
Moon Society Lunar Lava Tube discovered by JAXA team.A Japanese team headedby Junichi Haruyama has analyzed data from the JAXA Kaguya mission tofind these holes in the ground, and after two years of searching,they've found one in the Marius Hills regionhttp://digg.com/d318MP0
Source: digg.com
Holes in the lunar surface may lead to hollow tubes where future astronauts could take refuge.

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SEM - Sociedad
Espacial Mexicana
The Mexican Space Society
a Moon
Society
Affiliate
http://www.moonsociety.org/sem/
Source: www.moonsociety.org
Recommendations for the new Presidential Administration of President Felipe Calderon and the Mexican Congress LX Legislature

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Bangalore: Water on the moon could be just the proverbial "tip of the iceberg" that India's very own Chandrayaan-1 has discovered.
New data from NASA's MINI-SAR will be announced within a month or two.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_cha ndrayaan-1-breaks-ice_1294136
Source: www.dnaindia.com
Ice on the moon will make it a suitable launch pad for other explorations.

Source: www.space.com
NASA's LCROSS mission to crash two probes into the moon has a new target crater.

Source: digg.com
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) will offer space exploration enthusiasts the opportunity to watch the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite impact on to the Moon. Oct 9th, 3.30am to 4.30 am PT.

Moon Society Solar Power Beaming Demo Online Kit is now Online Easy find - simply go to our Projects Page and click on the Online Kit link at the top of the page ie...

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Space Renaissance online meeting - August 29th - 15.00 GMT
will be held on skype, with the following agenda:
a) approval of the SRI Manifesto - here's the final version submitted for approval:
http://www.spacerenaissance.org/papers/T he_Space_Renaissance_Manifesto.pdf
b) decision on the next campaign of the Space Renais...sance Initiative
The meeting, open to all SRI members, will be made as a public chat on skype.
The url of the chat will be published since 5 hours before the meeting time.
However, the following skype ids can also be used to connect:
A. Autino: adriano_autino
C. Radley: cfrjlr
Best Regards
AdrianoRead More
will be held on skype, with the following agenda:
a) approval of the SRI Manifesto - here's the final version submitted for approval:
http://www.spacerenaissance.org/papers/T
b) decision on the next campaign of the Space Renais...sance Initiative
The meeting, open to all SRI members, will be made as a public chat on skype.
The url of the chat will be published since 5 hours before the meeting time.
However, the following skype ids can also be used to connect:
A. Autino: adriano_autino
C. Radley: cfrjlr
Best Regards
AdrianoRead More
Time:8:00AM Saturday, August 29th
Location:skype

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Our 6th Town Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 12th
TOPICS: These are open discussions and new topics are welcome.
Things we have been working on:
* The proposed Moon/Mars Atacama Research Station in Chile
* Apollo Moon Party Post Mortem: what we did right, where we just couldn't put it together
* Suggested... Apollo Moon Party 2 - skipping the boring A12 mission and going to the A13 near disaster mission (theme: space is worth the risk)
* Space Week 2009 in October: what can we do to participate in this upcoming opportunity
* We badly need good art and illustrations and all efforts in the past to find some have failed
* What do you want to talk about?
NOTE: Our next Town Meeting will be held on Skype group chat.
Time: Wednesday 9-11 pm EDT, 8-10 pm CDT, 7-9 pm MDT, 6-8 pm PDT
Time: Thursday 2-4 am GMT (UK, Ireland), 6:30-8:30 am NDT (India), 1-3 pm AEST (Eastern Australia)
If you do not have Skype, please go to www.skype.com and download this free software. Do not download Skype 4.0 as on that version, group chat is not allowed. When you register for it, you will be prompted to select a "Skype name" this can be your name in the format "firstlast" all lower case, or you can pick a nickname.
Then go to the top menu and click on Contacts, "Add a Contact" and search for Peter Kokh
and select peterkokh, and add to your new contacts list. Then, when you want to join the meeting, just click on his name in your contact list and you should immediately find yourself in the Town Meeting group chat.Read More
TOPICS: These are open discussions and new topics are welcome.
Things we have been working on:
* The proposed Moon/Mars Atacama Research Station in Chile
* Apollo Moon Party Post Mortem: what we did right, where we just couldn't put it together
* Suggested... Apollo Moon Party 2 - skipping the boring A12 mission and going to the A13 near disaster mission (theme: space is worth the risk)
* Space Week 2009 in October: what can we do to participate in this upcoming opportunity
* We badly need good art and illustrations and all efforts in the past to find some have failed
* What do you want to talk about?
NOTE: Our next Town Meeting will be held on Skype group chat.
Time: Wednesday 9-11 pm EDT, 8-10 pm CDT, 7-9 pm MDT, 6-8 pm PDT
Time: Thursday 2-4 am GMT (UK, Ireland), 6:30-8:30 am NDT (India), 1-3 pm AEST (Eastern Australia)
If you do not have Skype, please go to www.skype.com and download this free software. Do not download Skype 4.0 as on that version, group chat is not allowed. When you register for it, you will be prompted to select a "Skype name" this can be your name in the format "firstlast" all lower case, or you can pick a nickname.
Then go to the top menu and click on Contacts, "Add a Contact" and search for Peter Kokh
and select peterkokh, and add to your new contacts list. Then, when you want to join the meeting, just click on his name in your contact list and you should immediately find yourself in the Town Meeting group chat.Read More

