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2009-07-21

MoonPublicity -- Advertise on the Moon

Space, the Final Frontier...For Advertising

Attempts at advertising in space or on the moon will never die--and here's the newest, on the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing.

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Robots to Advertise on the Moon

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- It's one giant leap for robot-kind. New Shadow Shaping technology creates images on the Moon that can be seen from Earth. Robots are used to create several small ridges in the lunar dust over large areas that capture shadows and shape them to form logos, domains names, memorials or even portraits. Talk about the Man in the Moon! You can even carve your initials in a heart to impress your sweetheart.

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Shadow Shaping Robot

New Shadow Shaping technology creates images on the moon that can be seen from Earth. Robots are used to create several small ridges in the lunar dust over large areas that capture shadows and shape them to form logos, domains names or memorials. For more information on licensing this technology click here.

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NASA's Next Generation Lunar Rover

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Driving on the Moon in Your Shirtsleeves

NASA is testing out the next generation of lunar rovers, conducting field tests in the Arizona desert. Engineers, astronauts and geologists are driving rovers through terrain similar to the Moon's surface to see if they can perform as advertised when humans return there, hopefully by 2020.

The second configuration, the Small Pressurized Rover, (SPR) adds a module on top of the rover’s chassis where the crew can sit inside in a shirt-sleeves environment as they drive the vehicle, donning spacesuits whenever they want to get out.

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Getting To the Moon
NASA's Next Generation of Space Vehicles
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite
Commercial Space Transportation
Living Away From Earth
Human Health and Safety
Lunar Robotics
Field Testing For the Moon

Small Pressurized Rover with a view of astronaut suitports
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Extra Vehicular Activity spacesuit undergoes testing
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2008-10-13

The Next NASA Mars Rover

U.S. space administration NASA has revealed an ambitious plan to launch a new Mars rover in 2009, the Mars Science Laboratory, and advanced robotic vehicle, able to make decisions and avoid hazards on its own.

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Nasa committed to Mars rover plan

Nasa is pushing ahead with plans to launch its next Mars mission in 2009, but acknowledges that extra funds are required to make it happen.

The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) will be the biggest planetary rover yet; it will be the size of a Mini Cooper.

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Mars Science Laboratory - Next NASA Rover

Scheduled to launch in the fall of 2009, Mars Science Laboratory is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the red planet. Mars Science Laboratory is a rover that will assess whether Mars ever was, or is still today, an environment able to support microbial life. In other words, its mission is to determine the planet's "habitability."