals rover's eye view of bluish Martian sunset (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Mars movie clip gives us a rover's-eye view of a bluish Martian sunset, while another clip shows the silhouette of the moon Phobos passing in front of the sun.
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Dec 23, 2010 |
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China unveils photos of moon
China on Monday unveiled photos taken by its lunar probe of the moon's Sinus Iridium, the area marked out for the nation's first landing, highlighting the success of the mission so far.
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Nov 08, 2010 |
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China says manned space station possible around 2020
China said Wednesday that it planned to complete a manned space station around 2020, as the Asian nation pushes ahead with its ambitious space exploration programme.
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Oct 27, 2010 |
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China's second lunar probe enters moon orbit: media
China's second lunar probe entered the moon's orbit on Saturday, eight days after the Long March 3C rocket carrying the Chang'e-2 blasted off from the launch centre, state media reported.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 09, 2010 |
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Exploration mission phase completed by NASA's lunar spacecraft
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, will complete the exploration phase of its mission on Sept. 16, after a number of successes that transformed our understanding of Earth's nearest neighbor.
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Sep 16, 2010 |
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Where in the World is Europa?
Before they can be sent out to explore planets or moons, rovers first need to be tested in the field. While there is no perfect analog for Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, there are various spots on Earth and elsewhere ...
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Aug 19, 2010 |
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: Reiner Gamma Region of Interest
First identified by early astronomers during the Renaissance, the Reiner Gamma formation has been a subject of intense scientific study for almost five decades and is one of the highest-priority targets for ...
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Jul 06, 2010 |
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