The discovery of water on the Moon could affect a telescope that will be installed on China's first lunar lander, scheduled in 2013, a Chinese astronomer was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2010
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(AP) -- Surviving Apollo 13 astronauts and several flight directors reunited on Monday to remember a failed moon mission 40 years ago this week that they managed to turn into one of the greatest triumphs in the history of ...
Space Exploration
Apr 13, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The south polar region of the Moon, with dark craters and high ridges, is a world away from the relatively smooth terrain visited by Apollo astronauts four decades ago. This rugged moonscape is the target ...
Space Exploration
Mar 31, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA will award $1.65 million in prize money Thursday to a pair of innovative aerospace companies that successfully simulated landing a spacecraft on the moon and lifting off again.
Space Exploration
Nov 3, 2009
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Right now, the Moon is a ghost town. Nothing stirs. Here and there, an abandoned Apollo rover — or the dusty base of a lunar lander — linger as silent testimony to past human activity. But these days, only occasional ...
Space Exploration
Oct 26, 2009
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How do you fly on a world with no atmosphere? Wings won't work and neither do propellers. And don't even try that parachute!
Space Exploration
Oct 15, 2009
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(AP) -- A privately built rocket vying for NASA prize money lifted off in the Mojave Desert and flew half of a simulated lunar lander mission Wednesday before an engine problem forced its developers to call off the attempt ...
Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2009
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NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon are quietly being revised and are in danger of slipping past 2020.
Space Exploration
Apr 22, 2009
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