Collaborate Disseminate
Thanks to Albert Einstein, the US Government wants to establish an official time zone for the Moon. It has less to do with jet lag and more to do with how gravity affects time and can throw a lot of very precise technologies seriously off track.Continu… Continue reading Theory of Relativity drives plan for Moon standard time
NASA announced on Wednesday that they have selected three companies to develop preliminary designs for vehicles to take astronauts around the south polar region of the Moon. “After the astronauts return to Earth, these vehicles would be able to self-dr… Continue reading NASA Picks 3 Companies to Help Astronauts Drive Around the Moon
NASA has revealed the four vehicles that astronauts will drive on the Moon, awarding contracts totaling US$4.6 billion to Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost and Venturi Astrolab to develop the Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) ahead of the Artemis V mission l… Continue reading NASA selects four next-generation lunar vehicles
artmancc writes: The White House has directed NASA and other federal agencies to get to work on a plan to implement precision timekeeping and dissemination on the moon and elsewhere in space. Reuters cited a memo from the head of the White House Office… Continue reading NASA To Create Time Standard For the Moon
When the people of Earth set up bases on the moon, you can imagine that 3D printing will be a key enabling technology. Of course, you could ship plastic or …read more Continue reading 3D Printing with (Ersatz) Moon Dust
When the people of Earth set up bases on the moon, you can imagine that 3D printing will be a key enabling technology. Of course, you could ship plastic or …read more Continue reading 3D Printing with (Ersatz) Moon Dust
We’re looking to go back to the Moon. Not just with robots this time, but with astronauts, too! They’ll be doing all kinds of interesting things when they get there. …read more Continue reading How Does Time Work On The Moon?
Gizmodo reports that increased activity on the Moon “may affect the unique radio silence on the lunar far side, an ideal location for radio telescopes to pick up faint signals from the cosmic past.”
This week, the International Academy of Astronautics… Continue reading Astronomers Demand Radio Silence at the Moon’s Far Side, But Resistance May Be Futile
In preparation for a permanent human colony on the Moon, DARPA has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to develop a lunar railway concept, as part of the 10-year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) Capability Study.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceT… Continue reading DARPA and Northrop Grumman’s railway on the Moon
The Washington Post reports:
Nearly a decade ago, Congress passed a law that allows private American space companies the rights to resources they mine on celestial bodies, including the moon.
Now, there’s a private venture that says it intends to d… Continue reading Can Interlune Mine Helium-3 on the Moon?