Building a solar power satellite from moon dust
Solar power satellite (SPS) advocates have been dreaming of using space resources to build massive constructions for decades.
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Next stop: The moon
More recent work in the Wagner lab by undergraduate researchers and doctoral students focuses on methods for curing 3D-printed materials in space, including using microwave technology. “Here we aren’t ...
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'Moon dust on our boots': Texas company's robotic vehicle makes lunar landing
It carried a vacuum to suck up moon dirt for analysis and a drill to measure temperature as deep as 10 feet below the surface. Also on board: a device for eliminating abrasive lunar dust - a ...
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Photos from space show the Texas company Firefly Aerospace preparing to land on the moon for the first time
If all goes to plan, one of its final acts will be to capture the lunar sunset, studying how the sun causes moon dust to levitate, a mysterious phenomenon observed by Apollo astronaut Eugene Cernan.
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Moon lander from Intuitive Machines touches down, but apparently tips over
The water molecules presumably were delivered over billions of years by comet impacts and interactions between moon dust and the electrically charged solar wind. The innovative "Grace" hopper was ...
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Moon touchdown for Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lander private spacecraft
As well as hoovering up and storing samples of Moon dust with the the Lunar PlanetVac, the Blue Ghost lander will also test out GPS service on the moon, using ultra-weak signal tracking receivers ...
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Two moon missions touched down on the lunar surface. How they unfolded was a stark contrast
Photos showcasing the spacecraft’s dramatic shadow on the lunar surface and its feet within moon dust confirmed the mission’s success. The Cedar Park, Texas-based company has since shared a ...
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Texas-based Firefly's lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASA
said Firefly CEO Jason Kim. Kim said everything went like clockwork. “We got some moon dust on our boots," Kim said.
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Canadian-made lunar dust repellent heading to the moon aboard Firefly’s Blue Ghost
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A Canadian-made moon dust repellent is expected to land on the moon Sunday as part of a NASA-led study.
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Canadian-made lunar dust repellent heading to the moon aboard Firefly’s Blue Ghost
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A Canadian-made moon dust repellent is expected to land on the moon Sunday as part of a NASA-led study. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander launched from Florida on Jan. 15, ...