9.30.2010 – Today, the Moon Society presented its University of Luna Award to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for his vision and advocacy of space solar power to meet global requirements for clean energy, economic development, and environmental restoration. David A. Dunlop, Moon Society Director of Project Development and our unofficial roving Ambassador, made the presentation at […]
2010.01.05 – Paul Spudis has asked, “Can we afford to return to the Moon?” and come up with an encouraging positive proposal. You may be one of many members and other lunar frontier supporters who have been in the doldrums and somewhat discouraged over the cancellation of the Constellation program as too costly, and about […]
February 25, 2011 – Today, ISRO, the Indian Space Research Organization, has released a paper detailing the discovery of a 1.72 kilometer long (5,733 ft.) intact lava tube section in the south western reaches of Oceanus Procellarum, the Ocean of Storms. The data was compiled by Chandrayaan-1‘s Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC), one of the eleven […]
Moon Society Heralds Dawn of Human-Robonaut Space Age From Peter Kokh March 17, 2011 – Today, St. Patrick’s Day, the ISS crew unpacked the first Roboanaut Crew Member, also known as R2. “Patrick” came aboard in his container with the last Discovery Mission, February 25, 2011. Over the coming months, this first robonaut in space […]
The Moon may have 100 X more water than expected http://blogs.forbes.com/oshadavidson/2011/05/27/large-amounts-of-water-found-on-the-moon/ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/26/BA011JLELO.DTL http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=186809 With commentary by Peter Kokh and David Heck May 26, 2011 – “Researchers have measured for the first time water from the Moon in the form of tiny globules of molten rock, which have turned to glass-like material trapped within crystals.” The […]
August 2, 2011: The Moon Society is pleased today to announce election results for the organization’s board of directors and senior officers. Ken Murphy is the newly elected President, replacing the eminent Peter Kokh who is stepping down to focus on other Moon Society functions. Mr. Murphy takes up the office of President with […]
Introducing Two New Members of the Society’s Board of Advisors August 18, 2010 – We introduced the first fifteen members of the Moon Society’s then new members of our Board of Advisors in our November 28, 2004 report. Since then, we added five more on March 2, 2005, four more people to the Board of Advisors […]
February 10, 2009 — (Amended March 2, 2009 with the addition of Adriano Autino) We introduced the first fifteen members of the Moon Society’s then new Board of Advisors in our November 28, 2004 report and in the December issue of Moon Miners’ Manifesto #181, page 11. Since then, we added five more on March […]
January 17, 2007 — We introduced the first fifteen members of the Moon Society’s new Board of Advisors in our November 28, 2004 report and in the December issue of Moon Miners’ Manifesto #181, page 11. Since then, we added five more on March 2, 2005. Now we are happy to report the addition of […]
March 2, 2005 — We introduced the first fifteen members of the Moon Society’s new Board of Advisors in our November 28, 2004 report and in the December issue of Moon Miners’ Manifesto #181, page 11. Since then, we have added five more, bringing the total to twenty. We are proud to introduce them to […]
