Tag: Moon
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Bigelow Aerospace and ULA widen their sights to plan an outpost in lunar orbit
An artist’s conception shows a Bigelow B330 expandable module in lunar orbit, with United Launch Alliance’s ACES propulsion stage attached. (Bigelow Aerospace Illustration) NASA is shifting its attention to the moon, and so are Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance: Today the two companies said they’d work together to put an outpost in orbit around…
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NASA could go back to the future and revive moon base plans from a decade ago
An artist’s conception from 2007 shows astronauts walking up to an early lunar habitat. (NASA Illustration) In the wake of the National Space Council’s first meeting, NASA says it has been told to draw up plans to send humans to the moon “for long-term exploration and utilization,” followed by trips to Mars and other interplanetary…
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Pence calls for a return to the moon as a stepping stone to Mars
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Vice President Mike Pence speaks Thursday at the first meeting of the newly-convened National Space Council. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Vice President Mike Pence, chairing a revived National Space Council, said Thursday the United States will once again send astronauts to the moon, using Earth’s satellite as a critical…
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Elon Musk revises Mars plan, hopes for boots on ground in 2024
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s concept of SpaceX’s concept for a Mars outpost serviced by reusable spaceships. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX plans to begin construction of a new rocket and spacecraft next year that could lead to human landings on Mars as early as 2024, scaling up technologies currently being perfected with the…
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The Moon, Mars, & around the Earth – Musk updates BFR architecture, plans
Speaking at the 2017 International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia, Elon Musk has laid out a much anticipated update to SpaceX’s Mars colonization plan – including a slightly scaled back version of the BFR vehicle introduced last year. Included in this update, excitingly, was the announcement of the company’s aim to establish a human base…
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Lockheed Martin adds a lander to its picture for NASA’s future journeys to Mars
An artist’s conception shows Lockheed Martin’s lander on Mars. (Lockheed Martin Illustration) Lockheed Martin has fleshed out its picture for sending astronauts to the Red Planet by adding a refuelable lander and a water-based fuel supply chain to its “Mars Base Camp” mission architecture. The system, updated today at the International Astronautical Congress in Australia,…
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin makes its pitch to Congress for delivering cargo to the moon
An artist’s concept shows the Blue Moon lander on the lunar surface. (Blue Origin Illustration) Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, joined other companies today in laying out plans for commercial missions to the moon during a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill. “It’s time for America to return to the…
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin makes its pitch to Congress for delivering cargo to the moon
An artist’s concept shows the Blue Moon lander on the lunar surface. (Blue Origin Illustration) Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, joined other companies today in laying out plans for commercial missions to the moon during a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill. “It’s time for America to return to the…
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Google Lunar XPRIZE teams get more time and more cash incentives for moon shots
A prototype moon rover makes an appearance at the 2007 kickoff of the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition. (XPRIZE Photo) The Google Lunar XPRIZE finalists now have $4.75 million more to shoot for with the moon missions they’re planning, and more time to shoot for the moon as well. The competition was set up a decade…
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Commercial lunar mission signs up with Atlas 5 for launch
Credit: Astrobotic illustration of lander CAPE CANAVERAL — In a commercial push to return to the Moon while celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, Astrobotic Technology Inc. has contracted with United Launch Alliance to use an Atlas 5 rocket to send the Peregrine lander to the lunar surface in 2019. “Astrobotic is thrilled to…