Welcome To The Moon!
We are Luna Society International, and we believe it’s time to stop talking about the Moon — and it’s time that we return humans to the Moon. It’s time that we, the people, go back to Moon. It’s time that…
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Alan Bean (1932-2018)
NASA has announced that Alan Bean has died. He was 86 years old. Astronaut Bean was the fourth human to walk on the Moon, reaching the Lunar surface in November 1969, four months after the initial landing of Apollo XI….
Google Lunar X Prize Contest Ends Early; No Winner
The highly-publicized Google Lunar X Prize competition, with a goal of landing an unmanned rover on the Moon and sending back high-resolution images, has been called off by its backers two months ahead of its scheduled completion. In a statement…
John Young (1930-2018)
John Young, one of only twelve humans to have walked on the Moon, has died. A native of San Francisco, Calif., Astronaut Young was 87 years old. He was the only astronaut to fly into space with three of NASA’s…
Japan’s Team Hakuto Delays Lunar Launch
The Japanese team competing in an international lunar probe contest said Wednesday (8 November) that it will postpone the launch date of its moon rover from 28 December to sometime between January and March of 2018. The decision by Team…
Korea’s Moon Program: “Failure To Launch”?
Korea’s JoongAng Daily opines that the nation’s leaders may be playing pure politics with a proposed government-financed mission to the Moon, which includes a tight timeline for a 2020 Lunar landing. Choi Joon-Ho, industry news editor of the JoongAng Ilbo, reports: The…
Happy Chhath Puja (India)
For our friends, team members and families in India celebrating Chhath Puja, we extend our warmest greetings to each of you! If you are giving the gift of the Moon, we offer a 20% discount off the price for any…
China, Russia To Join Forces For Manned Moon Missions
China and Russia are set to sign a milestone agreement on joint space exploration from 2018 to 2022, according to the official People’s Daily online news service. The deal is expected to be signed this October and will bring significant benefits…
Stephen Hawking: Return To Moon Would “Elevate Humanity”
Speaking at the Starmus Festival in Trondheim, Norway, the physicist Stephen Hawking has called for space-faring nations to return astronauts to the Moon by 2020. “To leave Earth demands a concerted global approach,” Prof. Hawking told festival attendees. “Everyone should…
Lunar Hiltons? Someday, But Not Yet
Along with many other space enthusiasts, we’ve been waiting — forever, it seems — for our opportunity to stay at a hotel on the Moon, whether it’s a Ritz-Carlton, Holiday Inn or Motel 6. How far back does the hope…
Gene Cernan (1934-2017)
Gene Cernan, the last human (to date) to walk on the Moon, died on January 16. He was 82 years old. As a member of the Apollo 17 crew in December 1972 (along with Harrison Schmitt), Cernan became the last…