Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE
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Leonard David is a space journalist, reporting on space activities for over 50 years. Leonard is co-author with Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin of Mission to Mars – My Vision for Space Exploration
Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE
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The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is considering applications from NASA-funded researchers to study lunar samples brought back to Earth by China’s Chang’e-5 moon mission. According to the South China Morning Post these applications are to be considered April 26 in a review meeting being held at the China University of Geosciences’ Nanwangshan campus in ..read more
Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE
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China is providing new details regarding the country’s plan to establish an International Lunar Research Station. The International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), according to state-run outlets, will consist of sections on the lunar surface, sections in lunar orbit and sections on Earth, and it will be built in two phases. Wu Weiren, chief designer of ..read more
Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE
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China’s next human spaceflight is targeting an April 25 liftoff of the three-person Shenzhou-18 crew to the country’s space station They will be launched at 8:59 p.m. Beijing Time on Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. Chinese astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu will carry out the Shenzhou-18 mission ..read more
Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE
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It’s Alive (again!). Last night (the night of April 23rd), control teams for Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) reported they were able to successfully communicate with SLIM. They confirmed that SLIM had survived the lunar night cycle for the third time. “SLIM has maintained its primary functions even after three overnight stays ..read more
Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE
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Extremely busy with an eye on the future. That’s a short and sweet assessment of Peter Beck, Rocket Lab’s founder and CEO. In the pantheon of private space groups, Rocket Lab is a roaring success and Beck wants to keep it that way. Ask Peter Beck to weigh the firm’s past and where it’s ..read more
Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE
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Book Review: Space and the Warfighter – How Space Technologies Transformed U.S. Military Actions; Spacehistory101.com Press (2023); 232 pages; softcover; $28.97. I recently returned from the Space Foundation’s mega-symposium in Colorado Springs, a meeting that highlighted U.S. military space prowess and issues of warfighting. The reader will greatly benefit by taking a read of this ..read more
Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE
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All is in readiness for the liftoff of China’s next human space outing – the flight of the Shenzhou-18 crew. Over the weekend, a full-system rehearsal was staged at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. This week’s projected takeoff, reportedly on April 25, is the 13th piloted mission of China and the 18th overall flight of ..read more
Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is performing its duties at Gale Crater, landing on Mars in August, 2012. “Curiosity continues to make progress along the margin of upper Gediz Vallis ridge, investigating the broken bedrock in our workspace and acquiring images of the ridge deposit as the rover drives south,” reports Lauren Edgar, a planetary geologist ..read more
Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE
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Last Monday, NASA shared the agency’s recommendations regarding a path forward for the costly Mars Sample Return initiative, but within a balanced overall science program. The idea of bringing back to Earth select samples from Mars has long been a major goal of international planetary exploration. NASA is now reaching back to government, industry and ..read more
Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE
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Earlier this year, NASA announced it had pushed out to 2025 the Artemis II swingby of the Moon by a crew – a practice run to prepare for a follow-on Artemis III “rebooting” of Earth’s nearby celestial companion with humans. One reason cited for the delay was getting to the bottom of re-entry heat shield ..read more