September 2007 Top Stories
»» Large asteroid breakup likely source of the impactor that caused mass extinction event on Earth 65 million years ago
[Thursday, September 6, 2007] The impactor believed to have wiped out the dinosaurs and other life forms on Earth some 65 million years ago has been traced back to a breakup event in the main asteroid belt.
»» Launch of the KAGUYA (SELENE) by H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.13
[Wednesday, September 12, 2007] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and JAXA will carry out the launch of the Lunar Orbit Explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE) by H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 13 (H-IIA F13) on September 14 (Fri), 2007.
»» Google Sponsors $30 Million Lunar X Prize
[Thursday, September 13, 2007] The X PRIZE Foundation and Google Inc. today announced the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a robotic race to the Moon to win a remarkable $30 million prize purse.
»» Selene Lunar Mission Launched
[Friday, September 14, 2007] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and JAXA launched the Lunar Orbit Explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE) on a H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 13 (H-IIA F13) at 10:31:01 a.m. on September 14, 2007 (Japan Standard Time, JST) from the Tanegashima Space Center.
»» The Space Economy - NASA 50th Anniversary Lecture Series - NASA Administrator Michael Griffin
[Monday, September 17, 2007] We've gathered to kick off this lecture series commemorating NASA's upcoming 50th birthday. But we're celebrating more than what NASA has done and the benefits that have followed; we're celebrating who we are, and who we can be, as a people.
»» NASA Opens Applications for New Astronaut Class
[Tuesday, September 18, 2007] NASA is accepting applications for the 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class. Those selected could fly to space for long-duration stays on the International Space Station and missions to the moon.
»» NASA Maps The Moon With Google
[Wednesday, September 19, 2007] New higher resolution lunar imagery and maps including NASA multimedia content now are available on the Google Moon Web site.
»» NASA Revises and Updates Its Lunar Architecture
[Friday, September 21, 2007] NASA has refined its plans for a return of humans to the moon. How it plans to do so is contained in its Lunar Architecture which is currently under development.
»» 2008 Regolith Excavation Challenge Rules Available for Comments
[Friday, September 21, 2007] The 2008 Regolith Excavation Challenge rules are being made available for public comment. We encourage all who may be interested in competing to give us their feedback on the rules.
»» NASA ESMD Lunar Architecture Update
[Monday, September 24, 2007] This presentation contains the charts used to present NASA's current Lunar Architecture at AIAA's Space 2007 conference last week.
»» Carnegie Mellon Building Robot for Lunar Prospecting
[Wednesday, September 26, 2007] Researchers in the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science are building a robotic prospector that can creep over rocky slopes and then anchor itself as a stable platform for drilling deep into extraterrestrial soils.
