[India] International Moon Day by Hex-Star Universe
2022-07-13 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-07-15 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-07-17 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-07-20 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | Kolkata, India, Kolkata, India
July 13, 15, 17, 20, In Person, Kolkata

This International Moon Day, to celebrate with all you guys, we at Hex-Star Universe have brought to you a series of free, fun and exciting events to bring us close and enjoy together.These events will be starting on 13th of July 2022, on the International Moon Day itself and continue till 20th of July 2022.

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Event Calendar:

Day 1 (13th July 2022): Moon Mania in Monsoon with Dr Patrick Das Gupta.( A exciting and very informational free live session on YouTube on Moon)

Day 2 (15th July 2022): Click the Moon.(A free moon astrophotography challenge, where you can send your clicked pictures of Moon and the winner/winners (decided by us) will receive exciting prizes)

Day 3 (17th July 2022): Identify the Crater.(It is a competition where you have to identify and name the craters from the images provided by us and the winner/ winners will receive exciting prizes.)

Day 4 (20th July 2022): Live Moon Observation with Hex-Star Universe.(It is a live Moon observation event where you can observe the Moon livealong with us.)

We are arranging these free events so that every student from every part of the world can participate in these exciting events. We are the first from Kolkata to organize such events and we hope to build a community from our strong foundations.

[Türkiye] FOR ME (Future opportunities right to Moon exploration)
2022-07-15 09:00 - 2022-07-17 17:00, 2022-07-20 09:00 - 17:00 UTC
July 15-17 & 20

FOR ME consists of an event where we will cover the potential opportunities of lunar exploration with the motto of “equality and sustainability in coordination” in line with the “Lunar Exploration Coordination and Sustainability” theme determined for the International Lunar Day.

– Equality in Coordination : Emphasis is placed on the importance of human equality in the space age, from disadvantaged groups in society to countries that have not completed their development in the international community. Suggestions are made to increase participation and interest in this subject.

– Sustainability : Emphasis is placed on the necessity of sustaining the paths pursued in space – and especially lunar – activities. If sustainable work can be achieved in lunar studies, it will be tried to facilitate the discoveries that can be made farther. Sustainable development is also emphasized while evaluating the opportunities that can be offered by the exploration and mining on the moon regarding the earth and lunar life.

Seminars

In the first part, a series of conferences will be held in line with the adopted principles and slogans, and speakers will be invited in the following areas:

– A webinar with a speaker on “Metaverse” through Metaverse and its law, platforms, opportunities, and the future expectations on July 51,

– An interview with a speaker on “Astrophotography” through Moon photos, equipment decision, difficulties, consequences, and the harmful effects of satellite constellations on space observation and astrophotography in the campsite on the evening of July 16,

– An interview with a speaker on “Camping” through how to camp, equipment decision, camping routes and camp security in the campsite on the evening of July 16.

1 We believe it is important to host the Metaverse webinar, as the space photos from the camp will be published in a Metaverse exhibition.

ASOR Lunar Camp 2022

After that, we will organize a space camp. One of the projects we plan to carry out as Altair Association is ASOR: Altair Space Observation and Research Projects. And activities such as observation and astrophotography will already be carried out within the scope of this project. Again, as Altair, we attach great importance to raising awareness about International Moon Day and space activities. For this reason, it will make us very happy to dedicate one of our events to the International Moon Day as part of ASOR.

Our camp day will start on the morning of July 16 and end on July 17. There will be social activities, nature walks, games and competitions throughout the camp, as well as a conversation with our special guests by the fire on the evening of July 16. Space and moon observations will be made from the time of the moonrise, and space photographs will be taken that include the Moon in its composition.

During the “ASOR Lunar Camp 2022 – 1st Moon Day Special” event, both space observations and Moon photographs will be taken. The importance of the Moon for the Earth will be explained with the emphasis on sustainability and equality through guest trainers.

And the photos to be taken at the event can be exhibited both in the physical and metaverse environment and sold as NFT. The photographs can be exhibited at the entrance of the FOR ME event hall when the FOR ME project presented to MVA by the Altair Association is realized.

This event will contribute to space observation activities, which are not organized much in our country, and will facilitate learning about the International Moon Day, which has never been heard of in our country, by exhibiting the Moon photographs to be taken in various environments. And if we succeed in attracting participants from disadvantaged groups, we will also place a very important emphasis on equality in space studies.

IMD Special Webinar on Space Law – Opening Ceremony of Metaverse Exhibition

When we look at the final, the most special day, a webinar consisting of three speakers will be waiting for us on July 20, the International Moon Day. In this webinar, there will be:

– 1 speaker on “Moon in Space Law and Politics (or Lunar Law and Politics)” – 1 speaker on “Militarizing Lunar Surface: Geopolitics and International Law in New Space Era”– 1 speaker on “The Habitatization of the Moon and Sustainability”

After these webinars are over, the Metaverse exhibition and the physical exhibition will be opened as the closing event, and the photographs taken at the camp will be included in our NFT collection with the signatures of the photographers.

The target audience of this event is everyone aged 12 and over who is interested in space, especially young professionals.

