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Colorado Public Radio, Colorado Matters Podcast - CU scientist is shaping the new U.S. plan to go to the Moon

May 15, 2019

Colorado Public Radio, Colorado Matters Podcast: Denver voters decriminalized psychedelic mushrooms—now what? Then, homelessness is an issue in Denver's mayoral runoff. Next, a CU scientist is shaping the new U.S. plan to go to the moon. Plus, Dixie Rinehart designed space gloves. Also, Chinese tariffs could impact agriculture. Then, recalling...

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For Artemis Mission to Moon, NASA Seeks to Add Billions to Budget

May 13, 2019

From The New York Times: NASA officials on Monday evening unveiled an updated budget request to Congress, seeking more than $1 billion in additional funding in what they called a down payment to accelerate the return of astronauts to the moon by 2024. Jim Bridenstine, NASA’s administrator, also said that...

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American is ready to explore

May 6, 2019

From SpaceNews: Commentary by Jack Burns - At the recent National Space Council meeting, U.S. Vice President Pence challenged the nation to begin exploring space again with a human mission to the moon’s south pole by 2024. Public-private-academic partnerships will help us accelerate a new lunar program. Such successful collaborations...

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The Race to Develop the Moon - For science, profit, and pride, China, the U.S., and private companies are hunting for resources on the lunar surface.

April 29, 2019

From The New Yorker: In January, the China National Space Administration landed a spacecraft on the far side of the moon, the side we can’t see from Earth. Chang’e-4 was named for a goddess in Chinese mythology, who lives on the moon for reasons connected to her husband’s problematic immortality...

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Beyond Earth: How humans will tackle the next generation of space travel

April 23, 2019

From CU Boulder Today and Brainwaves: Before humans venture farther into space, we have big questions to answer. When and where will we go? How will our bodies handle those harsh environments? How will we interact with life we find there? Experts weigh in on those questions in this episode...

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Moon, Mars, and Beyond - What's Next for Human Space Exploration and is it worth it?

April 1, 2019

From The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration: Please join the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration for "Ask Me Anything" event with experts on the future of Human Space Exploration. Read more...

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Boulder scientist endorses White House bid for U.S. astronauts to moon by 2024

March 26, 2019

From the Daily Camera: Vice President Mike Pence, chair of the National Space Council, on Tuesday called for a landing of American astronauts at the south pole of the moon by 2024. The pledge by Pence, which he said carried the backing of President Donald Trump, came at the fifth...

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Fifth Meeting of the National Space Council

March 26, 2019

From NASA: Vice President Mike Pence asked NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to accelerate the agency’s lunar exploration plans during a National Space Council meeting held at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 26. In addition to targeting a human landing on the Moon in 2024, the council...

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Why America Wants to Send Astronauts to the Moon's South Pole

March 26, 2019

From WIRED: In December 2017, roughly a year into his tenure as president, Donald Trump directed NASA to develop a plan to return American astronauts to the moon. Since then, the government has released few details about what this mission would look like. But Tuesday, at the fifth meeting of...

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Vice President may tell NASA to accelerate lunar landings

March 21, 2019

From Ars Technica: One of the panelists who will appear at a National Space Council meeting next Tuesday said to expect "a few fireworks" during the discussion, which will focus on NASA's efforts to return humans to the Moon. The meeting of this council that oversees US spaceflight policy will...

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