Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Associated Press: In an interview with The Associated Press, a senior official at North Korea’s version of NASA said international sanctions won’t stop the country from launching more satellites by 2020, and… Continue reading North Korea Hopes To Plant Flag On The Moon Within 10 Years
coondoggie quotes a report from Network World: The Federal Aviation Administration this week granted permission to a privately-held space firm to launch a robotic spacecraft to the moon. Moon Express expects to launch its MX-1 spacecraft on a two-week … Continue reading Moon Express Gets FAA Approval For Lunar Mission In 2017
“We are now free to set sail as explorers to Earth’s eighth continent, the moon, seeking new knowledge and resources to expand Earth’s economic sphere for the benefit of humanity.” Continue reading How the First Private Moon Landing Will Spur the Future of Space Mining
Farewell, Yutu, you reached for the Moon. Continue reading China’s ‘Jade Rabbit’ Rover Is Dead, and This Time It Probably Won’t Come Back
Celebrating the debut of the Lunar Roving Vehicle, 45 years on. Continue reading The First Lunar Road Trip
Are you in the market for 15 gilded astronaut hand molds? Continue reading Inside a Million Dollar Auction of Rare Space Memorabilia
An anonymous reader writes: At this point 47 years ago we had begun our orbit around the Moon,” writes Buzz Aldrin in a tweet. Today, Wednesday, July 20th, 2016, marks the 47th anniversary of when NASA astronauts landed on the moon for the very first t… Continue reading 47 Years Ago Today, Apollo 11 Landed On the Moon
How the Man in the Moon got his right eye. Continue reading Four Billion Years Ago, the Moon May Have Taken a Punch from a Protoplanet
MarkWhittington quotes a report from Blasting News: According to AFP, the Chung-shan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan is building a $47 million, 3.7 metric ton lunar lander on behalf of NASA. The vehicle is designed to carry a rover called… Continue reading Taiwan Building Lunar Lander For NASA Moon-Mining Mission
Last week we had a walk through of the Lunar Module’s source code with Don Eyles, who wrote the landing programs. Now you can take a rather thrilling ride to see Don’s code in action.
Below is an annotated video of the Apollo 12 landing, in real-time. It’s worth setting aside a quarter-hour to check it out. In an age where everyone is carrying around an HD (or way better) camera in their pocket, following along with radio broadcasts, still images, and small slivers of video might not sound that awesome. But it is!
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Continue reading Riding Shotgun In The Apollo 12 Lunar Lander