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  ‘Waterless’ Concrete Seen As Building Block On Moon

  October 17, 2008 — A new article demonstrates a concept of creating concrete structures on the lunar surface without the use of ... > full story
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  Lunar Prospecting Robot To Be Field Tested On Hawaii's Mauna Kea

  October 14, 2008 — The cool, rocky slopes of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano that is Hawaii's highest mountain, will serve as a stand-in for the moon as researchers test a robot designed for lunar ... > full story
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  Apollo Heat Shield Uncrated After 35 Years, Helps New Crew Vehicle Design

  October 8, 2008 — NASA scientists developing the next generation of exploration vehicles and heat shields for NASA's Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle experienced "Christmas in July" when they uncrated the heat shields ... > full story
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  Sensors Advance Lunar Landing Project

  October 5, 2008 — NASA is developing technologies that will allow lunar landers to automatically identify and navigate to the location of a safe landing site while detecting landing hazards during the final descent to ... > full story
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  Taking A SMART Sidelong Look At Lunar Peak Of Eternal Light

  September 26, 2008 — Three-dimensional views of the mountainous terrain surrounding a “peak of eternal light” near the Moon’s south pole have been released by the European Space ... > full story
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  NASA’s Dirty Secret: Moon Dust

  September 24, 2008 — The Apollo Moon missions of 1969-1972 all share a dirty secret. "The major issue the Apollo astronauts pointed out was dust, dust, dust," says one researcher. Fine as flour and rough as sandpaper, ... > full story
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  NASA Developing Fission Surface Power Technology

  September 10, 2008 — NASA astronauts will need power sources when they return to the moon and establish a lunar outpost. NASA engineers are exploring the possibility of nuclear fission to provide the necessary power and ... > full story
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  Robot Scout: Fly Me (Safely) To The Moon

  September 9, 2008 — The first attempt to land humans on the moon -- Apollo 11 -- was a triumph that almost ended in disaster. The landings for NASA's return to the moon are likely to be even more challenging. Mission ... > full story
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  Partial Lunar Eclipse On 16th August

  August 11, 2008 — People across the world will have the chance to see a partial eclipse of the Moon on the 16th ... > full story
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  Solar Eclipse On The Morning Of August 1st

  July 24, 2008 — On 1st August 2008 there will be a total eclipse of the Sun, visible from Canada, northern Greenland, Svalbard, the Barents Sea, Russia, Mongolia and China. From the whole of the British Isles ... > full story

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