Introducing the first members of the Society’s new Board of Advisors November 28, 2004 — We are building a new Board of Advisors to help us shape ambitious projects, review proposed position papers, organize breakthrough workshops, and choose collaboration partners. A second round of invitations is in process. A brief look at the first fifteen […]
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Waypaver Foundation and the Moon Society Support Returning to the Moon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Waypaver Foundation and the Moon Society Support Returning to the Moon ATLANTA, OCTOBER 5, 2017 — The Waypaver Foundation and the Moon Society, two organizations dedicated to the exploration, development, and eventual settlement of the Moon, enthusiastically support the Administration’s goal of returning to the moon. Both organizations agree with Vice President […]
Review: “The Value of the Moon”
Review: “The Value of the Moon” by Dr. Paul Spudis. Published April 2016 by Smithsonian Books. A few editing errors noted. Back in 1996, Lunar scientist Dr. Paul Spudis, currently with the Lunar & Planetary Institute in Houston, authored a Moon book that took an entirely different perspective on the subject from the norm of […]
The Moon Society Lunar Art Prize
Do you dream about our future in space? The Moon Society is holding an art contest for the most inspired works of art relating to humanity’s future on the Moon. This is your opportunity to help us show the world what that future looks like! The Moon is increasingly recognized as a destination not only […]
The Moon Society Supports Integrated Space Plan
Click here to visit the Kickstarter There are any number of plans for the exploration of space out there in the marketplace of ideas. In the absence of much real-world progress, there is an inclination to plan for when there might be progress in the future. This often becomes a competition in the marketplace of […]
The Moon Society hosts an ambitious Lava Tube Track at this year’s ISDC
May 22, 2013 The past few years, the Moon Society has been hosting the Moon Track at the annual International Space Development Conference sponsored by the National Space Society. This years ISDC is being held in San Diego, CA May 23-27th over the Memorial Day Weekend. This Track will be on Thursday May 23, 2013, […]
Earthly Helium-3 Crisis!
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/us/23helium.html?_r=1&hpw Helium-3 Crisis! Demand now exceeds supply by a factor of ten. The price has jumped to $2,000 a liter from $100 in the last few years The NYT article fails to mention that Helium-3 is relatively abundant on the Moon. […]
LCROSS Impact Data Indicates Water on Moon
Link: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/prelim_water_results.html “We are ecstatic,” said Anthony Colaprete, LCROSS project scientist and principal investigator at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. “Multiple lines of evidence show water was present in both the high angle vapor plume and the ejecta curtain created by the LCROSS Centaur impact. The concentration and distribution of water and […]
ESA sees H2O forming on the Moon from solar wind
<p class=”post_link”>Link: <a href=”http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM8TBYRA0G_index_0.html”>http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM8TBYRA0G_index_0.html</a></p><p>This discovery, made by the ESA-ISRO instrument “Sub-keV Atom Reflecting Analyzer” (SARA) onboard the Indian Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter, suggests how water is likely being created on the lunar surface.</p> <p>The Moon is a big sponge that absorbs electrically charged particles given out by the Sun. These particles interact with the oxygen present […]
Lunar Elevator can be built today using commercial Zylon fiber
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_space_elevator Lunar Elevator can be built today using commercial Zylon fiber. Lunar Elevator gives cheap access to lunar materials, feedstock for space industries. We can extract oxygen for space tugs delivered to LEO. Click here for Wikipedia article We can build large structures in space, from lunar materials e.g. solar power satellites and space […]