October 2021
Mining lunar hydrogen
... of this hypothesis is its Achilles’ heel. Dr I Moiseev has estimated that the delivery of 1 kg of lunar regolith under the Apollo programme cost $397 million, based on the 378 kg of lunar regolith returned by six successful flights. Assuming that...
December 2021
All for one and one for all – recommendations for a sustainable future in lunar exploration
...the sights of spacefaring nations around the world as the next target of crewed exploration, those inspired as children by Apollo - and their children - will likely seek to establish a persistent human presence on the lunar surface. Early discussions...
September 2017
Europe needs facility to handle extra-terrestrial space material
... to minimise the samples’ alteration. Overview of Johnson Space Center’s Lunar Curation Laboratory, equipped with gloveboxes dedicated to Apollo sample return missions. Note the windows at the end of the room, separating the high cleanliness part...
August 2019
Lessons from the Sun
...days of summer 1972 saw NASA personnel preparing for the final Apollo mission to the Moon, to be launched in December 1972...convened a workshop to decide how to deal with the planned Apollo 17 Moon mission, should McMath Region 11976 reappear, and, ...
October 2020
Is NASA’s Artemis Accords agreement Moon-proof?
... programme. In Greek mythology Artemis was the twin-sister of Apollo, so the name is a neat link back to the ...space debris. The Accords seeks to protect historical locations like the Apollo landing sites. In parallel, a concept defined as ‘safety ...
January 2023
Space sustainability imperative
...spacecraft and orbital debris. This self-confessed ‘child of the Apollo generation’ and Chair of the Steering Board for the Global .... I am of the generation that has caused the mess, the Apollo generation, and we can say we didn’t know any better at ...
