Category Archives: Lunar Science

Property, Problems and Promise of Lunar Dirt

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Paul Spudis

News reports are giving conflicting information about the state of the Chang’E 3 rover Yutu.  Some claim that the rover is dead while others indicate that it is responding to radio signals, although it is uncertain whether it will obtain … Continue reading →

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Tacking Toward the Moon

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Paul Spudis

While parroting President Obama’s well-known disinterest in the Moon, SpaceX founder Elon Musk begrudgingly acknowledged its utility during a recent CBS News interview.  In his view, a stepwise incremental approach to Mars “colonization” would involve “possibly” landing on the Moon … Continue reading →

Posted in Lunar development, Lunar exploration, Lunar Science, space policy | 18 Comments

Clementine – The Mission, Twenty Years Later

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Paul Spudis

In the twenty years following the end of the Apollo program, the lunar science community tried to interest NASA in sending a robotic orbiter to the Moon to map its shape, composition and other physical properties.  Such a mission would … Continue reading →

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A New Site to Explore on the Moon

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Paul Spudis

I have some thoughts on the landing site and mission of the Chang’E 3 spacecraft and rover up at the Air & Space site.  Comment on this here if so inclined.

Posted in Lunar exploration, Lunar Science, Uncategorized | 2 Comments