September 2008 Top Stories
»» NASA Ames Celebration to Share Excitement of 2009 Moon Mission
[Tuesday, September 2, 2008] On Sept. 6, NASA's Ames Research Center will hold the second "Return to the Moon Family Night" where visitors will have the opportunity to speak to scientists and engineers to learn more about the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite mission.
»» Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Heritage Lunar Engine Fired Up Once Again - This Time With Liquid Methane
[Wednesday, September 3, 2008] The RS-18 engine, which was last used to lift astronauts off the moon's surface 36 years ago, was originally flown with storable hypergolic propellants during the Apollo moon missions.
»» NASA To Hold Briefing About Lunar Exploration Concepts And Plans
[Monday, September 8, 2008] NASA is inviting interested industry representatives, academics and reporters to learn more about the Ares V heavy lift-launch vehicle, the Altair lunar lander, and the roles they will play in returning humans to the moon by 2020.
»» NASA Teams With Lewis Center and Students Worldwide to Assist With Mission to Moon
[Tuesday, September 9, 2008] In an unprecedented scientific collaboration with a public school, the Lewis Center for Educational Research will team with NASA to lead students worldwide in tracking and monitoring a NASA lunar mission scheduled for launch in early 2009.
»» Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards Launch Nationwide
[Tuesday, September 9, 2008] The Conrad Foundation announces the launch of their 2008 Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards. Teams of high school students across the nation are invited to compete in this innovative program.
»» NASA Developing Fission Surface Power Technology
[Wednesday, September 10, 2008] When NASA astronauts return to the moon and begin establishing a lunar outpost, they will need power sources on the lunar surface.
»» Speech by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin: Seeking the Right Stuff
[Tuesday, September 16, 2008] I believe it is necessary for us - all of us - to take the time to discuss openly the founding principles that led us our nation to embrace space exploration fifty years ago ...
»» NASA ARC Solicitation: Partnership Opportunity Document for Lunar Dust Analysis Mission
[Saturday, September 20, 2008] NASA ARC plans to develop an instrument for measuring the chemical reactivity of lunar dust, and plans to submit a proposal for this instrument development in response to the recent Stand ALone Mission of Opportunity Announcement of Opportunity (AO).
»» Former NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Jay Honeycutt Announced As President of Odyssey Moon U.S. Operations
[Monday, September 22, 2008] Veteran U.S. Civil and Commercial Space executive Jay Honeycutt has been named President of Odyssey Moon Ventures LLC, responsible for all Odyssey Moon U.S. programs and commercial launch operations.
»» Diving for the Moon
[Monday, September 22, 2008] What's a NASA astronaut doing "flying" a submarine around in a lake in British Columbia? Getting ready for human exploration of the moon.
»» NASA Discusses Lunar Exploration Concepts and Plans
[Thursday, September 25, 2008] NASA managers briefed industry representatives, members of academia and reporters Thursday about the agency's initial plans for the Ares V heavy-lift rocket and Altair lunar lander.
»» Europe all set for lunar mission Chandrayaan-1
[Monday, September 29, 2008] Europe is participating in a big way in the Indian Space Agency's Chandrayaan-1 mission to the Moon, by contributing three instruments. All these instruments have now been delivered, tested and integrated with the spacecraft.
