#Countries won’t sign this Moon exploration agreement because it’s too ‘US-centric’

#Countries won’t sign this Moon exploration agreement because it’s too ‘US-centric’

“#Countries won’t sign this Moon exploration agreement because it’s too ‘US-centric’” Eight countries have signed the Artemis Accords, a set of guidelines surrounding the Artemis Program for crewed exploration of the Moon. The United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Canada, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates , and the US are now all participants in the project,…

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#No fighting or littering, please

#No fighting or littering, please

“#No fighting or littering, please” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s new moonshot rules: No fighting and littering. And no trespassing at historic lunar landmarks like Apollo 11′s Tranquility Base. The space agency released a set of guidelines Tuesday for its Artemis moon-landing program, based on the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and other agreements. So far,…

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#New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levels

#New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levels

“#New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levels” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a health hazard that will require thick-walled shelters for protection, scientists reported Friday. China’s lander on the far side of the moon is…

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#Mail-in voting undercuts democracy and other commentary

#Mail-in voting undercuts democracy and other commentary

“#Mail-in voting undercuts democracy and other commentary” Election watch: Mail-In Undercuts Democracy “Democracy is in danger, but the threat is not coming from Donald Trump,” declares Daniel McCarthy at Spectator USA. Democrats’ push for mail-in voting is a “revolution in the very idea of what an election is.” Rather than “taking place in a specific…

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