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Nepal's Long Reigning Rato Macchindranath Chariot Festival Drags To End
A Nepali Hindu devotee captures the procession of the Red God, Rato Macchindranath, wading through a sea of devotees as it approaches the final tour of the city, wrapping up the months-long chariot procession on his phone in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 29, 2025. Nepal's Red God, Rato Macchindranath, completes the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot tall chariot is pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot is dismantled after the procession of Bhoto Jatra. Running over the span of weeks depending on astrology, the Rato Macchindranath Chariot festival starts from late April to early May. According to the lunar calendar, the longest chariot festival of Nepal begins on the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bachhala, the seventh month in the lunar Nepal Sambat calendar, but this year it does not fall as per the set-out rule. The chariot procession of Rato Macchindranath, also called ''Bunga Dugh'' in Newari, meaning the God of Rain and Harvest, is the longest Jatra in Nepal, running for months depending widely on astronomy. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto) -
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Plan to excavate the Moon for clean engergy gas
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A full-scale prototype of an excavator designed to dig for a rare gas on the Moon that would be able to provide clean energy has been unveiled.
US company Interlune said the machine ingest 100 metric tons of lunar soil, known as regolith, per hour and return it to the surface in a continuous motion.
There is tremendous demand for helium-3 across several industries, including national security, quantum computing, medical imaging, and fusion energy.
It is also a potential clean energy source for nuclear fusion, offering benefits like low-carbon emissions and no dangerous waste products.
While rare on Earth it is abundant on the Moon.
Excavated regolith would be heated to a specific temperature to release the helium-3, and separate the gas from the soil.
Interlune and industrial equipment manufacturer Vermeer Corporation, also USA based, combined to develop the excavator.
The companies will continue to explore other novel equipment and technology for use in space and on Earth.
The excavator would operate continuously on the Moon and is designed to reduce tractive force, power consumption, and dust compared to traditional trench-digging techniques.
Interlune and Vermeer built the full-size prototype after successfully developing and testing a sub-scale version in 2024.
OPS:Render of a helium-3 gas excavation of the lunar surface
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Plan to excavate the Moon for clean engergy gas
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27/05/2025
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A full-scale prototype of an excavator designed to dig for a rare gas on the Moon that would be able to provide clean energy has been unveiled.
US company Interlune said the machine ingest 100 metric tons of lunar soil, known as regolith, per hour and return it to the surface in a continuous motion.
There is tremendous demand for helium-3 across several industries, including national security, quantum computing, medical imaging, and fusion energy.
It is also a potential clean energy source for nuclear fusion, offering benefits like low-carbon emissions and no dangerous waste products.
While rare on Earth it is abundant on the Moon.
Excavated regolith would be heated to a specific temperature to release the helium-3, and separate the gas from the soil.
Interlune and industrial equipment manufacturer Vermeer Corporation, also USA based, combined to develop the excavator.
The companies will continue to explore other novel equipment and technology for use in space and on Earth.
The excavator would operate continuously on the Moon and is designed to reduce tractive force, power consumption, and dust compared to traditional trench-digging techniques.
Interlune and Vermeer built the full-size prototype after successfully developing and testing a sub-scale version in 2024.
OPS: The Interlune-Vermeer excavator prototype for harvesting helium-3 gas from the Moon.
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Plan to excavate the Moon for clean engergy gas
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27/05/2025
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Picture MUST credit: Interlune
A full-scale prototype of an excavator designed to dig for a rare gas on the Moon that would be able to provide clean energy has been unveiled.
US company Interlune said the machine ingest 100 metric tons of lunar soil, known as regolith, per hour and return it to the surface in a continuous motion.
There is tremendous demand for helium-3 across several industries, including national security, quantum computing, medical imaging, and fusion energy.
It is also a potential clean energy source for nuclear fusion, offering benefits like low-carbon emissions and no dangerous waste products.
