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How close did the U.S. once come to nuking the moon?
In 1958, the U.S. realized it was losing the space race, a pivotal part of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. Just one year prior, the Soviets had launched Sputnik 1, mankind’s first-ever satellite, and while the U.S. had launched our own satellite a few months later, we had nothing else to respond with. Our technology was nowhere near ready to send people to the moon, but it was good enough to send something else there, like say a nuclear bomb.
Enter Project A119. The plan was to detonate a nuclear bomb, which it should be noted was not as powerful as the ones we have today, in a crater on the moon. The effect would have been twofold, allowing scientists to study the effects of the blast and demonstrating the power of U.S. nuclear weapons to the world. Obviously, the project never got off the ground, and it remained top secret until 2000, when a former NASA executive revealed it.
China's Chang'e 3 lunar lander still going strong after 7 years on the moon | Space
China has lunar spacecraft operating on both the near and far sides of the moon, according to an update from the China National Space Administration.
The Chang'e 3 moon mission , which includes a lunar lander and a small rover, set down in Mare Imbrium back in December 2013 to make China only the third country to soft land on the moon.
And though the rover bit the lunar dust after 31 months on the surface, the mission lander is still operational, more than 2,400 days after landing, the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center stated in early September.
Saturn's mysterious moon has new ice and scientists aren't sure why | Fox News
The research, published in the scientific journal Icarus , looked at new images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft and found the northern hemisphere of Enceladus has been resurfaced with ice.
In 2005, Cassini observed that the southern hemisphere had more than 100 geysers shooting "out enormous plumes of ice grains and vapor from an ocean that lies under the icy crust," according to a NASA statement. However, the new images point out it is happening in the northern hemisphere as well.
Not to change the topic here:
MoonRanger will search for water at moon's south pole
"Water is key to human presence on and use of the moon," explained Whittaker, who is leading development of MoonRanger. "Space agencies around the world are intent on investigating it."
Whittaker and his team first approached NASA about using robots to search for lunar ice in 1996, and they will fulfill that vision a quarter century later by landing in 2022.
"This hasn't been quick or easy," Whittaker said. "It is stunning that after these many years we will have the first look."
NASA Plans to Land First Woman on the Moon in 2024 | Voice of America - English
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has unveiled a plan to land the first woman on the moon in 2024.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said the $28 billion plan aims to return humans to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972.
"We're going back to the moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and inspiration for a new generation of explorers," Bridenstine said in a statement Monday. "As we build up a sustainable presence, we're also building momentum toward those first human steps on the Red Planet," referring to Mars.
NASA sending first woman, next man to the moon in 2024 | WANE 15
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ( NewsNation Now ) — NASA has big plans to put the first woman and the next man on the moon in 2024.
This is part of NASA’s $28 billion plan to send astronauts back to the lunar surface on a powerful new rocket. On Tuesday, NASA signed a memorandum of understanding between the space agency and the U.S. Space Force.
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"With bipartisan support from Congress, our 21st century push to the Moon is well within America's reach," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. "As we've solidified more of our exploration plans in recent months, we've continued to refine our budget and architecture. We're going back to the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and inspiration for a new a generation of explorers.
Every fall, I celebrate the Moon Festival with mooncakes.
People may be all about pumpkin spice lattes for fall, but for me, it’s not complete without mooncakes.
Chinese people around the world eat them in celebration of the Moon Festival, or Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Oct. 1 this year. The festival is all about “family reunions and expressing love to the faraway family members, friends and lovers,” said Pu Wang, associate professor of Chinese literature, language and culture at Brandeis University. “The roundness, yuan, of the full moon then symbolizes a complete gathering, tuanyuan, of a loving family.”
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Astronomers have identified a new mini-moon about to join Earth's orbit, believed to be discarded part of rocket 🚀 https://t.co/i9Wcw9us4o SkyNews (from London, UK) Tue Sep 22 17:39:43 +0000 2020
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