July 2006 Top Stories
»» NASA GRC Request for Information: In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Test Facilities
[Thursday, July 6, 2006] The ISRU Facility Team is seeking information regarding the capabilities and past performance of facilities as they relate to simulation of the lunar environment, including the potential for handling large amounts of simulated lunar regolith.
»» Gassendi crater - clue on the thermal history of Mare Humorum
[Wednesday, July 12, 2006] This mosaic of two images, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the inside of crater Gassendi on the Moon.
»» SMART-1 view of crater Sulpicius Gallus
[Wednesday, July 12, 2006] This mosaic of three images, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the area close to the Sulpicius Gallus crater on the Moon.
»» The SMART-1 way - giving the Moon some great new looks
[Wednesday, July 12, 2006] This mosaic of three images, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the area close to the Sulpicius Gallus crater on the Moon.
»» ESA SMART-1 Image: Landscapes from the ancient and eroded lunar far side
[Friday, July 14, 2006] This image, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows a highly eroded highland area on the lunar far side, close to the equator.
»» NASA ARC Solicitation: Micro-Lander Propulsion System
[Friday, July 14, 2006] NASA/ARC has a requirement for detailed information about components which would be suitable for the lander propulsion system. The design calls for a 64 kg total (wet) mass vehicle which will travel on a 5 day trajectory to the moon.
»» Planetary Society Calls for International Lunar Decade to Begin in 2007
[Wednesday, July 19, 2006] The Moon is "hot." China, India, Japan, Italy and the United States are all currently planning lunar missions, and the European Space Agency has the SMART-1 spacecraft in orbit there right now.
»» SMART-1 birthday postcard of Apollo 11 landing site
[Friday, July 21, 2006] This image, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the Apollo 11 landing site in the Mare Tranquillitatis on the Moon.
»» Haughton-Mars Project Expedition 2005: Interplanetary Supply Chain Management & Logistics Architectures: Final NASA/MIT Report
[Sunday, July 23, 2006] The 2005 expedition to theHMP research station on Devon Island was part of a NASA-funded project on Space Logistics. A team from MIT went to the Canadian Arctic to participate in the annual HMP field campaign from July 8 to August 12, 2005.
»» European and worldwide radio telescopes listen to SMART-1
[Monday, July 24, 2006] In Spring this year European radio astronomers started a test observation campaign to track from Earth the trajectory of the SMART-1 spacecraft around the Moon.
»» NASA Space Simulation and Training Project: NEEMO 10
[Tuesday, July 25, 2006] "When NASA returns to the moon, one of the first tasks of the crew will be to perform a survey of the immediate area surrounding the lunar base. This will be performed by EVA crew, but may be aided with the use of remotely operated vehicles."
»» NASA ARC Solicitation: Space-Qualified Solid Rocket Motor
[Wednesday, July 26, 2006] NASA/ARC has a requirement for a space-qualified solid rocket motor, with a history of prior space flight use, suitable for providing a braking impulse to a small lunar spacecraft.
»» GAO Report: NASA: Long-Term Commitment to and Investment in Space Exploration Requires More Knowledge
[Wednesday, July 26, 2006] "Despite many successes in the exploration of space the loss of life, unsuccessful missions, and cost overruns have increased the level of concern over the benefits of such exploration, particularly with regard to human spaceflight activities."
»» ESA SMART-1 Image: Lomonosov - a large crater filled by lava
[Wednesday, July 26, 2006] This image, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft, shows crater Lomonosov on the Moon’s far side.
»» ESA SMART-1 Image: Mersenius crater - wrinkles between Humorum and Procellarum
[Thursday, July 27, 2006] This mosaic of three images, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the crater Mersenius C on the Moon.
»» NASA Exploration Systems Progress Report 27 July 2006
[Thursday, July 27, 2006] NASA engineers around the country recently completed tests associated with rocket engines, heat protection systems and spacesuits destined for use in the Constellation Program of moon and Mars missions.
»» 8th ILEWG International Conference on Exploration and Utilization of the Moon - Lunar Beijing Declaration
[Friday, July 28, 2006] More than 240 experts and 300 students from 18 countries met in Beijing from 23 to 27 July 2006 for the 8th ILEWG Conference on Exploration and Utilization of the Moon. The participants have prepared the Lunar Beijing Declaration.
»» NASA Awards Launch Services for Lunar Mission
[Sunday, July 30, 2006] NASA has announced the award of launch services for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission to Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services Inc. of Littleton, Colo.
»» Mare Serenitatis as seen by SMART-1
[Monday, July 31, 2006] This animated sequence, composed of three images taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft, shows a portion of Mare Serenitatis on the Moon.