While rare on Earth it is abundant on the Moon.
Excavated regolith would be heated to a specific temperature to release the helium-3, and separate the gas from the soil.
Interlune and industrial equipment manufacturer Vermeer Corporation, also USA based, combined to develop the excavator.
The companies will continue to explore other novel equipment and technology for use in space and on Earth.
The excavator would operate continuously on the Moon and is designed to reduce tractive force, power consumption, and dust compared to traditional trench-digging techniques.
Interlune and Vermeer built the full-size prototype after successfully developing and testing a sub-scale version in 2024.
OPS:Render of a helium-3 gas excavation operation on the lunar surface
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Full Moon Of April 2025
Full moon of April 2025 rises in the dark sky, the moon is called a micromoon as it is at the farthest point from Earth and looks smaller than usual. The moon of April is called pink moon referring to the blooming flowers and the spring season. Moon, Luna our earth's natural satellite is illuminating the night sky. The Moon is an astronomical body orbiting Earth and is the planet's only natural satellite known as Selene or Luna. Eindhoven, Netherlands on April 12, 2025 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto) -
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Full Moon Of April 2025
The full moon rises behind Daffodil flowers also known as Narcissus, a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae.Full moon of April 2025 rises in the dark sky, the moon is called a micromoon as it is at the farthest point from Earth and looks smaller than usual. The moon of April is called pink moon referring to the blooming flowers and the spring season. Moon, Luna our earth's natural satellite is illuminating the night sky. The Moon is an astronomical body orbiting Earth and is the planet's only natural satellite known as Selene or Luna. Eindhoven, Netherlands on April 12, 2025 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto) -
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Full Moon Of April 2025
Full moon of April 2025 rises in the dark sky, the moon is called a micromoon as it is at the farthest point from Earth and looks smaller than usual. The moon of April is called pink moon referring to the blooming flowers and the spring season. Moon, Luna our earth's natural satellite is illuminating the night sky. The Moon is an astronomical body orbiting Earth and is the planet's only natural satellite known as Selene or Luna. Eindhoven, Netherlands on April 12, 2025 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto) -
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April’s Full Moon
April's full moon rises and illuminates the night sky in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto) -
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Eid Al-Fitr Moon Sighted In Kashmir
A crescent moon (Shawwal Moon) rises on the eve of Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on March 30, 2025. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto) -
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Eid Al-Fitr Moon Sighted In Kashmir
A crescent moon (Shawwal Moon) rises on the eve of Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on March 30, 2025. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto) -
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Poland Solar Eclipse
The sun is seen partially eclipsed by the moon through tree branches in Warsaw, Poland on 29 March, 2025. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto) -
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Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, UK
Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, Great Britain
2nd February 2025
Two Lions dance in Trafalgar Square
Londoners join with the Chinese community to enjoy the Chinese New Year festivities in Trafalgar Square
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Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, UK
Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, Great Britain
2nd February 2025
Two Lions dance in Trafalgar Square
Londoners join with the Chinese community to enjoy the Chinese New Year festivities in Trafalgar Square
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Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, UK
Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, Great Britain
2nd February 2025
Two Lions dance in Trafalgar Square
Londoners join with the Chinese community to enjoy the Chinese New Year festivities in Trafalgar Square
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Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, UK
Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, Great Britain
2nd February 2025
Two Lions dance in Trafalgar Square
Londoners join with the Chinese community to enjoy the Chinese New Year festivities in Trafalgar Square
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Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, UK
Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, Great Britain
2nd February 2025
Two Lions dance in Trafalgar Square
Londoners join with the Chinese community to enjoy the Chinese New Year festivities in Trafalgar Square
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Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, UK
Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, Great Britain
2nd February 2025
Two Lions dance in Trafalgar Square
Londoners join with the Chinese community to enjoy the Chinese New Year festivities in Trafalgar Square
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Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, UK
Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, Great Britain
2nd February 2025
Two Lions dance in Trafalgar Square
Londoners join with the Chinese community to enjoy the Chinese New Year festivities in Trafalgar Square
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Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, UK
Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, Great Britain
2nd February 2025
Two Lions dance in Trafalgar Square
Londoners join with the Chinese community to enjoy the Chinese New Year festivities in Trafalgar Square
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Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, UK
Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, Great Britain
2nd February 2025
Two Lions dance in Trafalgar Square
Londoners join with the Chinese community to enjoy the Chinese New Year festivities in Trafalgar Square
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Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, UK
Chinese New Year - the Year of the Snake celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, Great Britain
2nd February 2025
Two Lions dance in Trafalgar Square
Londoners join with the Chinese community to enjoy the Chinese New Year festivities in Trafalgar Square
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La Nasa sollicite les entreprises, à hauteur de 24 millions de dollars, pour financer le programme Artemis
Pictures must credit: NASA US space agency NASA is asking companies to come up with $24 million USD to develop ideas on how to help support astronauts on future permanent Moon bases. The agency has allocated cash amongst nine firms as part of its blueprint for deep space exploration to support its Artemis programme to return humans to the lunar surface. The selected proposals propose innovative strategies and concepts for logistics and mobility solutions including advanced robotics and autonomous capabilities. They also includes handling and offloading; logistics transfer; staging, storage, and tracking; surface cargo and mobility and integrated strategies The money is being advanced to tech, space and aerospace businesses including Blue Origin owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos. The brief is how to manage everyday challenges in the lunar environment identified by NASA for both the Moon and eventual missions to Mars.
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NASA $24 million USD for studies for future Moon exploration
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US space agency NASA is asking companies to come up with $24 million USD to develop ideas on how to help support astronauts on future permanent Moon bases.
The agency has allocated cash amongst nine firms as part of its blueprint for deep space exploration to support its Artemis programme to return humans to the lunar surface.
The selected proposals propose innovative strategies and concepts for logistics and mobility solutions including advanced robotics and autonomous capabilities.
They also includes handling and offloading; logistics transfer; staging, storage, and tracking; surface cargo and mobility and integrated strategies
The money is being advanced to tech, space and aerospace businesses including Blue Origin owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos.
The brief is how to manage everyday challenges in the lunar environment identified by NASA for both the Moon and eventual missions to Mars.
OPS: Artist’s rendering of astronauts managing logistics on the lunar surface. Credit: NASA
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Musk and Bezos space companies to develop lunar cargo landers
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US Space agency NASA has tasked two of the world’s richest men to develop a Moon lander for carrying cargo.
Tesla chief Musk’s SpaceX company and Blue Origin, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, already have existing contracts with NASA for its Artemis missions to return humans to the lunar surface.
As part of that effort, NASA intends to award Blue Origin and SpaceX additional work under their existing contracts to develop landers that will deliver large pieces of equipment and infrastructure to the lunar surface.
Both firms are already working on craft to land astronauts on the Moon.
NASA now says it expects SpaceX and Blue Origin to “mature” designs of their large cargo landers following successful design certification reviews.
It follows a 2023 request by NASA for the two companies to develop cargo versions of their crewed human landing systems, now in development for three manned Moon missions called Artemis III, IV, and V.
The cargo landers will have the capability to land approximately 26,000 to 33,000 pounds (12-15 metric tons) of large, heavy payload on the lunar surface.
OPS: A conceptual rendering of cargo lunar landing system from Blue Origin, shown delivering a lunar rover currently under development by the Japanese space agency JAXA
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Musk and Bezos space companies to develop lunar cargo landers
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US Space agency NASA has tasked two of the world’s richest men to develop a Moon lander for carrying cargo.
Tesla chief Musk’s SpaceX company and Blue Origin, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, already have existing contracts with NASA for its Artemis missions to return humans to the lunar surface.
As part of that effort, NASA intends to award Blue Origin and SpaceX additional work under their existing contracts to develop landers that will deliver large pieces of equipment and infrastructure to the lunar surface.
