“Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway” is the news of the day from Space.com. At the least, it needs some help with a good acronym. Think “telescopes” since it says “science”?
Is space good for you?
NASA announcement suggests Scott Kelly experienced long term genetic changes, some of which might be beneficial. You can read the NASA announcement on the Twin Experiment or other reports, including this one by HuffPost.
NASA Foresees Human Lunar Landings by the Late 2020s
This Space.com article highlights NASA’s plan to land on the Moon as part of the larger NASA 2030 vision, as announced by Robert Lightfoot at the recent Space Transportation Association meeting. From the look of the people attending this meeting, this looks to be a credible plan.
ULA’s Response to SpaceX: Vulcan
The United Launch Alliance (ULA), which is the collaboration between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, has a plan to compete with SpaceX in lowering the launch costs, and this Business Insider article has some interesting details and graphics.
Xploration Station Outer Space
Xploration Station Outer Space is one of the Saturday morning E/I TV shows I used to watch with my kids when they were younger. I just watched an episode on Mars landing technology, which I thought was done nicely for non-scientist audience. Some of their clips might be useful for our presentations.
Successful Space X Falcon Heavy Launch
A pretty amazing success in so many ways! Take a look at the article, photographs, and videos of the successful launch at Space.com.