May 2018
Woman on the Moon
... was running a space workshop for children where they had real Moon rock, and I was able to present my first ‘Lunar Habitat...be made with these and that is to send Earth rock to the Moon! Education projects These dramatic and exciting plans and other ...
July 2019
Lessons from our first race to the Moon
... return system succeeded: Luna-16 (1970), Luna-20 (1972) and Luna 24 (1976) returned a total of 362 grams (11½ ozs) of Moon rock and dust - the six Apollo landers returned 382 kg (842 lbs), about 1,200 times more. The...
October 2021
Mining lunar hydrogen
...The regolith or ‘lunar soil’ is the most accessible type of Moon rock, because it is spread across the lunar surface in layers of ...incident sunlight on the regolith suggests that sun-warmed rock transfers heat to the frozen water below, converting it...
September 2017
Australia’s unique space history
... history and technology exhibition, it places Australian space activities in their global context. Its exhibits include an Apollo 16 Moon rock and the unique Zero G Space Lab, an interactive exhibit that uses special effects to trick the mind...
16 January 2019
China unveils future space plans
... phase of China's lunar exploration program, starting with the launch of Chang’e 5 at the end of this year. Chang’e 5 is a Moon-rock sample return mission whose goal is to land in the Mons Rumker region of Oceanus Procellarum, and return a 2 kilogram...
23 November 2020
China's lunar sample return mission to launch tonight
...Luna-24 mission, which brought back to Earth 170.1 grams of Moon rock and debris in August 1976. Chang’e 5 was originally meant...Chang’e 6 and 7 will focus on the south pole of the Moon, whilst Chang'e 8 is rumoured to involve the testing of key ...