Both firms are already working on craft to land astronauts on the Moon.
NASA now says it expects SpaceX and Blue Origin to “mature” designs of their large cargo landers following successful design certification reviews.
It follows a 2023 request by NASA for the two companies to develop cargo versions of their crewed human landing systems, now in development for three manned Moon missions called Artemis III, IV, and V.
The cargo landers will have the capability to land approximately 26,000 to 33,000 pounds (12-15 metric tons) of large, heavy payload on the lunar surface.
OPS: A conceptual rendering of cargo lunar landing system from SpaceX showndelivering a lunar rover currently under development by the Japanese space agency JAXA
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Des scientifiques chinois ont dévoilé une brique innovante qui pourrait être utilisée pour construire la première base humaine au monde sur la Lune
Picture MUST credit: CCTV Chinese scientists have unveiled an innovative brick that could be used to build the world’s first human base on the Moon. The prototype is made from a simulation of the soil, known as regolith, found on the lunar surface. The idea is that the real bricks would be made of regolith collected by astronauts and 3D printed into bricks . As such, it is known as a Moon soil brick and is designed to withstand both physical pressure and high levels of radiation from the sun. It was developed by a team at the National Digital Construction Technology Innovation Center of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan. The bricks have an interlocking structure to make them easier to assemble. The bricks will be tested aboard China’s own Tiangong space station later this year for testing as part of a three year experiment. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Des scientifiques chinois ont dévoilé une brique innovante qui pourrait être utilisée pour construire la première base humaine au monde sur la Lune
Picture MUST credit: CCTV Chinese scientists have unveiled an innovative brick that could be used to build the world’s first human base on the Moon. The prototype is made from a simulation of the soil, known as regolith, found on the lunar surface. The idea is that the real bricks would be made of regolith collected by astronauts and 3D printed into bricks . As such, it is known as a Moon soil brick and is designed to withstand both physical pressure and high levels of radiation from the sun. It was developed by a team at the National Digital Construction Technology Innovation Center of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan. The bricks have an interlocking structure to make them easier to assemble. The bricks will be tested aboard China’s own Tiangong space station later this year for testing as part of a three year experiment. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Des scientifiques chinois ont dévoilé une brique innovante qui pourrait être utilisée pour construire la première base humaine au monde sur la Lune
Picture MUST credit: CCTV Chinese scientists have unveiled an innovative brick that could be used to build the world’s first human base on the Moon. The prototype is made from a simulation of the soil, known as regolith, found on the lunar surface. The idea is that the real bricks would be made of regolith collected by astronauts and 3D printed into bricks . As such, it is known as a Moon soil brick and is designed to withstand both physical pressure and high levels of radiation from the sun. It was developed by a team at the National Digital Construction Technology Innovation Center of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan. The bricks have an interlocking structure to make them easier to assemble. The bricks will be tested aboard China’s own Tiangong space station later this year for testing as part of a three year experiment. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Des scientifiques chinois ont dévoilé une brique innovante qui pourrait être utilisée pour construire la première base humaine au monde sur la Lune
Picture MUST credit: CCTV Chinese scientists have unveiled an innovative brick that could be used to build the world’s first human base on the Moon. The prototype is made from a simulation of the soil, known as regolith, found on the lunar surface. The idea is that the real bricks would be made of regolith collected by astronauts and 3D printed into bricks . As such, it is known as a Moon soil brick and is designed to withstand both physical pressure and high levels of radiation from the sun. It was developed by a team at the National Digital Construction Technology Innovation Center of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan. The bricks have an interlocking structure to make them easier to assemble. The bricks will be tested aboard China’s own Tiangong space station later this year for testing as part of a three year experiment. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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China developing bricks to build Moon base
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Chinese scientists have unveiled an innovative brick that could be used to build the world’s first human base on the Moon.
