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“Lost and Gone Forever”? Clementine and the Blending of Civilian and Military Space Science
I have been working on a study of the Clementine program, a lunar orbiter that flew in 1994. Here is the abstract for this study. I would welcome any thoughts about it. In the early 1990s, just as the Cold … Continue reading
Posted in History, Lunar Exploration, Politics, Science, Space
Tagged ballistic missile defense organization, Clementine, clementine spacecraft, climate, Department of Defense, George Abbey, History, Mark Albrecht, missile defense organization, Moon, NASA, public policy, Richard Truly, science, space science, space science activities, Stuart Nozette, technology transfer, U.S. Civil Space, vandenberg air force
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Is There Water on the Moon?
On May 7, 1994, the end of a remarkable event occurred. On that date the Clementine spacecraft, a joint Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) and NASA initiative, ended its mission to the Moon when a thruster misfired until it had used … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo, History, Lunar Exploration, Personal, Science, Space
Tagged 1960s, Apollo, Chandrayaan-1, Clementine, clementine spacecraft, craters on the moon, environment, History, LCROSS, Lunar Prospector, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Moon, NASA, nasa initiative, public policy, science, space science, strategic defense initiative, U.S. Civil Space
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