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»» Techno-Archaeology Rescues Climate Data from Early Satellites
[Friday, February 5, 2010] Starting with the methods developed for the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project at NASA Ames Research Park, a team at NSIDC worked with Dennis Wingo at LOIRP to search NASA archives for the original Nimbus tapes containing raw images and calibrations.
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»» Participatory Exploration at NASA
[Monday, February 1, 2010] While NASA has certainly been at the forefront of using new media - social media etc. - to connect with the public it still has a long way to go to catch up with how people actually learn and communicate in the real world.
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»» The Obama Space Vision for NASA: Massive Paradigm Shifts Ahead
[Monday, February 1, 2010] In announcing its $19.0 billion FY 2011 NASA budget today, the Obama Administration has made it very clear that it intends to attempt a paradigm shift in the way that America explores and utilizes space.
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»» NASA JSC Solicitation: Variable Specific Impulse Magento-Plasma Rocket - VASIMR
[Friday, January 29, 2010] Studies will be conducted to evaluate a Lunar Tug concept utilizing Variable Specific Impulse Magneto-plasma Rocket (VASIMR) engine capabilities from Low Earth Orbit to Lunar Orbit and libration points.
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»» NASA Adds Israeli Technical Expertise to Lunar Science Research at Ames
[Thursday, January 28, 2010] NASA and the Israel Space Agency have signed a joint statement that recognizes the Israel Network for Lunar Science and Exploration, or INLSE, as an affiliate partner with the NASA Lunar Science Institute
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»» Moon Rock Gains Traveling Companion for Historic Return to Space
[Monday, January 4, 2010] A moon rock collected during the historic Apollo 11 mission more than 40 years ago will be heading back to space and a new home aboard the International Space Station, sharing quarters with a piece of Mt. Everest.
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»» NASA Awards Propulsion System Contract for Moon-Bound Mission
[Tuesday, December 22, 2009] NASA has selected Space Systems/Loral, Palo Alto, Calif., to receive a contract for the propulsion system for the Lunar Atmosphere Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft. The contract has a maximum value of $8.86 million.
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»» The Apollo 11 Telemetry Data Recordings: A Final Report
[Tuesday, December 22, 2009] ll that can be said with any certainty is that NASA and the Goddard Space Flight Center followed all procedures in storing the Apollo telemetry tapes, the search team has concluded.
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»» NASA Unveils Latest Results From Lunar Mission, Helps Prepare for Next Stage of Scientific Discovery
[Tuesday, December 15, 2009] NASA's current mission in orbit around the moon, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has been providing crucial insights about our nearest celestial neighbor since its launch in June.
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»» NASA Partners with Saudi Arabia on Moon and Asteroid Research
[Tuesday, December 15, 2009] NASA and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) have signed a joint statement that allows for collaboration in lunar and asteroid science research.
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»» Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project: The Boulders of Copernicus
[Friday, December 11, 2009] This image represents a portion of the central uplift within the crater Copernicus. The image, LOV-152-H1, was taken by Lunar Orbiter V on 16 August 1967 at an altitude of 103 km.
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»» Live Webcast: Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project
[Wednesday, December 9, 2009] On Thursday, 10 December 2009, we'll be doing a live webcast from the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (LOIRP) at "McMoon's" i.e. Building 596 at the NASA Ames Research Park.
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»» Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project: Boulder Trails On The Moon
[Wednesday, December 9, 2009] This image was taken on 21 November 1996 by Lunar Orbiter II at an altitude of 44 miles. The image has resolution is 0.98 meters/pixel. As such the large boulder that has left a trail is around 6-7 meters in diameter.
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»» Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project: Comparing USGS, LPI, and LOIRP Image Resolution
[Wednesday, December 9, 2009] These images are taken from Lunar Orbiter II image LOII_092H1 Framelet 522. On the left is the highest resolution scanned version available online at LPI (or USGS).
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»» Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project: Looking at Boulders on the Moon
[Monday, December 7, 2009] As we were flying through a portion of one of the images we came across a boulder field.
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