The prototype is made from a simulation of the soil, known as regolith, found on the lunar surface.
The idea is that the real bricks would be made of regolith collected by astronauts and 3D printed into bricks .
As such, it is known as a Moon soil brick and is designed to withstand both physical pressure and high levels of radiation from the sun.
It was developed by a team at the National Digital Construction Technology Innovation Center of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan.
The bricks have an interlocking structure to make them easier to assemble.
The bricks will be tested aboard China’s own Tiangong space station later this year for testing as part of a three year experiment.
OPS: The Moon soil bricks have an interlcoking shape for ease of construction on the lunar surface.
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China developing bricks to build Moon base
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Chinese scientists have unveiled an innovative brick that could be used to build the world’s first human base on the Moon.
The prototype is made from a simulation of the soil, known as regolith, found on the lunar surface.
The idea is that the real bricks would be made of regolith collected by astronauts and 3D printed into bricks .
As such, it is known as a Moon soil brick and is designed to withstand both physical pressure and high levels of radiation from the sun.
It was developed by a team at the National Digital Construction Technology Innovation Center of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan.
The bricks have an interlocking structure to make them easier to assemble.
The bricks will be tested aboard China’s own Tiangong space station later this year for testing as part of a three year experiment.
OPS: The Moon soil bricks are made from a simulation of lunar regolith. This shows samples of the material that will be tested in space aboard China's space station.
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China developing bricks to build Moon base
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Chinese scientists have unveiled an innovative brick that could be used to build the world’s first human base on the Moon.
The prototype is made from a simulation of the soil, known as regolith, found on the lunar surface.
The idea is that the real bricks would be made of regolith collected by astronauts and 3D printed into bricks .
As such, it is known as a Moon soil brick and is designed to withstand both physical pressure and high levels of radiation from the sun.
It was developed by a team at the National Digital Construction Technology Innovation Center of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan.
The bricks have an interlocking structure to make them easier to assemble.
The bricks will be tested aboard China’s own Tiangong space station later this year for testing as part of a three year experiment.
OPS: The Moon soil bricks have an interlcoking shape for ease of construction on the lunar surface.
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China developing bricks to build Moon base
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Chinese scientists have unveiled an innovative brick that could be used to build the world’s first human base on the Moon.
The prototype is made from a simulation of the soil, known as regolith, found on the lunar surface.
The idea is that the real bricks would be made of regolith collected by astronauts and 3D printed into bricks .
As such, it is known as a Moon soil brick and is designed to withstand both physical pressure and high levels of radiation from the sun.
It was developed by a team at the National Digital Construction Technology Innovation Center of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan.
The bricks have an interlocking structure to make them easier to assemble.
The bricks will be tested aboard China’s own Tiangong space station later this year for testing as part of a three year experiment.
OPS: The Moon soil bricks have an interlcoking shape for ease of construction on the lunar surface.
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Prada designed Moon spacesuit
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Here is a a first look at the space suit to be worn by US space agency NASA astronauts on their return to the Moon — designed by Italian fashion house Prada.
The suit accommodates a wide range of crew members, including men and women.
It will withstand extreme temperatures at the lunar south pole and endure the coldest temperatures in the permanently shadowed regions for at least two hours.
Astronauts will be able to perform spacewalks for at least eight hours.
Called the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit it will be used for NASA’s Artemis III mission which will take humans back to the lunar surface for the first time since the Seventies.
The outer-layer design and materials work was jointly developed by Prada and the suit’s maker, US company Axiom Space.
A spokesperson said the companies came together “blending creativity and engineering to enhance the next-generation spacesuit design.”
OPS: The Prada co-designed Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit .
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Prada designed Moon spacesuit
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Here is a a first look at the space suit to be worn by US space agency NASA astronauts on their return to the Moon — designed by Italian fashion house Prada.
The suit accommodates a wide range of crew members, including men and women.
