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Robotics desert test provides NASA with new set of wheels for moon
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Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Every year, for two weeks in the Arizona desert at Black Point Lava Flow, NASA's Desert Research and Technology Studies group (Desert RATS) conducts technology development tests in anticipation ...
MoonLITE mission gets green light for next step
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Dec 05, 2008 |
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A possible UK-led Moon mission involving 'penetrator' darts that would impact into the Moon's surface will be the focus of a technical study to ascertain its feasibility, the British National Space Centre (BNSC) announced ...
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CU-Boulder to build $6 million instrument for NASA lunar orbiter
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Jan 10, 2009 |
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The University of Colorado at Boulder has been awarded a $6 million grant from NASA to build a high-tech lunar dust detector for a 2011 mission to orbit the moon and conduct science investigations of the dusty lunar surface ...
Send Your Name to the Moon Aboard LRO
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May 01, 2008 |
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NASA invites people of all ages to join the lunar exploration journey with an opportunity to send their names to the moon aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, spacecraft.
NASA, ESA complete comparative exploration architecture study
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Jul 09, 2008 |
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Over the last 6 months, representatives from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have been engaged in detailed assessment of potential programs and ...
NASA Sets Sights on Lunar Dust Exploration Mission
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Apr 10, 2008 |
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NASA is preparing to send a small spacecraft to the moon in 2011 to assess the lunar atmosphere and the nature of dust lofted above the surface.
In brief: NASA asks for moon, Mars exploration ideas
Apr 12, 2006 |
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NASA issued a request for information Tuesday, soliciting ideas from individuals and organizations on exploration plans for the moon, Mars and beyond.
SMART-1's bridge to the future exploration of the Moon
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Mar 09, 2007 |
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ESA's SMART-1 moon mission has become a bridge to the future of lunar science and exploration.
NASA Returns to the Moon with Instruments on Indian Spacecraft
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Oct 21, 2008 |
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Two NASA instruments to map the lunar surface will launch on India's maiden moon voyage. The Moon Mineralogy Mapper will assess mineral resources, and the Miniature Synthetic Aperture Radar, or Mini-SAR, will map the polar ...
NASA Moon-Impactor Mission Passes Major Review
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Feb 02, 2007 |
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NASA's drive to return astronauts to the moon and later probe deeper into space achieved a key milestone recently when agency officials approved critical elements of a moon impact mission scheduled to launch in October 2008. ...
NASA honors Apollo moon walker Buzz Aldrin
Mar 17, 2006 |
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NASA will honor former astronaut Buzz Aldrin for his involvement in the U.S. space program with the presentation of the Ambassador of Exploration Award.
Chang'E-1 has blazed a new trail in China's deep space exploration
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Dec 01, 2009 |
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A huge amount of scientific data have been accumulated by the CE-1 lunar orbiter. Using laser altimeter data, Jinsong Ping and Qian Huang et al obtained improved 3D lunar topography, and based on this, they ...
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