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December 12, 2016

India Inc joins hands to bid for moon mission
New Delhi (Sputnik) Dec 06, 2016
An Indian aerospace start-ups's plans to send a mission to moon as part of the Google's Lunar XPRIZE challenge has received a major boost in funding from local corporate houses and entrepreneurs. A Bengaluru-based start-up has found the surprise backing of India's leading corporate houses and entrepreneurs to fulfill its dream of sending a rover to the moon. The mission will be launched from the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) in December next year ... read more

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TeamIndus signs contract with ISRO for lunar mission Domestic space technology startup TeamIndus on Thursday signed a first-of-its-kind contract with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to send a TeamIndus robot to the Moon. TeamIndus will l ... more		Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin stable after South Pole health scare Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, was recovering in a New Zealand hospital Friday after being medically evacuated from the South Pole while on a tourist trip, his management said. ... more		Russian Space Agency Confirms Plans to Implement Lunar Sample-Return Mission Russia's space agency said that Roscosmos does not intend to abandon the implementation of the Luna-Grunt (Lunar Sample-Return) project aimed at delivering lunar soil to the Earth. Roscosmos does no ... more
				Skygazers gawp at extra bright 'supermoon' Skygazers took to high-rise buildings, observatories and beaches Monday to get a glimpse of the closest "supermoon" to Earth in almost seven decades, and snap dramatic pictures. ... more		There's an 'extra-super' Moon on the rise An unusually large and bright Moon will adorn the night sky next Monday - the closest "supermoon" to Earth in 68 years and a chance for dramatic photos and spectacular surf. Weather permitting ... more

November 14th's Super-Close Full Moon The full Moon on Monday, November 14th, will be a little bigger and brighter than normal, because on that day the Moon will be closer to Earth than it's been in nearly 69 years. At 6:23 a.m. E ... more		China "well prepared" to launch Chang'e-5 lunar probe in 2017: top scientist China is well prepared to launch the Chang'e-5 lunar probe in 2017 to collect and bring back moon rock samples for scientific research, a leading Chinese scientist said Sunday. Chief Scientist ... more		U.S. defense in free fall U.S. and Saudis conduct Middle East's largest counter-drone exercise Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact		Switch Flipped on LAMP in Lunar Orbit to Improve Data A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) team successfully opened a "failsafe" door on the Lyman-Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP) instrument in lunar orbit, improving the quality of ultraviolet (UV) data i ... more
				New Model Explains the Moon's Weird Orbit The moon, Earth's closest neighbor, is among the strangest planetary bodies in the solar system. Its orbit lies unusually far away from Earth, with a surprisingly large orbital tilt. Planetary scien ... more		New Theory Explains How the Moon Got There Earth's moon is an unusual object in our solar system, and now there's a new theory to explain how it got where it is, which puts some twists on the current "giant impact" theory. The work is publis ... more

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Small impacts are reworking the moon's soil faster than scientists thoug The Moon's surface is being "gardened" - churned by small impacts - more than 100 times faster than scientists previously thought. This means that surface features believed to be young are perhaps e ... more		2016 Ends with Three Supermoons Step outside on October 16, and take a look at the moon. Not only will the moon be full, but on that day, the moon will be at it's closest point to our planet as it orbits Earth. This makes the Octo ... more		Hunter's Supermoon to light up Saturday night sky A hunter's supermoon will light the sky Saturday and Sunday night, the first of three supermoons expected over the next three months. ... more		Spectacular Lunar Grazing Occultation of Bright Star on Oct. 18 As seen from a path about a mile wide extending from Los Angeles, Calif., to Denver, and on to Minnesota south of Minneapolis (and further east, to Lake Superior and Labrador), the bright star Aldeb ... more

	Small Impacts Are Reworking Lunar Soil Faster Than Scientists Thought The Moon's surface is being "gardened" - churned by small impacts - more than 100 times faster than scientists previously thought. This means that surface features believed to be young are perhaps e ... more		A facelift for the Moon every 81,000 years The Moon is bombarded by so much space rock that its surface gets a complete facelift every 81,000 years, according to a study released Wednesday based on NASA data. ... more

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Exploration Team Shoots for the Moon with Water-Propelled Satellite		Space tourists eye $150mln Soyuz lunar flyby		Roscosmos to spend $7.5Mln studying issues of manned lunar missions		Lockheed Martin, NASA Ink Deal for SkyFire Infrared Lunar Discovery Satellite		As dry as the moon
US company gets historic nod to send lander to moon		China's Jade Rabbit lunar rover dies in blaze of online glory		Heart hazard for Apollo astronauts: study		Russia, US Discuss Lunar Station for Mars Mission		Asteroid that formed moon's Imbrium Basin may have been protoplanet-sized

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Russia to spend $60M in 2016-2018 to fund space voyages to Moon, Mars

Russian Moon Base to Hold Up to 12 People

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