It will withstand extreme temperatures at the lunar south pole and endure the coldest temperatures in the permanently shadowed regions for at least two hours.
Astronauts will be able to perform spacewalks for at least eight hours.
Called the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit it will be used for NASA’s Artemis III mission which will take humans back to the lunar surface for the first time since the Seventies.
The outer-layer design and materials work was jointly developed by Prada and the suit’s maker, US company Axiom Space.
A spokesperson said the companies came together “blending creativity and engineering to enhance the next-generation spacesuit design.”
OPS: The Prada co-designed Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit .
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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Prada designed Moon spacesuit
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Here is a a first look at the space suit to be worn by US space agency NASA astronauts on their return to the Moon — designed by Italian fashion house Prada.
The suit accommodates a wide range of crew members, including men and women.
It will withstand extreme temperatures at the lunar south pole and endure the coldest temperatures in the permanently shadowed regions for at least two hours.
Astronauts will be able to perform spacewalks for at least eight hours.
Called the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit it will be used for NASA’s Artemis III mission which will take humans back to the lunar surface for the first time since the Seventies.
The outer-layer design and materials work was jointly developed by Prada and the suit’s maker, US company Axiom Space.
A spokesperson said the companies came together “blending creativity and engineering to enhance the next-generation spacesuit design.”
OPS: The Prada co-designed Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit .
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Here is a a first look at the space suit to be worn by US space agency NASA astronauts on their return to the Moon — designed by Italian fashion house Prada.
The suit accommodates a wide range of crew members, including men and women.
It will withstand extreme temperatures at the lunar south pole and endure the coldest temperatures in the permanently shadowed regions for at least two hours.
Astronauts will be able to perform spacewalks for at least eight hours.
Called the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit it will be used for NASA’s Artemis III mission which will take humans back to the lunar surface for the first time since the Seventies.
The outer-layer design and materials work was jointly developed by Prada and the suit’s maker, US company Axiom Space.
A spokesperson said the companies came together “blending creativity and engineering to enhance the next-generation spacesuit design.”
OPS: The Prada co-designed Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit .
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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Prada designed Moon spacesuit
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Here is a a first look at the space suit to be worn by US space agency NASA astronauts on their return to the Moon — designed by Italian fashion house Prada.
The suit accommodates a wide range of crew members, including men and women.
It will withstand extreme temperatures at the lunar south pole and endure the coldest temperatures in the permanently shadowed regions for at least two hours.
Astronauts will be able to perform spacewalks for at least eight hours.
Called the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit it will be used for NASA’s Artemis III mission which will take humans back to the lunar surface for the first time since the Seventies.
The outer-layer design and materials work was jointly developed by Prada and the suit’s maker, US company Axiom Space.
A spokesperson said the companies came together “blending creativity and engineering to enhance the next-generation spacesuit design.”
OPS: The Prada co-designed Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit .
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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Prada designed Moon spacesuit
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Here is a a first look at the space suit to be worn by US space agency NASA astronauts on their return to the Moon — designed by Italian fashion house Prada.
The suit accommodates a wide range of crew members, including men and women.
It will withstand extreme temperatures at the lunar south pole and endure the coldest temperatures in the permanently shadowed regions for at least two hours.
Astronauts will be able to perform spacewalks for at least eight hours.
Called the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit it will be used for NASA’s Artemis III mission which will take humans back to the lunar surface for the first time since the Seventies.
The outer-layer design and materials work was jointly developed by Prada and the suit’s maker, US company Axiom Space.
A spokesperson said the companies came together “blending creativity and engineering to enhance the next-generation spacesuit design.”
OPS: The Prada co-designed Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit .
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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Prada designed Moon spacesuit
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Here is a a first look at the space suit to be worn by US space agency NASA astronauts on their return to the Moon — designed by Italian fashion house Prada.
The suit accommodates a wide range of crew members, including men and women.
It will withstand extreme temperatures at the lunar south pole and endure the coldest temperatures in the permanently shadowed regions for at least two hours.
