[Thursday, January 3, 2008] JAXA is pleased to announce that the operation phase of the lunar explorer, KAGUYA (SELENE), was transitioned to normal operations from its initial check out on December 21.

[Wednesday, January 9, 2008] A team of scientists has detected the lowest frequency radar echo from the moon ever seen with earth-based receivers.

[Friday, January 11, 2008] NASA's next mission to Earth's closest astronomical body is in the midst of integration and testing at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

[Monday, January 14, 2008] Cameras and sensors that will look for the presence of water on the moon have completed validation tests and been shipped to the manufacturer of NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite.

[Tuesday, January 15, 2008] NASA's Constellation Program has released a broad agency announcement for study proposals to evaluate human landing craft concepts for exploring the moon.

[Tuesday, January 15, 2008] The Constellation Lunar Lander Project Office (Cx LLPO), also known as the Altair Project Office, is conducting an in-house Lander design and performing design analysis and system definition using a small team of NASA engineers.

[Thursday, January 17, 2008] Space exploration supporters have descended upon a presidential primary debate website and posted hundreds of questions on space policy. More activity is needed to sustain this visibility such that this issue appears in the questions asked of candidates.

[Thursday, January 17, 2008] The U.S. has dedicated a new scientific station at the geographic South Pole officially ushering in a new support system for sophisticated large-scale experiments in disciplines ranging from astrophysics to environmental chemistry and seismology.

[Friday, January 18, 2008] Some of the most influential leaders of the space community are quietly working to offer the next U.S. president an alternative to President Bush's "vision for space exploration"

[Sunday, January 20, 2008] Excitement is rising as ESA is in the final stages of preparation for the first collaborative space mission with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

[Monday, January 21, 2008] Last week at the NASA Strategic Management Council, Dr. Jeff Davis, Director, Space Life Sciences Directorate at Johnson Space Center, led a presentation on human system risk management.

[Wednesday, January 23, 2008] The legacy we all should be thinking about leaving behind as we dabble in alternate visions must be how vibrant the notion of a "vision" for space exploration is.