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Shades of Gravity
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
11/05/07 |
| Summary: Despite years of spaceflight, we still don't know exactly how different levels of gravity influence human health. In this interview with Catharine Conley, she explains how new research will help. |
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If We Had No Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
10/29/07 |
| Summary: In this essay, Bernard Foing looks at the effect the Moon has had on the Earth, and explores how different our world would be if we had no planetary companion. |
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China Goes to the Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
10/27/07 |
| Summary: On October 24, the Chinese National Space Administration launched Chang'e-1, the first step in China's efforts to land robot explorers on the Moon. From orbit, the Chang'e-1 spacecraft will collect geological data and the first detailed images of some regions near the lunar poles |
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Roving the Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
09/26/07 |
| Summary: A new robot is demonstrating technologies that may one day help make human lunar outposts possible. A field experiment at the end of the year will test the robot's ability to maneuver and drill in complete darkness. |
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Vigilance Under the Sea
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
08/17/07 |
| Summary: An undersea space-simulation mission is helping scientists develop tools to keep astronauts healthy on long-duration space missions. These new technologies will be vital to the success of future human missions to the Moon and beyond. |
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Seeing the Moon Anew
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
08/04/07 |
| Summary: Nearly 40 years after humans first walked on the Moon, the complete photographic record from Apollo will be accessible on the Internet. The images are an important resource for mission planners working on NASA's return to the Moon. |
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Exploring Lunar Craters on Earth
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
07/25/07 |
| Summary: Two NASA robots are surveying a rocky, isolated polar desert within a crater in the Arctic Circle. The study will help scientists learn how robots could evaluate potential outposts on the moon or Mars. |
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Suiting Up in Space
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
07/18/07 |
| Summary: Scientists are designing new spacesuits that will provide increased mobility for human explorers on the Moon and Mars. The less bulky suits will allow humans to travel more easily and perform intricate scientific experiments on the surface of these distant worlds. |
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Working on the Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
06/27/07 |
| Summary: In the not-too-distant future, NASA is planning to build lunar research outposts where astronauts will perform important scientific experiments on the Moon. However, such missions may have implications for the mental health of employees working in isolation for extended periods. |
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Volunteer for Mars
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
06/26/07 |
| Summary: The European Space Agency is seeking candidates for a simulated Mars mission in 2008/2009. Candidates will undergo a selection process similar to ESA astronauts, and those chosen will spend 520 isolated days in a special facility in Moscow. |
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