China’s ‘Jade Rabbit’ Rover Is Dead, and This Time It Probably Won’t Come Back
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
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The First Lunar Road Trip
Celebrating the debut of the Lunar Roving Vehicle, 45 years on. Continue reading The First Lunar Road Trip
Inside a Million Dollar Auction of Rare Space Memorabilia
Are you in the market for 15 gilded astronaut hand molds? Continue reading Inside a Million Dollar Auction of Rare Space Memorabilia
47 Years Ago Today, Apollo 11 Landed On the Moon
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
Four Billion Years Ago, the Moon May Have Taken a Punch from a Protoplanet
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
Taiwan Building Lunar Lander For NASA Moon-Mining Mission
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
Riding Shotgun In The Apollo 12 Lunar Lander
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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United Launch Alliance Plans For 1,000 People Working In Space By 2045
What if you could produce rocket fuel in outer space — making it 83% cheaper? One company sees this as the basis a self-sustaining “space economy” based on refueling Earth-orbiting spaceships. Slashdot reader MarkWhittington writes: Jeff Bezos, of bot… Continue reading United Launch Alliance Plans For 1,000 People Working In Space By 2045
Watch the Largest Rocket Explosion in History
“Today…I saw without exaggeration the end of the world, and not in a nightmare but while fully awake and standing right next to it.” Continue reading Watch the Largest Rocket Explosion in History
Caves on Other Planets Could Be Havens for Human Explorers
The 2016 CAVES course takes astronauts 800 meters underground to prepare them for life 250 miles above the ground. Continue reading Caves on Other Planets Could Be Havens for Human Explorers