February 2008 Top Stories
»» NASA JSC Solicitation: Lunar Habitat Mockup
[Friday, February 1, 2008] NASA/JSC is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for a Lunar Habitat Mockup.
»» NASA/NSF/ILC Dover Inflatable Habitat Blog - January 2008
[Sunday, February 3, 2008] Engineers are starting to develop concepts for habitation modules that provide necessary protection and support in a package that's as light and compact as possible.
»» NASA Names Interim Lunar Science Institute Director
[Tuesday, February 5, 2008] David Morrison has been appointed interim director of the NASA Lunar Science Institute, based at the Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., effective immediately. A nationwide search for a permanent director is under way.
»» X PRIZE Foundation Announces Official Contenders in Private Moon Race
[Thursday, February 7, 2008] The X PRIZE Foundation will announce the first group of teams registered to compete for the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE on Thursday, Feb. 21 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA. A new preferred partner will also be announced.
»» NASA uses robot to test communication systems from Antarctica for future space missions
[Saturday, February 9, 2008] It's very flat, few rocks and actually a lot of ice in this case, he said during a presentation of the NASAbot to the McMurdo community. It's similar to Mars in that it'svery flat. You have different contour.
»» NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Responses to Questions from NASA Watch Feb. 20, 2008
[Thursday, February 21, 2008] Editor's note; Several days ago I submitted some questions to NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate regarding progress in the Ares 1 & V and Orion programs.
»» The X PRIZE Foundation Announces Official Contenders in Private Moon Race
[Friday, February 22, 2008] The X PRIZE Foundation and Google, Inc. today announced the first ten teams to register for the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a robotic race to the Moon to win a remarkable $30 million in prizes.
»» NASA to Release Enhanced Radar Imagery of Lunar South Pole
[Friday, February 22, 2008] NASA scientists have obtained the highest resolution terrain mapping to date of the moon's rugged south polar region and will discuss the imagery Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the 3rd Space Exploration Conference in Denver.
»» NASA Taps Astronomy Community to Help Search for Lunar Water
[Monday, February 25, 2008] News media are invited to attend a briefing from 12 p.m. to 12:30 noon PST Friday, Feb. 29 in Building 943 at NASA's Ames Research Center about the Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite and the mission's participatory emphasis.
»» NASA Solicitation: Lunar Surface Thermal Control Study
[Tuesday, February 26, 2008] The purpose of this study is to investigate candidate propellant storage/thermal control systems for a Lunar Lander ascent module which would minimize the mass of boiloff loss and the overall mass of the hardware required to implement the system.
»» NASA Views Landing Site Through Eyes of Future Moon Crew
[Thursday, February 28, 2008] NASA has obtained the highest resolution terrain mapping to date of the moon's rugged south polar region, with a resolution to 20 meters per pixel.