Astronauts will be able to perform spacewalks for at least eight hours.
Called the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit it will be used for NASA’s Artemis III mission which will take humans back to the lunar surface for the first time since the Seventies.
The outer-layer design and materials work was jointly developed by Prada and the suit’s maker, US company Axiom Space.
A spokesperson said the companies came together “blending creativity and engineering to enhance the next-generation spacesuit design.”
OPS: The Prada co-designed Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit .
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Harvest Supermoon in London, UK.
18/09/2024. London, UK.
The near full Supermoon rises over The London Eye in sight of The Shard in central London. Tonight's full moon known as a Harvest Moon is also a Supermoon, one of four this year.
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Harvest Supermoon in London, UK.
18/09/2024. London, UK.
The near full Supermoon rises over The London Eye in sight of The Shard in central London. Tonight's full moon known as a Harvest Moon is also a Supermoon, one of four this year.
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Super Blue Moon in London, UK.
20/08/2024. London, UK.
The near full Super Blue Moon rises over The Shard through a band of cloud in central London. This August's full moon, known as The Sturgeon moon is a Supermoon, the first of four this year, is also called a Blue Moon as it is the third full moon of an astronomical season that has four full moons. The term Supermoon refers to a new or full moon that occurs when the moon is within 90% of its closest approach to Earth.
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Super Blue Moon in London, UK.
20/08/2024. London, UK.
The near full Super Blue Moon rises over The Shard through a band of cloud in central London. This August's full moon, known as The Sturgeon moon is a Supermoon, the first of four this year, is also called a Blue Moon as it is the third full moon of an astronomical season that has four full moons. The term Supermoon refers to a new or full moon that occurs when the moon is within 90% of its closest approach to Earth.
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Super Blue Moon in London, UK.
20/08/2024. London, UK.
The near full Super Blue Moon rises over The Shard through a band of cloud in central London. This August's full moon, known as The Sturgeon moon is a Supermoon, the first of four this year, is also called a Blue Moon as it is the third full moon of an astronomical season that has four full moons. The term Supermoon refers to a new or full moon that occurs when the moon is within 90% of its closest approach to Earth.
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Street light grid being developed for the Moon
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Future Moon bases would be lit up — by street lights.
Apace technology company has proposed enormous lunar street lamps§ that double as solar-powered batteries.
They would be needed because one lunar night lasts the equivalent of two Earth weeks.
The project is being developed by US tech firm Honeybee Robotics which is part of the Blue Origin space exploration company owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos.
The project is called the Lunar Utility Navigation with Advanced Remote Sensing and Autonomous Beaming for Energy Redistribution, or LUNARSABER for short.
It is one of several projects being funded by the U.S defence projects agency DARPA to jump-start the next era of lunar exploration.
Each lamp would stand 100 meters making them taller than the Statue of Liberty.
They are designed to store solar energy during the lunar daytime and then light up the surrounding area with powerful floodlights during the two-week lunar night that follows.
The lamp height is crucial as it will be packed with one metric ton of science equipment, such as cameras and communications devices that need high vantage points.
It also needs unobstructed views of the Sun for its solar panels.
OPS: Render of a LUNARSABER beaming solar power to charge a lunar rover vehicle.
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Street light grid being developed for the Moon
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Future Moon bases would be lit up — by street lights.
Apace technology company has proposed enormous lunar street lamps§ that double as solar-powered batteries.
They would be needed because one lunar night lasts the equivalent of two Earth weeks.
The project is being developed by US tech firm Honeybee Robotics which is part of the Blue Origin space exploration company owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos.
The project is called the Lunar Utility Navigation with Advanced Remote Sensing and Autonomous Beaming for Energy Redistribution, or LUNARSABER for short.
It is one of several projects being funded by the U.S defence projects agency DARPA to jump-start the next era of lunar exploration.
