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President's Plan to Send Humans to Mars
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
04/16/10 |
| Summary: In President Obama´s speech yesterday at the Kennedy Space Center, he outlined his vision for NASA´s future. In his plan, humans will venture beyond the Moon by 2025, and head to Mars by the mid-2030s. |
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The Multiplying Mystery of Moonwater
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
03/30/10 |
| Summary: Scientists once believed that the Moon was one of the driest places in the solar system. Now we know that water exists on the Moon in a variety of concentrations and geologic settings. This moonwater could be a vital resource for future missions. |
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Mars Mockup in Moscow
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
03/27/10 |
| Summary: A crew of six will soon begin a simulated mission to Mars in a mockup that includes an interplanetary spaceship, Mars lander and martian landscape. The Mars500 project is a full-duration simulation and will help scientists plan for the future of human space exploration. |
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Russian Rover Found on the Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
03/17/10 |
| Summary: Using images taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the exact location of the Russian lunar rover, Lunokhod 2, has been identified on the Moon. The rover was the second of two unmanned Soviet rovers, and was lost on the Moon over 30 years ago. |
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The Shoulders of Giants
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
02/08/10 |
| Summary: America´s ambition to explore space has not come without a human cost. The decisions being made today about our future in space depend on lessons learned from past tragedies. |
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More Money, and a New Path to the Stars
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
02/02/10 |
| Summary: The Obama Administration plans to cancel NASA´s Constellation program that was to take American astronauts back to the Moon. Instead, NASA will oversee a competition among commercial space developers to come up with the technology to reach the stars. |
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Planning Our Phases on the Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
01/07/10 |
| Summary: As space agencies around the world gear up for a return of humans to the Moon, researchers are beginning to outline important scientific priorities. A new study at an impact crater in Canada is helping mission planners develop the most effective methods for exploring the lunar surface. |
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Astrobiology Top 10: LCROSS Confirms Water on the Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
01/02/10 |
| Summary: AM is highlighting the top 10 astrobiology stories of 2009. Our top story of the year was the discovery of large amounts of water ice on the Moon. The water will be a vital resource for astronauts as NASA develops a permanent lunar outpost. (This story originally was published on November 15, 2009). |
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Keeping Mars Contained
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
12/03/09 |
| Summary: When robotic spacecraft bring a sample of Mars back to Earth, scientists will need specially-designed facilities to study the samples and prevent them from escaping to the outside world. |
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LCROSS Confirms Water on the Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
11/15/09 |
| Summary: Preliminary data from NASA´s LCROSS mission indicates that water ice is present in a permanently shadowed lunar crater. LCROSS crashed into the Cabeus crater on October 9, creating a plume of material. Water ice could be a vital resource for future human explorers. |
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