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• Astronaut Farmer [Flickr]

  
  The J Curve — Authority: 130
  jurvetson posted a photo: A frame grab from the pad cam of my extreme thrust-to-weight ratio rocket launch on Saturday. Reminds me of my golf swing. This video cam on mini-tripod was about 20 ft. away, and moments later, it is knocked over by the blast. I flew a Cesaroni J1520 motor in a 4” diameter LOC ...
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• ESA Awards Contract for Student-Led Mission to Moon

  
  Astrocast.TV — Authority: 132
  The European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Friday that it would be awarding a contract to Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd of the UK for the development of a mission to the Moon. What is unique about this mission is that “unlike a typical space project, each spacecraft subsystem, payload and ground segment element ...
  18 hours ago

• Shooting for the Moon: ANSYS Sponsors Astrobotic Technology

  
  TECHburgher :: Putting some sizzle in the Pittsburgh technology sector. — Authority: 428
  ANSYS, Inc., a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, said it has become an official sponsor of Astrobotic Technology Inc.’s Tranquility Trek™ mission, which involves developing a rocket-launched robot as part of the Google Lunar X PRIZE ...
  23 hours ago

• ArteLunar

  
  Sweet Station — Authority: 444
  ArteLunar is Luiz Fernando Souto Maior - one talented wood sculptor hailing from Brazil. You can see much more models over at his website so pay a visit.
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• Intense Rocket Stress Test [Flickr]

  
  The J Curve — Authority: 130
  jurvetson posted a photo: You can see the launch rail at pad #23 tossed to the side from the kick of the thrust. I was curious to see how strong this rocket really was. I originally built her with Kevlar and fiberglass-epoxy wrappings. She last disappeared from sight on a L730 motor, had a ballistic ...
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• ARCA Delays Test Launch Due to Weather

  
  Parabolic Arc — Authority: 517
  Team ARCAs Helen rocket. An update from Team ARCA, a Romania group that is competing in the Google Lunar X Prize competition: November 8, 2009 – CONSTANTA The Helen rocket launch is rescheduled for November 13-14, 2009, because of unfavorable meteorological conditions. In this period of the year, over the Black ...
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• Lunar Rainbow Room Escape - Walkthrough

  
  Games Walkthroughs - New Room Escape Game — Authority: 134
  PLAY Lunar Rainbow Room Escape
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• Moons Friends Say No to Future Lunar Crashes

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
  When a NASA spacecraft rammed into the moon in October, it tossed up a hard-to-see plume of lunar material. But the event also stirred an observable cloud of public anxiety and protests in some quarters about "bombing" the moon, a backlash that may hint at a rising "Friends of the Moon" movement. On Oct. 9, the Lunar ...
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• Piñata Rocket Burst [Flickr]

  
  The J Curve — Authority: 130
  jurvetson posted a photo: Over many years, this rocket has deployed candy rain from the skies, but alas, today the parachute did not deploy, and it became a self-detonating ballistic piñata… The candy was softened a bit but still quite delightful for the posse of kids chasing the rocket.
  2 days ago

• Ffffffft!! [Flickr]

  
  The J Curve — Authority: 130
  jurvetson posted a photo: Paul drag raced six of his two-stage Estes rockets today.
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• “ad Astra: New Era in Lunar Exploration”

  
  Out of the Cradle — Authority: 419
  National Space SocietyadAstra MagazineFall 2009Publisher’s Web SiteLibrarian’s Note: A nice issue to that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the magazine, the 35th anniversary of the organization, and this year’s 40th anniversary of the first Moon landing, and reminds us to look forward to this year’s 29th ...
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• Stellar deal: NASA awards $2 million to X PRIZE winners for helping develop a lunar lander

  
  Innovation Toronto — Authority: 439
  Image by Goddard Photo and Video Blog via Flickr Less than one month after NASA crashed its Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) into the moon’s surface in order to analyze the resulting plume of debris for signs of water , the U.S. space agency is handing out nearly $2 million on ...
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• Ejecta blanket features

  
  Lunar Pioneer — Authority: 438
  Interactions between the mobilized material excavated during impact and the pre-existing surface formed dune-like and trough-like features in the ejecta blanket of Galvani B, a 15-km diameter crater. North is up, image resolution is 0.58 m/pixel [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Lillian Ostrach LROC News ...
  3 days ago

• Volcano House Architecture Design by Deasy/Penner & Partners

  
  Home and House Design — Authority: 131
  Deasy/Penner & Partners have designed a retreat house in high desert midway between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. The 60 acre house was built on a top of a small mountain with a dome-like roof.Concrete and truss beams form its dome allowing the interior to embrace 360 degrees of stark, strong almost lunar landscape. ...
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• SynergyMoon lander naming contest

  
  Lunar Pioneer — Authority: 438
  While there is not yet a hint on the official or team website , Mark Posen of eacademy.com claims the multinational Google Lunar X-Prize competitive team Synergy Moon is sponsoring a contest to rename its " Tesla Robotic Rover ." "I am proud and happy to be a member of Synergy Moon, and a team ...
  3 days ago

• Video: Masten’s Xoie Flies the Lunar Lander Challenge

  
  Parabolic Arc — Authority: 517
  The down looking camera from the pad B to pad A flight of the level 2 of the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. © Douglas for Parabolic Arc , 2009. | Permalink | No comment |Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Masten Space Systems , Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge , X Prize Foundation , Xoie ...
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• Video: Team ARCA’s Balloon Launch

  
  Parabolic Arc — Authority: 517
  This is a video of a high-altitude balloon with rockets attached that the Aeronautics and Cosmonautics Romanian Association (ARCA) plans to launch from the Black Sea. ARCA – which is competing in the Google Lunar X Prize – is looking at the launch as a proof-of-concept for its payload delivery system. There is ...
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• Masten, Armadillo Awarded Prizes in DC Ceremony

  
  Parabolic Arc — Authority: 517
  L-R: George Nield, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, FAA; Charlie Bolden, NASA Administrator; Doug Comstock, Director, Innovative Partnerships Program, NASA; David Masten, CEO, Masten Space Systems; Phil Eaton, VP, Operations, Armadillo Aerospace; Rep. Ralph Hall, Texas, Ranking Member, ...
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• “the year in SPACE 2010 desk calendar” (calendar)

  
  Out of the Cradle — Authority: 419
  Cariddi, Steve“the year in SPACE 2010 desk calendar”The Planetary Society2009Publisher’s Web SiteWeekly Online Calendar (new!)Weekly e-mail (new!)Librarian’s Note: Be sure to order directly from the website for discounts and free shipping.
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• “Mining the Moon” (DVD)

  
  Out of the Cradle — Authority: 419
  Discovery Channel Sci-Trek“Mining the Moon”Discovery Communications2009Publisher’s Web SiteLibrarian’s Note: A pretty good documentary, but with some jarring errors, like showing an incoming impactor with a tail of fire behind it as it heads to the Moon’s surface (um, no), or showing a picture of a grabben ...
  4 days ago

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