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First, Nail Down the Mission
Why are we going to the moon?
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Lunar Resources (Part 2): Changing our approach to spaceflight
How do we go about using the resources of the Moon and of space in general?
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Can we be “resourceful” on the Moon? (Part 1)
Discussions on forums show that there is a lot of confusion and lack of knowledge about space resources in general and lunar resources in particular
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What the Augustine Committee Didn’t Know in 1990
A newly formed commission led by Norman Augustine will review NASA’s human spaceflight program with the aim of determining if we are on the “right track.”
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The Deadly Dust of the Moon
Lunar dust sticks to everything!
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Those were the days….
Why do things seem to be more difficult to accomplish now than in the “good ol’ days” of Apollo.
moon vs. Moon: A Study in Arrant Pedantry
To capitalize, or not to capitalize? That is the question.
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Human Spaceflight: What Value to Science? (Pt. 2)
Robots vs. astronauts
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Human Spaceflight: What Value to Science? (Pt. 1)
Robots vs. astronauts
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Another Strategic Plan Misfires
There seems to be no end of new “strategic plans” designed to “save” our nation’s space program from the purgatory of mediocrity.
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The Strange Story of Lunar Magnetism
We’ve known since the beginning of the space age that the Moon has no global magnetic field.
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What Apollo was…and wasn’t
Miles O’Brien, late of CNN, recently wrote a column reflecting on the accomplishment of the Apollo program and the space program since then.
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Radar Mapping the Moon
Unlike a photograph, radar provides its own illumination – the pulses sent to the surface are reflected, received back and converted into an image.
Space Goals – One more time
It would appear that we are in the midst of yet another attempt to define the goals and objectives of our national space program.
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Moon water – again
The question, “Is there water on the Moon?” is still with us.
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Forty years ago, three men left for the Moon
Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 8 mission.
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