Each lamp would stand 100 meters making them taller than the Statue of Liberty.
They are designed to store solar energy during the lunar daytime and then light up the surrounding area with powerful floodlights during the two-week lunar night that follows.
The lamp height is crucial as it will be packed with one metric ton of science equipment, such as cameras and communications devices that need high vantage points.
It also needs unobstructed views of the Sun for its solar panels.
OPS: Render of LUNARSABERs forming a lunar grid system
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Street light grid being developed for the Moon
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Moon lights 1
Ref 16089
09/08/2024
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Pictures must credit: Honeybee Robotics
Future Moon bases would be lit up — by street lights.
Apace technology company has proposed enormous lunar street lamps§ that double as solar-powered batteries.
They would be needed because one lunar night lasts the equivalent of two Earth weeks.
The project is being developed by US tech firm Honeybee Robotics which is part of the Blue Origin space exploration company owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos.
The project is called the Lunar Utility Navigation with Advanced Remote Sensing and Autonomous Beaming for Energy Redistribution, or LUNARSABER for short.
It is one of several projects being funded by the U.S defence projects agency DARPA to jump-start the next era of lunar exploration.
Each lamp would stand 100 meters making them taller than the Statue of Liberty.
They are designed to store solar energy during the lunar daytime and then light up the surrounding area with powerful floodlights during the two-week lunar night that follows.
The lamp height is crucial as it will be packed with one metric ton of science equipment, such as cameras and communications devices that need high vantage points.
It also needs unobstructed views of the Sun for its solar panels.
OPS: A LUNARSABER prototyp. A concertina-like solar panel is deployed inspired. by origami.
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Street light grid being developed for the Moon
Ferrari Press Agency
Moon lights 1
Ref 16089
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Pictures must credit: Honeybee Robotics
Future Moon bases would be lit up — by street lights.
Apace technology company has proposed enormous lunar street lamps§ that double as solar-powered batteries.
They would be needed because one lunar night lasts the equivalent of two Earth weeks.
The project is being developed by US tech firm Honeybee Robotics which is part of the Blue Origin space exploration company owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos.
The project is called the Lunar Utility Navigation with Advanced Remote Sensing and Autonomous Beaming for Energy Redistribution, or LUNARSABER for short.
It is one of several projects being funded by the U.S defence projects agency DARPA to jump-start the next era of lunar exploration.
Each lamp would stand 100 meters making them taller than the Statue of Liberty.
They are designed to store solar energy during the lunar daytime and then light up the surrounding area with powerful floodlights during the two-week lunar night that follows.
The lamp height is crucial as it will be packed with one metric ton of science equipment, such as cameras and communications devices that need high vantage points.
It also needs unobstructed views of the Sun for its solar panels.
OPS: A LUNARSABER prototype
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Street light grid being developed for the Moon
Ferrari Press Agency
Moon lights 1
Ref 16089
09/08/2024
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: Honeybee Robotics
Future Moon bases would be lit up — by street lights.
Apace technology company has proposed enormous lunar street lamps§ that double as solar-powered batteries.
They would be needed because one lunar night lasts the equivalent of two Earth weeks.
The project is being developed by US tech firm Honeybee Robotics which is part of the Blue Origin space exploration company owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos.
The project is called the Lunar Utility Navigation with Advanced Remote Sensing and Autonomous Beaming for Energy Redistribution, or LUNARSABER for short.
It is one of several projects being funded by the U.S defence projects agency DARPA to jump-start the next era of lunar exploration.
Each lamp would stand 100 meters making them taller than the Statue of Liberty.
They are designed to store solar energy during the lunar daytime and then light up the surrounding area with powerful floodlights during the two-week lunar night that follows.
The lamp height is crucial as it will be packed with one metric ton of science equipment, such as cameras and communications devices that need high vantage points.
It also needs unobstructed views of the Sun for its solar panels.
OPS: A LUNARSABER prototype
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