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NEWS ABOUT: moon colonization

moon colonization stories: 7 news summaries

 NASA to Smash 
 Rocket Into Moon 
 Tomorrow 

New crater will be blasted into surface as NASA hunts for buried ice

Oct 8, 09 4:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - If there's ice under the moon's surface, NASA aims to find it tomorrow. A rocket will smash into a crater near the moon's south pole, kicking up hundreds of thousands of pounds of lunar dirt. The dirt will be analyzed for traces of ice or water by a satellite following... More »

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(Newser) - NASA will launch a mission Wednesday to gather information about how humans might someday colonize the moon, the Los Angeles Times reports. A robotic orbiter will provide detailed maps of the topography and first-of-their kind peeks inside craters where ice might be hiding. “We're going to provide NASA... More »

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NASA • space travel • moon colonization • Lunar Crater and Observation Sensing Satellite • Obama administration • outer space

(Newser) - A company that builds biospheres to sustain life in outer space is planning to grow a mustard plant on the moon, New Scientist reports. Paragon Space Development will piggyback its greenhouse on a lunar lander competing in a $30 million contest to go to the moon. "We want there... More »

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space travel • moon • moon colonization

 Water Found in Moon Rock 

Discovery stuns lunar experts

Jul 10, 08 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Water has been detected in moon rock brought to Earth by Apollo astronauts, reports Space.com. A team used a new super-sensitive technique to discover the water in volcanic glass beads in the rock. The stunning find, detailed in the journal Nature, is forcing scientists to rethink theories about the... More »

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NASA • Johns Hopkins University • moon • Apollo missions • moon colonization • moon rock • Southwest Research Institute • Carnegie Institution

NASA Sees Minivan for Moon

The shuttle's replacement, due in 2015, will be a utilitarian craft

Dec 9, 07 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Engineers are busy at work building America's next spacecraft, the long overdue replacement of the 33-year-old shuttle, and NASA has this advice for those who can't wait to see the finished product: Think minivan, not Ferrari. Fast Company explores the work at Lockheed and finds the Orion to be utilitarian... More »

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NASA • space shuttle • Apollo • Lockheed Martin • moon colonization • Orion

Asian Space Race Stirs Friction, Pride

Moon shots spark
suspicion about military plans in space

Oct 25, 07 10:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - With China, India and Japan all launching civilian moon missions, the Christian Science Monitor examines the  Asian space race, driven by what one expert calls "techno-nationalism."  They "generate pride domestically and they demonstrate prowess internationally," but they're also inflaming security concerns and suspicions, as all... More »

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China • NASA • space exploration • India • Japan • aerospace • space race • moon colonization • lunar exploration

Scientists Prototype Moon House

Self-sufficient space hab designed for future Moon base

Oct 11, 07 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - While scientists in the '60s raced to put a man on the moon, modern scientists want to put a dozen there for three years in 90%-95% self-sufficiency. An Australian team is prototyping Luna Gaia, a space habitat that would use biological systems to recycle materials and grow food, although bored... More »

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NASA • Luna Gaia • Biosphere 2 • moon colonization

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