Exploring the Moon from Houston

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This summer I took part in the Lunar and Planetary Institute’s (LPI) Exploration Science Summer Intern Program, located in Houston, Texas. This is a 10-week program for graduate students to study relevant lunar science in preparation for NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions.  Five … Continue reading →

To the Moon..!

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This post was written by Arty Goodwin. ————— Howdy! This summer, I’m taking part in the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) Exploration Science Summer Intern Program, a 10-week internship that started at the end of May. I’ve been joined by … Continue reading →

“Manchester, this is Houston. Do you copy?” Part Two

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As mentioned in a previous blog post (“Manchester this is Houston. Do you copy?”) Sam and I spent 10 weeks of our summer at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston Texas partaking in a graduate internship program. However, … Continue reading →

New paper: A robotic mission concept to return samples from the Schrödinger basin.

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It has been over 40 years since man last stood on the Moon and returned lunar samples to Earth.  The 12 brave astronauts returned 382 kg of samples (with an extra 0.326 kg from Russian Luna missions), analysis of which … Continue reading →