Since astrophotography, space law, and space studies do not receive enough attention in our country, this event is important to increase the interest in these fields and raise awareness. On this occasion, the introduction of the International Moon Day will also be possiblei.

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[South Korea] Korea Moon Festival
2022-07-16 12:00 - 18:00 UTC | Gwacheon National Science Museum, 110 Sanghabeol-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
July 16, In Person (Gwacheon National Science Museum)

The Korea Moon Day: What If will introduce a scenario development competition based on a future world where the moon is inhabited by various human settlements, also known as “the moon village.” The competition will engage students and young professionals from around the country to develop hypothetical scenarios based on topics that are potential issues for the moon village.

Event Timeline:

12:00 – 13:00Registration13:00 – 13:10Opening comments – Introductory videos of IMD and MVA13:10 – 13:15Event introduction by MVA East and Southeast Asia Regional Coordinator13:15 – 13:25Introduction of competition judgesIntroduction of competition rules13:25 – 13:55Introduction of moon village topics + viewing of select video clips13:55 – 14:10Team selection & breakout groupsTeam icebreaking session14:10 – 14:20Topic/issue selection by each team14:20 – 15:50Scenario discussion15:50 – 16:403-minute presentation by each teamBrief judges’ feedback16:40 – 17:00Break time (competition participants)Judges’ decision time (judges)17:00 – 17:20Announcement of winners – Award ceremony17:20 – 17:30Closing commentsGroup picture17:30 – 18:00Venue closing

Sponsors

Gwacheon National Science Museum (www.scientorium.go.kr)Korean Aerospace Research Institute (www.kari.re.kr)Unmanned Exploration Laboratory (www.uel.co.kr)

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[Brasil] 2nd Cabo Frio Astronomy and Astronautics Meeting
2022-07-16 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Terminal Transatlântico, Av. Nossa Sra. da Assunção, 15 - Passagem, Cabo Frio, Brazil
July 16, In Person

Time: 19:30 Brasilia time

The 2nd Cabo Frio Astronomy and Astronautics Meeting will take place as part of the International Moon Day program of the Moon Village Association. In Cabo Frio, the event alluding to the 53rd nniversary of the arrival of man on the moon will be celebrated on July 16, with lectures by amateur astronomer Wagner Sena and Astronaut Analogue Caroline Lanzieri, in addition to observing the moon with a telescope built with recycled material. The event is organized by the Lunar Commission of the Brazilian Astronomy Union and will have the support of the Municipality of Cabo Frio, through the Deputy Secretary of Science and Technology and the Youth Superintendence.

2° Encontro de Astronomia e Astronáutica de Cabo Frio – International Moon Day

Vai acontecer o 2° Encontro de Astronomia e Astronáutica de Cabo Frio como parte da programação do International Moon Day da Moon Village Association. A Moon Village Association apresentou um pedido durante a 64ª Sessão do Comitê das Nações Unidas para o Uso Pacífico do Espaço Exterior, para a proclamação do Dia Internacional da Lua em 20 de julho, aniversário do primeiro pouso humano de 1969, dos Estados Unidos da América, com a missão Apollo 11. A proclamação foi aprovada em 9 de dezembro de 2021, pela Assembleia Geral da ONU.Em Cabo Frio, o evento em alusão aos 53 anos da chegada do homem a lua será comemorado no dia 16 de julho, com palestras do Astronomo Amador Wagner Sena e da Astronáuta Análoga Caroline Lanzieri além da observação da lua com telescópio construído com material reciclado. O evento é uma realização da Comissão Lunar da União Brasileira de Astronomia e contará com apoio da Prefeitura Municipal de Cabo Frio, através da Secretaria-adjunta de Ciência e Tecnologia e da Superintendência da Juventude.

Acontecerá as 19:30 horário de Brasília.

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[India] MVA-India - International Moon Day Celebration 2022
2022-07-17 00:00 - 23:59, 2022-07-20 00:00 - 23:59 UTC
Moon Village Association – India:

The main objective of Moon Village Association – India is to unravel and promote the mission of Moon Village Association. This non-governmental organisation aims to build a diverse array of scientific, cultural, technical and interdisciplinary fields, forming an informal forum of academia, government, industry and the public who are interested in civilising the moon village concept in India.

MVA-India partners with prominent organisations to promote the commercialisation and civilisation of the Moon and make our troposphere extend beyond the Moon so that humans can inhabit the Moon. The organisation is working on making our dream utopia on the Moon.

International Moon Day 2022 – India:

The UN General Assembly proclaimed 20th July as International Moon Day, the anniversary of the first Human Landing on the Moon in 1969. Moon Village Association – India is here to celebrate this first global annual event on 20th July 2022, online this year. On this occasion, MVA-India aims to create awareness of the prospects for humanity, the sustainable Moon Exploration and Utilisation of the Moon commercially, and the need for a global policy to regulate activities in and around the Moon. IMD 2022 India is an open-to-all event to promote MVA activities to the general public through Competitions, hackathons, Lightning talks, Networking Sessions etc.

