Highlights |
 Moon
focus of New
Scientist magazine
1 Apr issue, with headlines like 'It's time to go back,'
'The ultimate lab,' and 'In search of terrestrial fossils' |
| T/Space appoints
Charles Duelfer as CEO, Chair; helped with NASA-t/Space 2005
contract; will deal with govt customers, promote spaceship |
| NASA says
'Great Moonbuggy
Race' on 7-8 Apr in Huntsville AL helps students'
career paths and may eventually land some on Moon |
| Lunar
Development -- Moonbase Portal: Commentary & Information
on Development of Moon; excellent lunar resource maintained
by Karen Shea |
| Moon
development must consider the 7,000th
generation, says Shea; extension of Iroquois' "Great
Law of Haudenosanee," which considers 7th |
| Space
Frontier Foundation 'NewSpace 2006' conference
on 19-23 Jul at The Flamingo Las Vegas in NV; 'Return
to Moon 7' status unknown |
Global |
| E13
crew Vinogradov
& Williams, 1st Brazil astronaut Pontes arrive at ISS
today at 23:19 EST to replace E12 for 6-month mission |
| ESA
SMART-1 lunar probe to perform two maneuvers at end
of Jun to prep for 1-2 Sep Moon impact traveling at 2 km / second;
Space.com |
| Chandrayaan-1,
1st India Moon mission, on track and expected to launch
Sep 2007; will carry 2 USA instruments (mini-SAR, MMM) |
| National
Space Society, Planetary
Society co-host 'International Space Development Conf 2006'
on 4-7 May in Los Angeles CA; schedule posted |
| NORCAT 'Planetary & Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium'
in Sudbury, Canada on 4-7 Jun; planetology, ISRU, commercialization |
| 'Intl
Lunar Conf 2006 / 8th ILEWG Intl Conf on Exploration & Utilization
of Moon' on 23-27 Jul in Beijing; human, robotic lunar exploration |
