From Nature: Next year, astronaut Matthias Maurer expects to walk on the surface of the Moon 鈥� but without the hassles of a rocket flight, zero-gravity nausea and a risky landing. Instead he鈥檒l stroll close to home in a leafy meadow near Cologne, Germany, which is set to host the...
From NBC News: Before humans venture to Mars, NASA wants to send astronauts back to the moon 鈥� and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has developed a new lunar lander concept designed to shuttle space flyers between a moon-orbiting space station and the cratered surface below. Unveiled Oct. 3 at an...
From Space News: Bremen, Germany 鈥� As NASA gears up to support work on lunar lander designs, Lockheed Martin released details Oct. 3 about a proposed reusable human lunar lander that leverages technology used on the Orion spacecraft and concepts that could later be used for missions to Mars. The...
From the Washington Examiner: Late last year, President Trump announced a new 鈥� and expensive 鈥� mission for NASA: Return Americans to the moon, then reach Mars and planets beyond and do it in collaboration with private-sector partnerships. The change in strategy as NASA turns 60 is reflected in both...
From the Daily Camera: University of Colorado researchers are planning to put a satellite in orbit around the moon to observe what they call the universe鈥檚 鈥渄ark ages鈥� 鈥� an era just 15 million to 30 million years after the Big Bang, before the first stars illuminated the cosmic dawn...
From CU Boulder Today: The far side of the moon could give CU Boulder researchers an unprecedented look back at the early 鈥渄ark ages鈥� of the universe before the first stars had begun to flare into existence. NASA recently picked the Dark Ages Polarimetry Pathfinder (DAPPER) as one of nine...
From NASA: Section 1 - Forward to the Moon, Mars and Beyond and Section 2 - Americans in Lunar Orbit and on the Lunar Surface are particulary relevant to NESS projects. See the full report and other sections below. Section 1 - Forward to the Moon, Mars and Beyond Section...
From NASA: NASA has selected nine proposals to study using small satellites, or SmallSats, for advanced astronomical space-based observations. The proposed SmallSat studies are a fraction of the size, weight, and cost of a typical space-bound astrophysics mission. They cover a mass range from 12 kg to 180 kg. Formation...
From Space Policy Online: Members of two NASA Advisory Council (NAC) committees representing the science and human exploration communities seem upbeat about the potential of NASA鈥檚 concept for a lunar orbiting Gateway. At a joint meeting today, they heard from engineers about the design and scientists about how it can...
From the The Michigan Engineer News Center: Justin Kasper, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering at the University of Michigan, is a mission principal investigator on the Parker Solar Probe, which is scheduled for launch Aug. 11 from Cape Canaveral, Fla. 鈥淭he Parker Solar Probe will help us...
