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Wednesday 22 February 2012

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This shows the largest of the newly detected graben found in highlands of the lunar farside. - Image credit: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University/Smithsonian Institution

NASA Spacecraft Reveals Recent Geological Activity On The Moon (Video)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — New images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft show the moon’s
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February 20th, 2012
This still photo of the dark side of the moon was taken by the crew of Apollo 16. - Image credit: NASA

NASA Spacecraft Returns First Video From Far Side of the Moon

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A camera aboard one of NASA’s twin Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory
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February 1st, 2012
Artist's illustration of GRAIL spacecraft and their data links. - Image credit: NASA

Montana Students Submit Winning Names For GRAIL Twins

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Twin NASA spacecraft that achieved orbit around the moon New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day have
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January 17th, 2012
Artist concept of GRAIL-B performing its lunar orbit insertion burn. - Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Flawless Reunion Of NASA’s Twin GRAIL Spacecraft At Moon

PASADENA, Calif. — The second of NASA’s two Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft
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January 1st, 2012
The color on this map represents the terrain elevation in the Apollo Zone mapped area. - Image credit: NASA/Google Earth

The Pixelated Moon | Mapping The “Apollo Zone”

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Grayscale pixels – up close, they look like black, white or
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December 29th, 2011
Artist's rendering of NASA's GRAIL mission Image credit: NASA/JPL

NASA Twin Spacecraft on Final Approach for Moon Orbit

PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s twin spacecraft to study the moon from crust to core are
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December 28th, 2011

Google Lunar X PRIZE Watch | Moon Express Designs And Engineers Lunar Mission With Autodesk Software

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Moon Express, a Google Lunar X PRIZE contender, announced today that
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November 29th, 2011
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Google Lunar X PRIZE Watch | Astrobotic Tech’s Comprehensive Lander Build

A time-lapse video about the moon lander build, including never-before seen footage with captions describing
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November 28th, 2011
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VIDEO: Shackelton Energy’s Moon Mining Vision

This a conceptual vision of Shackleton Energy Corporation’s goal to mine the Moon for water
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November 10th, 2011
NASA Administrator Bolden talks to the media in front of the medium fidelity mockup in Houston. - Image credit: NASA

Bolden Shows Off Orion, Gives Pep Talk At Johnson Space Center

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Texas — NASA has a clear plan for deep-space exploration and Houston
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September 27th, 2011
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Moonandback Interview With Diane Dimeff, part 1 – eSpace

eSpace Executive Director Diane Dimeff talks with MM about the organization, its incubation mission, and
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Aerial view of Wallops Island launch site (includes artist concept of rocket on pad). - Image credit: Orbital Sciences

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2012 A Big Year For Orbital’s Cygnus And Antares

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Frank Culbertson, Orbital’s Senior Vice President and head of its human space
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Moonandback Interview With John Gedmark, part 2 – Leveraging Rocket-Powered Spaceships

Commercial Spaceflight Federation Advisor John Gedmark talks with MM about the challenges for the space
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The 1987 Soviet publication “Salyut-Mir” gave a description of the Mir program. - Image credit: Novosti Press

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Soviets Lead ‘Peaceful Exploration Of Space’ | This Week In Space History

by michael shinabery Three weeks after NASA’s space shuttle Challenger exploded, the Soviet Union “opened
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Moonandback Interview With John Gedmark, part 1 – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation

CSF Advisor John Gedmark talks with MM about the composition, history and purpose of the
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Global map of forest height produced from NASA's ICESAT/GLAS, MODIS and TRMM sensors. The map will advance our understanding of Earth's forest habitats and their role in Earth's carbon cycle. - Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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NASA Map Sees Earth’s Trees In A New Light

PASADENA, Calif. — A NASA-led science team has created an accurate, high-resolution map of the
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Moonandback Interview With Steve Brody, part 3 – A Great Compliment

International Space University VP of North American Operations Steve Brody talks with MM about the
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Moonandback Interview With Steve Brody, part 2 – The ISU Experience

Steve Brody talks about International Space University’s founders, ISU’s Summer Program and its locations, the
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Moonandback Interview With Steve Brody, part 1 – The International Space University

Steve Brody, Vice President of North American Operations at the International Space University talks with
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A CubeSat, such as the one in this illustration, is a type of space research picosatellite with dimensions of 10×10×10 centimetres(i.e., a volume of exactly one litre), weighing no more than one kilogram, and typically using commercial off-the-shelf electronics components. - Image credit: SEDS VIT

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NASA Announces Third Round Of CubeSat Space Mission Candidates

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA has selected 33 small satellites to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard
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Teachers experience moments of weightlessness last week. - Image credit: NASA

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Teachers Fly Experiments on NASA Reduced Gravity Flights

HOUSTON, Texas — More than 70 teachers had an opportunity to experience what it feels
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Moonandback Interview With Dr. George Nield, part 2 – Commercial Space Transportation

Dr. Nield talks with MM about the emerging commercial space industry and about how suborbital
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