Tentative Schedule:

FromToEvent Description9:30 AM10:15 AMInaugural Ceremony & Chief Guest Remarks10:15 AM10:30 AMIntroduction to Moon Village Association10:30 AM10:40AMShort Break10:40 AM11:00AMMVA Trivia | Moon Village Association11:00AM1:30 PMLunar Multidisciplinary Design Thinking Workshop | APOSA1:30 PM2:00 PMLunch Break2:00 PM4:00 PMLunar Analog Habitat Design Hackathon | SPACEONOVA4:00 PM4:30 PMNetworking Session4:30 PM5:00 PMClosing Ceremony – Winner Announcement, Closing RemarksNote: All times in GMT+5:30. The above program is tentative and is subject to change by the organizers.

Events:

1. Keynote Talks:

MVA-India will be inviting eminent speakers from various backgrounds like Technology, Business, Law & Policy etc. All the keynotes will be on 17th July 2022.

Honorable Chief Guest of MVA-INDIA | IMD Celebration

Dr. P V Venkitakrishnan

Retired Distinguished Scientist & Ex-Director, CBPOCurrent Prof. Satish Dhawan ScientistIndian Space Research Organization (ISRO) – HQ

Born on 16 May 1961 in Trichur, Kerala, Dr. Venkitakrishnan joined ISRO in 1983. A leader with 38 years of rich experience in the field of Launch Vehicles, Aerospace Materials & Manufacturing, he assumed various technical and managerial positions at ISRO such as Deputy Director (Materials and Mechanical Entity) and Associate Director of “The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)”, Director of the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), before retiring from his position as Director of the Capacity Building Programme Office (CBPO) at ISRO Headquarters. He was chairman for the Indigenization of Space Materials Committee(ISM).

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Keynote Speaker Schedule| 17th July 2022

FromToKeynote Speaker5:00 PM5:30 PMDr. Susmita Mohanty5:30 PM6:00 PMJatan Mehta6:00 PM6:30 PMDr. Vinod Kumar6:30 PM7:00 PMDr. Valentina Sumini7:00 PM7:30 PMChris JohnsonNote: All times mentioned above are in GMT+5:30.

Keynote on “The Blur between Moon Exploration and Exploitation”

Dr. Susmita Mohanty

Susmita Mohanty is a spaceship designer and entrepreneur extraordinaire. She is the only space entrepreneur in the world to have co-founded space companies on three different continents: EARTH2ORBIT, Bangalore (2009-2021), LIQUIFER, Vienna (2004-ongoing) and MOONFRONT, San Francisco (2001-07). Prior to turning entrepreneur, she worked for the International Space Station Program at Boeing in California and did a short stint at NASA Johnson. In autumn 2021, she launched India’s first dedicated space think tank Spaceport SARABHAI.

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Keynote on “From Chandrayaan to Artemis”

Jatan Mehta

Jatan Mehta is an independent, globally published space exploration writer and the Contributing Editor for The Planetary Society. In particular he writes Moon Monday, the world’s only newsletter dedicated to covering our renewed, worldwide return to exploring our cosmic neighbor, including plans to return humans this decade. All of his writings can be found at blog.jatan.space.

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Keynote on “Telecommunication, Navigation and Remote Sensing of Moon”

Dr. Vinod Kumar

Dr. Vinod Kumar is presently Director, Promotion Directorate at Indian National Space Promotion & Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), Department of Space. IN-SPACe is an autonomous body, a single window nodal agency, with its own cadre; “to permit, regulate, promote, hand-hold, monitor and supervise Space Activities of Non-Governmental Private Entities (NGPEs) in India.” He is also working as Executive Secretary, Astronautical Society of India (ASI). Before joining IN-SPACe he was heading the GEO Control Dynamics Design Division and working as Deputy Project Director, Attitude and Orbit Control System, at U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), ISRO, Bengaluru.

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Keynote on “Sustainable design strategy and major aspects of planning and designing to enable Human Lunar Exploration”

Valentina Sumini, Ph.D

Valentina Sumini, Ph.D., is a space architect who offers computational design solutions supporting human life in extreme environments on Earth and facilitates human space exploration on the Moon and Mars. Valentina is Visiting Professor at Politecnico di Milano, where she teaches the course “Architecture for Human Space Exploration” and also created a collaborative classroom with the MIT Media Lab Webinar Series “Design Exploration: towards a Moon Architecture”.

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Keynote on “The policy aspects concerning sustainable lunar exploration vis-à-vis the exploitation of lunar resources for commercial and/or scientific purposes”

Christopher Johnson

Christopher Johnson is the Space Law Advisor at the Secure World Foundation, and a Professor of Law (Adjunct) at the Georgetown University Law Center where he co-teaches the Space Law Seminar. He is also a Faculty Member at the International Space University and a Member of the International Institute of Space Law. Mr. Johnson has written widely on space law and policy issues, and represents the Secure World Foundation at the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS).

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2. Lunar Analog Habitat Design Hackathon

Humanity’s first step towards becoming a space-faring species will be marked by setting up settlements on the Moon. However, to understand the challenges that lie ahead, we should implement best practices and propose solutions here on Earth and thus be prepared for near-term and future exploration.

