[Friday, September 1, 2006] This mosaic of images, obtained by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the SMART-1 landing site on the Moon.

[Sunday, September 3, 2006] Preparing to watch the impact by ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, amateur astronomers worldwide are keeping a close eye on the Moon in an observation campaign coordinated with SMART-1 scientists.

[Sunday, September 3, 2006] The final days of SMART-1's mission have seen intense activity including a successful recovery from safe mode as mission controllers manoeuvre the craft into a planned Moon impact, newly estimated for 07:42 CEST Sunday, 3 September.

[Sunday, September 3, 2006] An impressive sequence of Moon images in earthshine was taken by one of SMART-1's star trackers, or attitude cameras, on 1 September 2006. The images are presented as they were acquired, without additional processing.

[Sunday, September 3, 2006] Early this morning, a small flash illuminated the surface of the Moon as the European Space Agency's SMART-1 spacecraft impacted onto the lunar soil, in the 'Lake of Excellence' region.

[Sunday, September 3, 2006] At 07:42:22 CEST (05:42:22 UT) today, the SMART-1 spacecraft impacted the Moon's surface as planned, ending ESA's first solar-powered mission to another celestial body and Europe's first mission to the Moon.

[Sunday, September 3, 2006] Scientists have received and are analysing the final data gathered by SMART-1 on 2 September, prior to today's Moon impact.

[Monday, September 4, 2006] Right up to its final orbits, SMART-1 continued delivering valuable data, extending the mission's legacy as a technology and scientific success. Scientists and engineers met today at ESOC to review mission achievements including final AMIE camera images.

[Wednesday, September 6, 2006] This an animation showing the scene of the impact from the exposure just before the impact to ~130s later (~10 images).

[Monday, September 11, 2006] Laboratory simulations of the SMART-1 impact performed at the University of Kent, United Kingdom, suggest that the impact may have caused a clearly elongated lunar crater, and produced a high-speed rebounding for the spacecraft.

[Monday, September 11, 2006] NASA will fund a dozen new research proposals to better understand and reduce the risks that crews of future moon and Mars missions could face from space radiation. The total potential value of the selected proposals is approximately $14 million.

[Monday, September 11, 2006] The Desert RATS is a NASA-led team of research partners working together to prepare for human-robotic exploration. This "working group," led by NASA personnel, is comprised of both NASA and non-NASA Members.

[Tuesday, September 12, 2006] Join the newest Quest Challenge entitled Lunar Research Station Design Challenge, brought to you by NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD).

[Wednesday, September 13, 2006] Although last year's inclement weather resulted in fewer Antarctic meteorite recoveries than usual, scientists have recently discovered that one of the specimens is a rare breed -- a type of lunar meteorite seen only once before.

[Wednesday, September 27, 2006] The first NASA 21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition challenges students to create unique audio and video podcasts. The topic: How will space exploration benefit your life in the future?

[Friday, September 29, 2006] The purpose of this event is to help industry better understand LPRP and to allow the LPRP management to get feedback on the capabilities of industry and academia to meet the LPRP objectives.