The flypast of the LM matched NASA's guidelines for protection of heritage sites which were being put together around this period. In May 2012 Next Giant Leap was absorbed into Moon Express, another team with a hopping lander.

The mention of an upper stage impact is interesting. China's current plan for landing crews on the Moon has a braking rocket under the lander. It is discarded for the final descent (like NASA's Surveyors in the 1960s) and will make an interesting sight.
#moon #GLXP

The mission would include an upper stage impact which might provide an imaging target. A promotional video released in early 2010 showed the landing site a short distance northeast of Middle Crescent Crater, just north of the outer point of Apollo 12 EVA 1. The hopping vehicle was shown lifting off and flying near the LM descent stage to touch down again just east of Block Crater, a distance of about 750 m. It would image the LM as it passed by.
#maps #moon #GLXP
Our next May 2008 GLXP team is Next Giant Leap, which planned a lander with hopping rather than roving capability, tentatively aimed at Surveyor 3 and Apollo 12. Initially they planned to land on an anniversary of the Apollo 12 landing, 19 November. Next Giant Leap concealed its identity at first by calling itself The Mystery Team, and its members were only announced in December 2008. They had backing from some big names including Draper Lab (who now have a CLPS mission) and MIT.
#moon #GLXP

Sisters

​"A sister is both your mirror—and your opposite."
— Elizabeth Fishel

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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman visits Michoud Assembly Facility 🌑🚀🧑‍🚀

#Artemis #ArtemisIII #Moon #NASA #Orion #SpaceLaunchSystem

⏩ 3 new pictures from NASA (Image Library) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=3&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260515011307

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman visits Michoud Assembly Facility 🌑🚀🧑‍🚀

#Artemis #ArtemisIII #Moon #NASA #Orion #SpaceLaunchSystem

⏩ 3 new pictures from NASA (Image Library) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=3&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260515010425

Warm Summer Sunsets

"A sunset is the sun’s fiery kiss to the night." — Crystal Woods

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Artemis II crew recieve hero’s welcome at Canadian Space Agency Quebec headquarters
Artemis II crew gets hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Quebec after historic journey to the far side of the moon.
#Canada #ArtemisII #JeremyHansen #NASA
https://globalnews.ca/news/11850110/csa-space-artemis/
Artemis II crew recieve hero’s welcome at Canadian Space Agency Quebec headquarters
Artemis II crew gets hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Quebec after historic journey to the far side of the moon.
#Canada #ArtemisII #JeremyHansen #NASA
https://globalnews.ca/news/11850110/csa-space-artemis/
Artemis II crew gets hero’s welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Quebec
Artemis II crew gets hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Quebec after historic journey to the far side of the moon.
#Canada #ArtemisII #JeremyHansen #NASA
https://globalnews.ca/news/11850110/csa-space-artemis/