To celebrate the International Moon Day on 20th July in a grand way, MVA-India is partnering with Spaceonova, the leading space education and research company in India, to launch this Lunar Analog Habitat Design Hackathon.

It’s a great opportunity that unites the architects, engineers and scientists to work as an interdisciplinary team to design a lunar analogue habitat in 3 days. Participating teams get the opportunity to get feedback from experts towards the goal of designing a habitat for crews to conduct lunar-like missions. The finalist teams will present their ideas and designs on the day of the event to an extensive international audience and the judge’s panel. Exciting prizes await for the top 3 winners!

Timeline of Lunar Analog Habitat Design Hackathon:

July 15 | 00:01 IST | Release of Problem Statement

July 15 – 17 | Hackathon (Round 1)

July 17 | 23:59 IST | Submission of proposal

July 18 | Screening to select top 5-8 teams / individuals

July 20 | Final Presentation

3. Multidisciplinary Design Thinking Workshop on “Establishing a Sustainable Lunar Colony”

MVA-India is proud to partner with APOSA (Asia-Pacific Oceania Space Association) to reinvigorate your thinking with a Multidisciplinary Design Thinking Workshop on “Establishing a Sustainable Lunar Colony”. This event is designed to provide a flavor of different disciplines involved in lunar habitation and sharpen your problem-solving skills.

This workshop will probe you into the challenges of the following perspectives:

Space Technology

Lunar Law and Policy

Lunar Commerce

Space Food

Lunar Architecture

Psychology

Lunar culture

Lunar Transportation

Like-minded problem solvers from different disciplines will be put together through multiple spirited brainstorming sessions using the design thinking approach. You will also be interacting with experts from various disciplines to reach in-depth on the topics! This design thinking workshop is about exploring creativity, fun-filled and designed for out-of-box thinking!

The participants from any discipline and background are encouraged to join us. Put on your creative hat! and join us on 20th July 2022.

4. Poster Making

Are you still dreaming of settling on the Moon? Are you envisioning your future on the moon? Let’s bring your dreams and your visions into your hands. MVA-India is here to help you to make your dreams true. MVA-India has come up with the Poster-Making challenge on the occasion of International Moon Day 2022. The theme for Poster making is “Lunar Exploration Coordination & Sustainability”. Let’s unravel the space architect in you. General Rules:

Participants are free to create their posters in the form of a hand drawing, digital drawing, painting, doodle or sketches.

The art must be original and must be solely made by the participant.

Upload your artwork in registration form below, along with a short description of your work.

The participants can also provide their social media handles and reshare their work.

The top entries will be awarded space goodies.

Design format:File size A4 or A3

Submission format:File extension .jpg, JPEG, .png, .svg, or .pdf. The file name should be the participant’s full name.

Rubrics:

Relevance to the topic

Creativity

Description of the art work

Social Media Exposure and number of Likes

Registration for the Poster Making is now closed.

5. Moon Trivia

Moon exploration is not merely exploring the components of the moon but exploring the beautiful history of the Moon. It’s exploring every trivials of the moon. Are you a moon explorer? Let’s explore your knowledge of the moon. MVA -India is giving you a moon exploring, mind-blowing quiz competition. Get ready to wrack your mind on 20th July 2022.

General Rules:The quiz will be conducted online, where the participants will compete with the other participants. The quiz will be timed; the faster one answers, the more points the participant will receive. The quiz theme is the Moon and space, and there will be around 30 questions. The questions can be MCQs, fill-in-the-blanks etc. There will be no negative points for wrong answers.

Participants are advised to register for the quiz using their real and full names.

Register now for MVA-India IMD Celebration 2022:

The event will be free and open to all nationalities. And the platform used will be Zoom.

Registration

Note: The registrations for the Lunar Analog Habitat Design Hackathon and Keynote Sessions are now closed. You can still register for the Multidisciplinary Design Thinking Workshop on “Establishing a Sustainable Lunar Village” until 17th July, 2022 23:59 IST (GMT +5:30)

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Event Partners:

Knowledge & Platform Partner:

APOSA (Asia Pacific Oceania Space Association)

Knowledge Partners:

Spaceonova

Interested in Sponsoring our event?Drop a mail to: gracio.joyal@moonvillageassociation.org (Event Manager) and keerthi.gopi@moonvillageassociation.org (Co-Event Manager)

Organizing Team

Event Manager: Gracio Joyal LoboGracio Joyal Lobo is a Materials & Process Engineer at Boeing under their Research & Technology Team in Bengaluru, India. He has several years of experience working in the Aerospace Industry. He has done his Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering and has won the prestigious INAE Innovative Students Project award for his project on wing design.He is the current National Point of Contact of India for Moon Village Association and has also worked for several organizations like SGAC, SSERD & APOSA as a volunteer. He was one of the Technical Advisors at the European Space Design Competition 2021. He was part of the organizing team of SGAC’s AP-SGOW 2020 & its first local event in India, SG[India] in 2022.

Co-Event Manager: Keerthi GopiA highly motivated and hardworking individual, pursuing a Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering at Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai. She has a keen interest in Astrodynamics, Astronomy and Space Engineering. She is the National Point of Contact of India in Moon Village Association at present. She has interned as Team Lead at Abyom SpaceTech and Defense Pvt Ltd, Content Developer at Indian Space Society, Research Project Intern at Naxxatra Sciences and Collaborative Research and Citizen Scientist at NASA.

