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Moon Fountains
Huntsville AL (SPX) Mar 31, 2005It's astonishing how prophetic some science fiction has been. Cash-Strapped Russia Aims For Unmanned Mars Moon Landing 
Udaipur, India (AFP) Nov 25, 2004Russia's space program is unlikely to launch a planetary mission before 2009 because of cash shortages, a top scientist said Thursday. First European Moon Mission Captures Stunning Portrait Of Earth And Moon 
Udaipur, India (AFP) Nov 23, 2004A spectacular portrait of earth and its satellite, the moon, together has been captured for the first time during an eclipse by a space camera, the European Space Agency said Tuesday. |
Apollo 12 Remembered - Lunar Germ Colony Or Lab Anomaly?
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2004This last week (November 19) marked the thirty-fifth anniversary of Apollo 12's lunar touchdown. As the second manned mission, the lander carried the third and fourth men to walk on the moon. While one of its primary goals was to demonstrate precision touchdown and navigation, its target was a robotic lander that awaited it on the surface. The mission was to retrieve parts of the Surveyor 3 probe. Russia May Have Moon Base By 2025 
Moscow (UPI) Nov 22, 2004Russia may have a base on the moon by 2025, according to a Russian space official, the Interfax news agency reported Monday. China To Accomplish Lunar Probe Program In 13 Years: Scientist 
Hainan, China (XNA) Nov 22, 2004China is now capable of probing the moon and will complete an unmanned lunar probe programin 13 years. |
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SMART-1 Completes Its First Orbit Around The Moon
Paris (ESA) Nov 22, 2004Last Friday (November 19) at 10:58 UTC, SMART-1 passed its second perilune and successfully completed its first orbit around the Moon. The first orbit started on 15 November at 17:47 UTC when SMART-1 passed its first perilune. India Debates Manned Space Flight As First Lunar Mission Proceeds 
Bangalore, India (AFP) Nov 21, 2004India's space agency is ready to send a man to space within seven years if the government gives the nod, while preparations have already begun for the launch of an unmanned lunar mission, a top official said. China Hopes To Land Robot On Moon By 2012
Beijing (XNA) Nov 09, 2004The lunar vehicle, "Chang'e-I", that China will launch in 2007, is expected to land on the surface of the moon by 2012, according to the People's Daily Online news site. Between now and 2020, China's lunar exploration program will focus on unmanned probing. The program is divided into three stages. |
A Lunar Convergence: Eclipse & Return To The Moon
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 26, 2004The year 2004 is shaping up to be a memorable one for the Moon. Wednesday night brings us a total lunar eclipse visible throughout the country, while at the same time NASA begins preparations to return to the Moon with its new focus on exploration. Smart-1 First Birthday In Space And Second Lunar Resonance
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 05, 2004On 27 September 2004, Smart-1 celebrated its first birthday in space. After travelling about 78 million kilometres, the spacecraft is in good health with all subsystems functioning as expected. Smart-1 Celebrates Its First Year In Space 
Paris, France (ESA) Sep 28, 2004One year after its launch on 27 September 2003, the SMART-1 spacecraft is in excellent health and preparing for the manoeuvres that will bring it into orbit around the Moon in mid-November. |
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