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»» First Moon Images From NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
[Thursday, July 2, 2009] NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has transmitted its first images since reaching the moon on June 23. The spacecraft's two cameras, collectively known as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, or LROC, were activated June 30.
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»» OMEGA and the Lunar Pioneers - The Speedmaster reunites four Moonwalkers
[Thursday, July 2, 2009] To mark its proud association with one of mankind's greatest adventures, Swiss watchmaker OMEGA brought four of the surviving Moonwalkers together along with some of the other luminaries from NASA's Apollo program.
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»» The Google Lunar X PRIZE JURBAN Team A Diverse Journey into Space
[Monday, June 29, 2009] Recently, the JURBAN team entered the Google Lunar X PRIZE (GLXP) competition in May 2008 to take on a space entrepreneurship challenge.
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»» First Conclusive Signature for Lunar Uranium
[Monday, June 29, 2009] Robert C. Reedy, a senior scientist at the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute, is mapping the Moon's surface elements using data gathered by an advanced gamma-ray spectrometer (GRS) that rode aboard the Japanese Kaguya spacecraft.
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»» Going Beyond The Status Quo In Space
[Sunday, June 28, 2009] While appearing barren, the Moon has the resources upon which to build a prototype space civilization. It is a power-rich environment, permitting initial steps to be undertaken using proven, inexpensive solar power generation technology.
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»» NASA Announces Apollo Anniversary Events, News Conference
[Friday, June 26, 2009] NASA has announced a schedule of events to commemorate the achievements of the Apollo program and the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing.
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»» NASA Partners With California Space Authority Regolith Challenge
[Thursday, June 25, 2009] NASA today announced that it has signed an agreement with the California Space Authority, Inc., (CSA) to collaborate on participatory science and public outreach using a simulated lunar surface environment.
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»» NASA Gives Media, Public Look Inside Apollo Moon Rock Vault
[Thursday, June 25, 2009] NASA will offer reporters an unprecedented chance to conduct interviews with scientists inside the lab that stores moon rocks Apollo astronauts collected during their six missions.
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»» Images Taken By KAGUYA (SELENE) - 3D movie composition using Terrain Camera Images during controlled impact operation
[Wednesday, June 24, 2009] JAXA successfully produced stereo movies (3 dimensional movies) of the Moon's surface by using stereoscopic images obtained with the Terrain Camera (TC) onboard the KAGUYA just prior to its controlled impact to the Moon on June 11, 2009 (JST).
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»» NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Successfully Enters Moon Orbit
[Tuesday, June 23, 2009] After a four and a half day journey from the Earth, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully entered orbit around the moon.
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»» NASA Blog: LCROSS: First Step and First Glance: Day 2
[Monday, June 22, 2009] Today was another great day at NASA Ames as our team settled into our mission plan and continued through a number of "firsts".
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»» New NASA Missions to Reach Moon Tuesday, Sending Back Live Video
[Monday, June 22, 2009] Two NASA spacecraft will reach major mission milestones as they approach the moon one will send back live streaming imagery via the Internet as it swings by the moon, the other will insert itself into lunar orbit to begin mapping the moon's surface.
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»» Last Photos of the Moon Captured by the HDTV Camera Aboard KAGUYA (SELENE)
[Friday, June 19, 2009] JAXA and NHK would like to release the final still images taken by the onboard High Definition Television (HDTV) of the lunar explorer "KAGUYA" just prior to its maneuvered falling to the Moon.
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