Program Coordinator: Mrunal Rupali OtariMrunal Otari is hard-working, disciplined and analytical in her work with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture. She can adapt quickly to any environment. Her short-term goal is to get placed in a reputed company while she works on her current architectural projects.

She has a keen interest in space architecture and computational design solutions for deep space habitats. She has participated in various programs related to Lunar and Mars Architecture. She is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Program Coordinator: Sanchi DhamijaSanchi Dhamija is a lawyer from New Delhi and a member of the Bar Council of India. She is currently working as a legal researcher with ISRO, Department of Space, India, before she leaves for her Master’s in Air and Space Law at the prestigious McGill University.She has handled various high-stake commercial arbitrations for a number of governmental organisations, has numerous publications to her name, and has a keen interest in space policy. She is also a member of the Space Generation Advisory Council, Moon Village Association and the Young International Arbitration Group (London Court of International Arbitration).

Communications Coordinator: Dhanusshya RaghuDhanusshya Raghu is a Mathematics Bachelors student of Ethiraj College for Women, who is a Fiction Writer, Space Enthusiastic and Content Writer. She is a self-motivated and productive person who always seeks opportunities to showcase her talents and grow along with her experience. She is a member of the Space Exploration Project Group of Space Generation Advisory Council, Space Technology for Earth Applications Project Group, SGAC’s Task Force on US Space Policy – Outreach and Programs Subteam, Policy Group on “Space Sustainability” and SGFF EAGLE Action subteam and Outreach, Women and Education Working Group and Volunteer of Lunar Commerce and Economics Working Group of the Moon Village Association.

[India] Lunarothon 2022 & Lunar Master Class
2022-07-17 08:00 - 2022-07-23 17:00 UTC
July 17-23

SSERD along with Genex Space is happy to host events on the occasion of the International Moon Day.

Lunarothon 2022

Society for Space Education, Research and Development (SSERD), in association with Genex Space (https://genex.space) and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), is proud to present “Lunarothon 2022”, a research hackathon. The event is aimed at undergraduate and above students from all fields of study on a global level. This event would be week-long from 17th July to 23rd July. For this research hackathon, the data to be used would be from India’s Space Organization, ISRO’s Chandrayaan-II (CH-2) mission. The CH-2 mission hosted 9 instruments, the data for which is available, in the ISRO Science Data Archive (ISDA), here.Note: This hackathon requires knowledge of data analysis and python programming. Knowledge of Linux OS is beneficial. If you do not possess these skills yet, we shall be providing you with an instruction manual to guide you through when the hackathon starts. However, it is advisable to gain basic knowledge of the aforementioned topics before the hackathon begins.Schedule:

17/07/2022: Panel discussions about CH-2 data-type of data, how to access it, what science

can be done!

18/07/2022-22/07/2022: Hackathon

22/07/2022, 6 pm: Synopsis Submission of the research.

23/07/2022: Selected participants can present their research.

The panel will consist of:

Sreenatha Ratnhnakumar, Scientist/Engineer, Indian Space Science Data Center,ISTRAC/ISRO Bangalore.

Dr. Shyama Narendranath, Scientist, Department of Space, U R Rao Satellite Center,ISRO.

Mr. Yoav Landsman, Space Entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Moonscape.

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The Lunar Master Class

On account of International Moon Day, Society for Space Education, Research and Development (SSERD), with support of Genex Space (https://genex.space) and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), is proud to present ‘The Lunar Masterclass’ for school students.

Join us and explore our Moon with our mentors! It is free for all the students.

Schedule:

19/07/2022 18:00-19:00: On the physical characteristics of the Moon19/07/2022 19:10-20:10: The past missions to the Moon20/07/2022 18:00-19:00: What’s new with the moon and its future aspects20/07/2022 19:10-20:10: Panel discussion and Q/A with the students Register below and do share the details along with your fellow friends.

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[USA] U.S. Space & Rocket Center - Moon Walker Week
2022-07-18 09:00 - 2022-07-22 17:00 UTC | U.S. Space & Rocket Center, 1 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, 35805, United States
July 18-22, In-Person, Huntsville

Location: U.S. Space & Rocket Center (Huntsville, Alabama 35805)

Date(s) & time: July 18-22 & 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central Time

Website links: www.rocketcenter.com

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is celebrating the historic achievements of the Apollo program for Moon Walker Week July 18-22. Each day in the Saturn V Hall, we will highlight each crewed Apollo mission with interactive educational activities and explore the Artemis program, NASA’s deep space future lunar exploration efforts.

Activities include:

LUROVA Lunar Roving Vehicle Simulation – Drive along the virtual lunar surface and explore the paths driven by the Apollo astronauts during the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions.

Apollo 11: Moonboot prints – One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Make your mark on history with the iconic Apollo 11 moonboot print!

Apollo 12: Exploring the Universe: Static Electricity – Apollo 12’s Saturn V Rocket was struck by lightning at lift off! In this activity, discover how static electricity works by building a simplified tool that detects invisible forces on Earth and in space.

