March 2007 Top Stories
»» NASA Lunar Lander Project Office Presentation
[Thursday, March 1, 2007] These charts contain an overview of the hardware being proposed for returing to the Moon plus some of the thinking behind how a lunar base might be established.
»» SMART-1 views the edge of Luna Incognita: Mars on the Moon?
[Saturday, March 3, 2007] SMART-1 has investigated lunar areas at the edge of Luna Incognita. This area near the lunar poles can be used for lunar science studies, or even to prepare for human bases on the Moon and on Mars.
»» Total Lunar Eclipse March 2007
[Saturday, March 3, 2007] A total lunar eclipse will be visible from Europe and a large part of the world in the night of 3 March. The Moon will pass through the Earth's shadow, with the greatest eclipse occuring at around 23:21 UT. The totality will last for 73 minutes.
»» Solar Eclipse, STEREO Style
[Saturday, March 3, 2007] On Feb. 25, 2007 there was a transit of the Moon across the face of the Sun - but it could not be seen from Earth. This sight was visible only from the STEREO-B spacecraft in its orbit about the sun.
»» SMART-1's bridge to the future exploration of the Moon
[Friday, March 9, 2007] SMART-1 data are helping to choose future landing sites for robotic and possible manned missions, and its instruments are upgraded and being flown again on the next generation of lunar satellites.
»» Prepared Statement by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin Before the House Appropriations Committee
[Tuesday, March 13, 2007] "I cannot sugarcoat the issue. The effect of the FY 2007 appropriation is to impose a six-month delay in our ability to bring online NASA's new human spaceflight systems, the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle and Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle."
»» Stone Aerospace Announces Formation of a Company to Establish a Commercial Refueling Station in Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
[Tuesday, March 13, 2007] Bill Stone has announced his intent to be the first explorer to lead a team to the moon to explore for water and other fuels, and, if found in sufficient quantity, process the fuels on the moon, then transfer them to a low Earth orbit refueling station.
»» NASA MSFC Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Outreach Imaging Products
[Wednesday, March 14, 2007] As part of this Request for Information (RFI), recommendations are also sought for the content of images to be captured, as well as details about how this imagery could be used to enhance public recognition of NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration.
»» NASA Seeks To Readjust Lunar Robotic Program - Again
[Friday, March 16, 2007] According to NASA sources, the Lunar Precursor Robotic Program (LPRP) office at MSFC is either being totally shut down or dramatically reduced in size with lunar mission coordination moving back to NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.
»» MIT models interplanetary supply chain
[Friday, March 23, 2007] If you think shipping freight from Cincinnati to El Paso is challenging, imagine trying to deliver an oxygen generation unit from the Earth to a remote location on the moon.
»» Dust-busting, Lunar Style - Interview with Daniel Winterhalter
[Tuesday, March 27, 2007] As NASA makes plans to send humans back to the moon, this time to live and work there for extended periods of time, one of the most vexing problems they may be faced with is dust.
»» NASA JSC Solicitation: Mark III Spacesuit Hardware
[Thursday, March 29, 2007] NASA/JSC has a requirement for Mark III spacesuit hardware components. The required components include a lightweight, aluminum waist joint ring, adapter rings, and a pivot elliptical waist shaft.
