July 27th, 2024
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A 23-page document between Russia and China that spells out details for creating an International Scientific Lunar Station has been ratified by Russia and has now entered into force. As posted on Russia’s official publication of legal acts, the agreement is between Russia’s State Corporation for Space Activities, Roscosmos, and the Chinese National Space Administration. […]
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Those samples rocketed from the Moon to Earth in 2020 by China’s Chang’e-5 lunar return mission keep on giving new insights about resource extraction. Researchers from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and scholars from several Chinese universities, discovered ULM-1 (Unknown Lunar Mineral-1), a mineral crystal found to be enriched […]
It takes Olympic-size imagineers to extend and expand the sports envelope into outer space – so enter ThinkOrbital and XTEND Design, an architecture and design company. “The Olympics, reimagined for the cosmos!” – that’s the view from ThinkOrbital, a “picture this” moment in space and time. “Athletes from around the world competing not just in […]
That NASA decision to cancel the VIPER south pole Moon rover continues to stir up lunar exploration advocates. NASA’s call to kill the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) project has irked roughly 2,500 people that have now signed an open letter to Congress, requesting lawmakers to “refuse to authorize” the NASA verdict. There […]
Sierra Space is working on expandable space station technology. The group reports that on June 18 the firm’s full-scale structural test passed a seventh key validation milestone – its second full-scale structural test. The “Ultimate Burst Pressure test” was done at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, in collaboration with ILC Dover (an […]
Do you believe time travel is possible and if so, how? What is something you don’t know but you would like to understand? What’s the future of gravitational wave astronomy? The answers flow from noted astrophysics guru/Noble Prize winner, Kip Thorne – yes, he was the science advisor for “Interstellar” the memorable science fiction epic. […]
Space for Humanity hosted the D.C. premiere of “FORTITUDE: Forging The Trillion Dollar Space Economy” at the Library of Congress – a special screening of Torsten Hoffman’s documentary. The evening featured the film’s director, astronauts, industry leaders, and government voices. Go to: https://youtu.be/xV65tyP2Ja8?si=x92ukc0SZ0qNPonN Also, go to the official website at: https://www.fortitudemovie.com/
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover at Gale Crater is now performing a slate of science duties. Lauren Edgar, a planetary geologist at USGS Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona, reports that the robot wrapped up activities at Fairview Dome. Curiosity has started heading south towards its next potential drill location in the Upper Gediz Vallis ridge […]
China’s big Moon booster for supporting the country’s human exploration of the Moon is progressing. A new report spotlights a three-stage hydrogen-oxygen engine designed to power a new generation rocket capable of sending astronauts to the Moon. Testing at China’s first vertical high-altitude simulation stand for rocket engines has verified the reliability of the engine […]
The celebrated “International Moon Day” on July 20 that marks the 20th century landing of Apollo 11 has also spotlighted China’s proposed lunar base ideas for the 21st century. Wu Weiren, chief designer of the country’s lunar exploration program, told China Global Television Network (CGTN), that the country welcomes international cooperation. “We are open and […]