Apollo 14: Mini Moon Golf – Play space golf under the Saturn V Moon Rocket like astronaut Alan Shepard on the Apollo 14 lunar mission!

Apollo 15: Galileo’s Hammer and Feather Experiment – Recreate the famous Apollo 15 experiment on Earth just as the Apollo astronauts did on the Moon.

Apollo 16: Lunar Olympics – Pin the legs on the Lunar Module, complete the astronaut gravity toss and see how many orbits you can accomplish with the lunar hula hoop challenge!

Apollo 17: Lunar Geology – Explore the types of rock samples found on both planet Earth and the Moon and discover how Moon craters are formed.

[Egypt] - International Moon Day: A Journey around the Moon
2022-07-20 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | MISR Public Library, Cairo, 4 Al Tahawia, Ad Doqi A, Dokki, 3750403, Egypt
July 20, In person, Cairo

Our nearest natural satellite shines brightly in clear night skies providing an optimal stargazing target for amateur astronomers. To celebrate the Moon and the lunar landing on the 20th of July, we propose a dynamicevent that takes participants on a journey around the Moon. The event will delve into the history of the Moon and its formation, discussessential astronomical concepts, and provide a space flight perspective. Thereby, it will combine astronomy and space into one productiveevent that guarantees engagement from attendees.

The event will comprise two main segments. The first part is a series of lectures that handle the Moon and its ecosystem froman astronomical and space exploration perspective. The Egyptian Society for Astronomy will provide the astronomical lecture (about the Moon, its history, composition, and environment), whereas professional aerospace engineers will handle the space exploration part (about lunar space flights and missions and future lunar projects as well).

Finally, a stargazing evening will conclude the event. Using amateur telescopes, attendees will observe Moon’s surface and examine its terrestrial landscape, such as mountain chains and craters. Simultaneously, Apollo landing areas will be pin pointed and showed to participants.

By holding this event, we seek to raise more interest in spaceandastronomy and encourage the public to think more about the Moonandfuture projects that are coming into action.

LocationMISR Public Library, Cairo

HostMVA Egypt

PartnerEgyptian Society for Astronomy

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Full online session: https://fb.watch/eAFZ8u99s4/

Walking on the Moon footage: https://fb.watch/eAF_Rom-iW/

First lecture: https://fb.watch/eAG0i54Xq2/

Second lecture: https://fb.watch/eAG1bB50ci/

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[Philippines] MVA Philippines local event
2022-07-20 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
July 20, In Person

Moon Lecture (part of Space Science Camp of the Philippine Space Agency)

The Moon Viewing Lecture and Activity will commemorate the International Moon Day to raise awareness of and promote among senior high school students and educators from science schools in the country’s capital the importance of “sustainable Moon Exploration and Utilization,” as well as the regulation of these activities. The event will feature the Moon Village Association and its work, and will engage the participants through a hands-on moon-viewing activity. The Moon Viewing Lecture and Activity will be one of the highlights of the Philippine Space Agency’s 3-day space science camp.

Sponsors:

Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA)Department of Education (DepEd)Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI)Moon Village Association (MVA)

[Greece] COSPAR-22-B3.1: Lunar Science and Exploration
2022-07-20 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
July 20, In person

CELEBRATING THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL MOON DAYThe UN GA has declared the 20th of July as the International Moon Day. This will be celebrated for the first time at COSPAR 2022. Representatives from the Moon Village Association, the Cyprus Space Research Organization, Lockheed Martin, and International Lunar Exploration Working Group will present the importance of this day.SpeakersGeorge A. Danos – Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO), CyprusBernard H. Foing – Leiden Observatory, Leiden, NetherlandsDavid Murrow – Lockheed Martin Space, United StatesSpace Studies of the Earth-Moon System, Planets, and Small Bodies of the Solar System (B) Lunar Science and Exploration (B3.1)

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COSPAR-22-B3.1: LUNAR SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION

Since the start of our Millennium, lunar science and exploration experienced a broad renaissance with more than 12 orbiters and 5 landers sent to the Moon from multiple space-faring nations. Building on this growing experience, the next “International Lunar Decade” envisions a diverse range of small to large missions that include cubesats, landers, orbiters, sample return, and eventually human-robotic partnership in lunar exploration on the surface. This involves multiple countries and commercial endeavors, resulting in a robotic network and then functional human ‘village’ of lunar activities. COSPAR-22-B3.1 “Lunar Science and Exploration” will include invited, contributed, and poster papers, with sub-sessions:1) Results from Recent Lunar Missions and integrated analyses: progress in lunar science from recent missions, latest science results, new insight into our understanding of the Moon, modelling and synthesis of different scientific data, and new science questions (of, from and on the Moon).2) Concepts, studies, technology and support research towards future lunar exploration and science: new lunar mission concepts, instrumentation for the future missions, use of the next lunar decade of landers, and preparations for human lunar exploration are welcome in this session.COSPAR-22-B3.1 will also be ICEUM17A, part of 17th International Conference on Exploration and Utilisation of the Moon from the ILEWG ICEUM series started in 1994.

