NASA Expands Plans for Moon Exploration: More Missions, More Science Right now, NASA is preparing to purchase new small lunar payload delivery services, develop lunar landers, and conduct more research on the Moon’s surface ahead of a human return And that long-term exploration and development of the Moon will give us the experience for the next giant leap – human missions to Mars and destinations beyond
International Observe the Moon Night 2024 - Moon: NASA Science International Observe the Moon Night is a worldwide celebration of lunar science and exploration and the Moon in arts and culture Each year, everyone on Earth is invited to observe and learn about the Moon together, and to honor cultural and personal connections with our nearest celestial neighbor
Deep Space Gateway to Open Opportunities for Distant Destinations Deep Space Gateway This first phase of exploration near the moon will use current technologies and allow us to gain experience with extended operations farther from Earth than previously completed These missions enable NASA to develop new techniques and apply innovative approaches to solving problems in preparation for longer-duration missions far from Earth
New Space Policy Directive Calls for Human Expansion Across Solar . . . The directive calls for NASA to lead an innovative and sustainable program of exploration with commercial and international partners to enable human expansion across the solar system, and to bring back to Earth new knowledge and opportunities for human advancement
Live Streams for October 1, 2022 – Moon: NASA Science NASA TV Broadcast Tune in here (or nasa gov live) Saturday, October 1, 7:00 p m ET 23:00 UTC to catch up on NASA lunar exploration and science from the past year, discover what’s on the horizon, and explore the ways in which participants from around the world celebrate International Observe the Moon Night
EXPLORATION XPLORATION TIMELINEIMELINE H M T M A HAWAIIAN STORY ABOUT . . . The Moon will be a “test bed” for new technologies that will allow our exploration of the solar system Human exploration of the Moon will allow scientists to address exciting unanswered questions about our Moon — and to come up with new questions Is the current model of the Moon’s formation correct?
Alan Bean, Apollo Moonwalker and Artist, Dies at 86 In the four decades since, he devoted his time to creating an artistic record of humanity’s first exploration of another world His Apollo-themed paintings featured canvases textured with lunar boot prints and were made using acrylics embedded with small pieces of his moon dust-stained mission patches
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Moon: NASA Science LRO is a robotic mission that set out to map the Moon’s surface and, after a year of exploration, was extended with a unique set of science objectives While in orbit, LRO has made numerous groundbreaking discoveries, creating a new picture of the Moon as a dynamic and complex body These developments challenge and improve our understanding of processes throughout the solar system