Source: news.cnet.com
Apollo 11's 40th anniversary is this week, so we've taken a look at several sites that will help you remember and honor the historic event. Read this blog post by Don Reisinger on Webware.

Echoes of Apollo is the World's Biggest Space Party. It Celebrates 40 Years of Apollo missions and our return to the moon and beyond. World Moon Bounce Day June 27th 2009 is a highlight of the event -...

One of America's finest achievments to date has to include the First Moon Walk in July 1969. The 40th Anniversary of this auspicious occasion is coming up and the Moon Society of Phoenix is hosting a ...

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Join us for the next Town Meeting, now held monthly on the 2nd Wednesday (or
following Thursday in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia)
on Skype chat (not audio or video)
9-11 pm EDT US
8-10 pm CDT US
7-9 pm MDT US
6-8 pm PDT US
Skype is a free download at skype.com
Do not download Skype 4.0 as that version does not allow group c...hat
Choose your skype name
From the menu, under Contacts
select
Add Contact
Search for Shaun Moss
select the one listed in Australia
and add
Shaun has been setting up the meeting and chairing it
Agenda
We are working on our first Town Meeting Project, the Apollo Moon Party
celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing and first
moonwalk
on the weekend of July 18-19th
to be held locally wherever we can arrange it
and with some sort of round-the-world progressive Internet version passing from
time zone to time zone
Additionally whatever topics anyone wishes to bring up
Peter Kokh
Read More
following Thursday in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia)
on Skype chat (not audio or video)
9-11 pm EDT US
8-10 pm CDT US
7-9 pm MDT US
6-8 pm PDT US
Skype is a free download at skype.com
Do not download Skype 4.0 as that version does not allow group c...hat
Choose your skype name
From the menu, under Contacts
select
Add Contact
Search for Shaun Moss
select the one listed in Australia
and add
Shaun has been setting up the meeting and chairing it
Agenda
We are working on our first Town Meeting Project, the Apollo Moon Party
celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing and first
moonwalk
on the weekend of July 18-19th
to be held locally wherever we can arrange it
and with some sort of round-the-world progressive Internet version passing from
time zone to time zone
Additionally whatever topics anyone wishes to bring up
Peter Kokh
Read More

Moon Society Thanks James!

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Mining the Moon -> Discovery Channel -> Jan 21/22 USA
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/se ries.html?paid=1.13897.25855.3789.x
Jan 21, 10:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Jan 22, 2:00 am
(60 minutes)
Mining the Moon TV-G
Welcome to Explorations in Science with Dr. Michio Kaku
Theoretical Physicist, Professor, Bestselling Author, Populari...zer of Science
When Humankind returns to the Moon, this time the plan is to mine its surface for hidden resources. Elements like hydrogen and oxygen, trapped in the lunar soil, are the keys to a permanent colony and for future missions to Mars and beyond.
Read More
Mining the Moon -> Discovery Channel -> Jan 21/22 USA
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/se
Jan 21, 10:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Jan 22, 2:00 am
(60 minutes)
Mining the Moon TV-G
Welcome to Explorations in Science with Dr. Michio Kaku
Theoretical Physicist, Professor, Bestselling Author, Populari...zer of Science
When Humankind returns to the Moon, this time the plan is to mine its surface for hidden resources. Elements like hydrogen and oxygen, trapped in the lunar soil, are the keys to a permanent colony and for future missions to Mars and beyond.
Read More

