Main Scientific Organizer Carle Pieters, Brown UniversityDeputy Organizer:Bernard H. Foing, Leiden Observatory

More information on the Session:https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=1011

[New Zealand] Surviving Lunar Night
2022-07-20 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
July 20, In person

New Zealand Workshop for International Moon Day (invite only) Christchurch, New Zealand, 20 July 2022

SpaceBase Limited is sponsoring a small, invitation only, technical engineering workshop in Christchurch, New Zealand. We will be working to identify technology developed in New Zealand which could be used to solve problems in lunar surface operations. In particular, we have identified a potential convergence of technical capabilities to address the need for power during the lunar night.

This will not be a public event, as we are encouraging the companies involved to share technical information which may be proprietary. The small team will sketch out the technical details of potential solutions and identify near term and long range opportunities. Our goal is to catalyze specific projects from this workshop which can later be communicated to a public audience. The invited companies are from New Zealand, Australia, and the United States.

We seek to catalyze and develop new entrepreneurial lunar projects and technical solutions through collaborations to create opportunities within New Zealand, Australia, and international partners.

– Eric Dahlstrom, SpaceBase Limited MVA New Zealand National Coordinator eric.dahlstrom@moonvillageassociation.org

[Egypt] EgSA’s Fly-by the Moon
2022-07-20 10:00 - 15:30 UTC | Hertfordshire University, Cairo, Cairo, 4813001, Egypt
July 20, In person, Cairo

The International Moon Day will be an annual event, held for the general public celebrated across the planet, it is a good opportunity to educate the public and promote and raise each year, at the international level, the awareness on the status and prospects for humanity, the sustainable Moon Exploration and Utilization of the Moon and the need to act together to regulate activities on and around the Moon. With the approval by the United Nations, this event will foster increased global cooperation between stakeholders all around the world, as well as promoting increasing participation to this goal of the future generation. The Egyptian Space Agency is organizing an event celebrating the International Moon Day; having Keynote Presentations and Round table Discussion to discuss global efforts towards future lunar Exploration. Taking place on the 20th of July, 2022.

Details

Time: Wednesday 20th of July 2022 10:00 – 15:30Venue: Hertfordshire University, CairoLanguage: English

Agenda

10:00 – 10:10 Opening speech – Event Presenter from the University

10:10 – 10:20 Host Speech – University president

10:20 – 10:30 Welcome Speech – Dr. Mohamed El-Koosy, EgSA CEO

10:30 – 10:40 IMD introduction – Embassy of the USA in Cairo

10:40 – 10:50 Recording – Documentary on EgSA & Lunar Exploration History

10:50 – 11:05 Announcement – World on Moon Competition – Cube Consultant CEO Speech

11:05 – 11:20 Announcement – EgSA’s Space Ambassadors – Slideshow of names and Biography – Sara Sabry

11:20 – 11:35 Announcement – MVA PESC Team

11:35 – 12:00 Break

12:00 – 12:30 Presentation – Astronaut Dr. Sian Proctor

12:30 – 13:00 Presentation – Christina Korp

13:00 – 13:15 Recording – Nasr Al-Sahhaf, Chair of MVA IMD Group

13:15 – 14:15 Presentations & Discussion: Lunar Exploration – Scientific benefits and technologies

14:15 – 15:00 Workshop for students (Q&A) – Analog Missions

15:00 – 15:15 Announcement – Sigma Fit CEO

15:15 – 15:30 Closing Remarks

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[Mexico] El Futuro de la exploración lunar, especulaciones y propuestas
2022-07-20 10:30 - 17:00 UTC | Palacio Legislativo de San Lazaro, El Parque, Mexico City, 15960, Mexico
July 20, Hybrid

El Futuro de la exploración lunar, especulaciones y propuestas

La Agencia Espacial Mexicana y la Cámara de Diputados, te invitan al evento conmemorativo del primer alunizaje de la humanidad, que lleva por nombre: “El Futuro de la Exploración Lunar, Especulaciones y Propuestas”.

El Día Internacional de la Luna “International Moon Day”, fue declarado por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas para conmemorar el aniversario del primer alunizaje de la humanidad, el 20 de julio de 1969. Con esta celebración se pretende sensibilizar a la sociedad acerca de la importancia de la exploración lunar; además, se busca visibilizar la importancia fundamental de la ciencia y la tecnología espacial, así como sus aplicaciones en los procesos de desarrollo sostenible a nivel mundial.

Apollo 11, fue la quinta misión tripulada del Programa hacia la Luna de los Estados Unidos. Los astronautas Neil Armstrong y Edwin Aldrin fueron los primeros seres humanos en caminar sobre la superficie lunar, específicamente al sur del Mar de la Tranquilidad.

ContextoEn el marco de la conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Luna, cada año a nivel internacional se celebra el aniversario del primer aterrizaje de seres humanos en la Luna, el 20 de julio de 1969, en torno de la misión lunar Apolo 11. La Agencia Espacial Mexicana, en conjunto con el Diputado Federal Jesús Roberto Briano Borunda y Moon Village Association Pretenden a través de los y las jóvenes dar a conocer las perspectivas en la exploración de la Luna, y sensibilizar la utilización sostenible de la misma.ObjetivoPromover perspectivas de la humanidad, en la exploración y la utilización sostenible de la Luna; igualmente ex poner lanecesidad de regular las actividades en y alrededor de este cuerpo celeste con las próximas misiones lunares internacionales.

