Welcome To The Moon!
We are Luna Society International, and we believe it’s time to stop talking about the Moon — 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 we…
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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…
John Glenn (1921-2016)
8 Dec 2016 — John Glenn, the first United States astronaut to orbit Earth, died today at the age of 95. Sen. Glenn made three orbits of Earth in his craft, Friendship 7, in 1962. He later served as a United…
Automaker Audi Planning Mission To Explore The Moon
From GQ Magazine UK, background on German automaker Audi’s plans for a mission to the Moon: Audi has officially gone interplanetary. Well, sort of. This is the brand’s very own lunar rover, which it will send to to the moon….
A Handy Guide To Lunar Phases?
We regularly receive questions in regard to the best, or handiest, or easiest-to-understand guide to the Moon and its phases. We regularly point those inquiring to the NASA Scientific Visualization website, which contains a plethora of information, including animations of the…
LSI Pledges Financial Support For Return To Moon
Luna Society International has pledged financial support, potentially hundreds of millions of dollars, toward a program to return humans to the Moon in the next decade. Through memberships in the Luna Society, the organization intends to raise at least $100-million (USD), with…
You Saw The Black Moon … Didn’t You?
Did you catch that rare and spectacular Black Moon? No? Of course you didn’t. It’s a Black Moon. A Black Moon in the dark sky. Did you Catch The Rare Black Moon?
Japan X Prize Team Successfully Tests Moon Rover
Japan’s Hakuto team, competing for the Google Lunar X Prize, has put its Moon rover prototypes through their paces at the Tottori Sand Dunes on Sept. 27 ahead of the competition, which seeks to complete a robotic moon mission by the end of…