May 2008 Top Stories
»» Send Your Name to the Moon With New Lunar Mission
[Thursday, May 1, 2008] NASA invites people of all ages to join the lunar exploration journey with an opportunity to send their names to the moon aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, spacecraft.
»» NRC Report: United States Civil Space Policy: Summary of a Workshop
[Monday, May 5, 2008] What are the principal purposes, goals, and priorities of the U.S. civil space program? This question was the focus of the workshop on civil space policy held November 29-30, 2007.
»» Bootstrapping the Moon
[Wednesday, May 7, 2008] Our mental framework has evolved, in ways not all together positive from the perspective of those of us who believe that the economic development of space is practical and indeed crucial to the continuing development of our planetary civilization.
»» Send Your Thoughts With A NASA Astronaut To The Summit Of Mt. Everest
[Wednesday, May 14, 2008] Scott Parazynski will be the first human to fly in space and summit the highest peak on our planet. We won't see a similar combination and alignment of first accomplishments again until someone summits the highest lunar peak - or Olympus Mons on Mars.
»» To ISRU or Not to ISRU, This is the Dumbest Question
[Sunday, May 18, 2008] Without ISRU there simply is no long term human space program. Why? We simply cannot afford to take everything with us at prices exceeding two hundred thousand dollars per kilogram for the Moon and even more for Mars.
»» Astronaut health on moon may depend on good dusting
[Monday, May 19, 2008] Lunar dust could be more than a housekeeping issue for astronauts who visit the moon. Their good health may depend on the amount of exposure they have to the tiny particles.
»» ESA astronaut recruitment now open
[Monday, May 19, 2008] There has not been a selection campaign since 1992, so this is a rare opportunity to be at the forefront of ESA's human spaceflight programmes including future missions to the ISS, the Moon and beyond.
»» X PRIZE Foundation Holds Team Summit, Introduces Official Contenders in Private Moon Race
[Wednesday, May 21, 2008] The X PRIZE Foundation today announced four new teams in the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a robotic race to the Moon to win a remarkable $30 million in prizes, bringing the total number of registered teams to 14.
»» NASA Solicitation: Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Lunar Surface Systems Concept Studies
[Tuesday, May 27, 2008] In close coordination with the EESMD, the Lunar Surface Systems Project Office at the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC), plans to issue a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for ESMD Lunar Surface Systems (LSS) Concept Studies.
»» Robots Go Where Scientists Fear to Tread
[Tuesday, May 27, 2008] To help scientists collect the more detailed data they need without risking scientists' safety, researchers have created specially designed robots called SnoMotes to traverse these potentially dangerous ice environments.
»» NASA Seeks Ideas, Hosts Meeting on Lunar Surface Systems Concepts
[Thursday, May 29, 2008] On June 6, NASA will release a broad agency announcement soliciting lunar surface systems concept study proposals to help the agency develop plans for a return to the moon by 2020.
»» Proposal Opportunity: NASA Lunar Science Institute
[Thursday, May 29, 2008] On June 2, 2008, NASA SMD, in cooperation with the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD), is releasing a Cooperative Agreement Notice (NNH08ZDA008C) soliciting proposals for the NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI).