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Program

The event will be a discussion panel that will host 4-5 experts that will discuss the following questions. First question round. What do you think would be the biggest challenge to coordinate human activities on the moon in the next few years?/Will it be like America’s colonization? Will history be repeated, moon colonization will be distributed in the same world powers?What could happen if life is discovered on the Moon?. Second question Round. How conflicts would be solved, and which mechanisms do you suggest?

Third question Round. How can Mexico be part of this? Fourth question round. Sci-Fi has shown us humans living on other planets, like Martian Chronicles, the Expanse, however. How do you imagine the future ideal space settlements in 100 years?

The main audience will be people from Mexico and people who follow the Mexican space agency on social media.

At this event experts will discuss policies for Lunar exploration and people can learn about the challenges of working in a different environment with people with different cultures and backgrounds.

People may ignore the challenges of Lunar exploration and what our country is working on towards moon exploration and this event can make people curious about it.

This event will encourage people from Mexico to be part of what is going on and be curious and interested in being part of the cooperation with other countries.

This event will let people know about how Mexico can be part of Space travel and research. And that it is important for our species to work together no matter what country you are from to achieve the best outcome on space exploration.

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[India] The Moon Kidz
2022-07-20 11:00 - 12:30 UTC | Chennai, India, Chennai, India
July 20, In Person (Chennai)

Organiser: Space Kidz India

Event gathering about 200 students from humble backgrounds together for celebrating the International Moon day by creating awareness about the importance of International Moon day as well as imparting knowledge about Space science and have an amazing stargazing session the same evening.

An Eminent scientist will share his views and the importance of Space exploration.

www.spacekidzindia.in

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[United Kingdom] International Moon Day at Imperial College, London
2022-07-20 16:00 - 19:00 UTC | Imperial College London, Skempton Building, Imperial College Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2BU, United Kingdom
July 20, Hybrid

Wed 20 July 2022

16:00 – 19:00 GMT+03:00

Location:Virtual & Floor 2, Room 201, Skempton Building

Campus:South Kensington Campus

Celebrating the Artemis Accords and Cooperative Lunar Exploration and Development

With remarks from former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, and NASA Associate Administrator for Technology, Policy and Strategy, Bhavya Lal

Website: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/150448/international-moon-day-at-imperial-college-london/

Registration link

A link to the virtual livestream of the event will be sent to all registrants.

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AGENDA

14:00-14:05 Welcome:

Mireille Elhajj, Imperial College London, Honorary Lecturer and Senior Strategy Consultant

14:05-14:10 Intro video

14:10-15:25 Commercial Lunar Development: Hear from public and private leaders driving economic opportunities on the Moon and benefitting the Earth.

Moderator: Greg Autry, Imperial College London, Visiting Professor, ASU Professor, former White House Liaison, NASA

Peter Cannito, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Redwire

Barbara Belvisi, Founder and CEO, Interstellar Lab

Allison V. Areias, Space Advisor, U.S. Department of State, on detail to the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs

Andre Ronsoehr, Investment Director at Seraphim Capital

15:35-16:50 The Artemis Program & Accords: Hear from current and former NASA leaders who are driving humanity’s return to and development of the Moon.

Moderator: Greg Autry, Clinical Professor of Space Leadership, Policy and Business, Thunderbird School of Global Management

Jim Bridenstine, Former NASA Administrator

Mike Gold, Former NASA Associate Administrator for Space Policy and Partnerships/Executive Vice President, Civil Space & External Affairs, Redwire

Bhavya Lal, Associate Administrator for Technology, Policy and Strategy, NASA

Giuseppe Reibaldi, President, Moon Village Association

16:50-16:55 Vote of thanks / close:

Washington Yotto Ochieng, Chair Professor, Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Senior Security Science Fellow, Imperial College London

16:55-17:00 Close video:

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[Chile] International Moon Day from Chile
2022-07-20 17:00 - 20:00 UTC
July 16 & 20, Hybrid

Event in Spanish Language

Celebración del Día Internacional de la Luna Conferencias Colegio de Ingenieros “El Futuro de la Luna”

Miércoles 20 de Julio 09:30 a 13:00 hrs

09:30hrs. Bloque 1: (20 min)

Palabras de bienvenida del Presidente de Colegio de Ingenieros de Chile.

Palabras de bienvenida y apertura del Seminario por la Presidente de ACHIDE.

09:50hrs. Bloque 2: (90 min)

“Posición brasileña en relación a las actividades lunares y conclusiones de la Hague International Space Resources Governance Working Group”; Prof. Dr. Olavo de O. Bittencourt, Universidade Católica de Santos – UNISANTOS, Sao Paulo, Brasil.

“Posición australiana en relación a las actividades lunares y de los Acuerdos Artemisa”. PhD Mr. Michael Cook, