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| + | [[category:places]][[Sol System]]: [[Earth]]: [[Luna]] | ||
| + | ==Overview== | ||
| + | [[Luna]] is the only major satellite of [[Earth]]. | ||
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==Exploration== | ==Exploration== | ||
* '''2006-03-26''' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/25/AR2006032500999_pf.html U.S. Planning Base on Moon To Prepare for Trip to Mars] | * '''2006-03-26''' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/25/AR2006032500999_pf.html U.S. Planning Base on Moon To Prepare for Trip to Mars] | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [[googlesite:moon|Google Moon]] |
==Missions== | ==Missions== | ||
| + | * Apollo series | ||
| + | ** Apollo 11 | ||
| + | *** '''2006-10-03''' [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4225856.html One small step for clarity]: evidence that Armstrong actually did say "one small step for '''a''' man", just too quickly to catch | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| + | ===Articles=== | ||
| + | * '''2006-09-24''' [http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0686.html The Moon as backup drive for civilization] | ||
| + | ===Initiatives=== | ||
| + | * '''2008-06-20''' [http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/06/20/google.lunar.xprize/ Google launches new space race to the moon]: "The quest is part of the [[Google]] [[Lunar X Prize]], which will put $20 million into the hands of the first privately funded team that can land a rover on the moon; have it travel on the surface for 500 meters or more; send back data, photos and video; and do it all by December 31, 2012. .. The prize drops to $15 million after that date and goes away altogether after 2014." | ||
===News=== | ===News=== | ||
* '''2006-08-16''' [http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/15287510.htm Mission to find footage of moon] | * '''2006-08-16''' [http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/15287510.htm Mission to find footage of moon] | ||
| − | + | * '''2006-06-13''' [http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/13jun_lunarsporadic.htm A Meteoroid Hits the Moon] | |
| − | * '''2006- | + | ** '''2007-03-14''' [http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/14mar_marbles.htm Shooting Marbles at 16,000 mph]: NASA scientist Bill Cooke studies simulated Lunar impacts with an eye toward Lunar astronaut safety |
Latest revision as of 00:34, 13 September 2008
Overview
Luna is the only major satellite of Earth.
Exploration
Maps
Missions
- Apollo series
- Apollo 11
- 2006-10-03 One small step for clarity: evidence that Armstrong actually did say "one small step for a man", just too quickly to catch
- Apollo 11
Links
Articles
- 2006-09-24 The Moon as backup drive for civilization
Initiatives
- 2008-06-20 Google launches new space race to the moon: "The quest is part of the Google Lunar X Prize, which will put $20 million into the hands of the first privately funded team that can land a rover on the moon; have it travel on the surface for 500 meters or more; send back data, photos and video; and do it all by December 31, 2012. .. The prize drops to $15 million after that date and goes away altogether after 2014."
News
- 2006-08-16 Mission to find footage of moon
- 2006-06-13 A Meteoroid Hits the Moon
- 2007-03-14 Shooting Marbles at 16,000 mph: NASA scientist Bill Cooke studies simulated Lunar impacts with an eye toward Lunar astronaut safety