Monthly Archives: July 2015

To the Moon – Again

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Paul Spudis

A NASA-sponsored study has been released which outlines a plan to return to the Moon with people and set-up an outpost at one of the poles to mine water for propellant. This report has drawn both attention and puzzlement within … Continue reading →

Posted in Lunar development, space industry, space policy, space technology | 88 Comments

Swirling Controversy

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Paul Spudis

I have a new post at Air & Space on the mystery and problem of swirls on the lunar surface.  Readers are invited to comment on this topic here, if so inclined.

Posted in Lunar exploration, Lunar Science | 1 Comment

Americans are good at Marketing – We used to be good at Space

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Paul Spudis

The recent launch failure of a Falcon 9 rocket on its way to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) has drawn a lot of media attention. Most of this coverage has been very sympathetic to SpaceX (the company … Continue reading →

Posted in space industry, space policy, space technology, Space transportation | 56 Comments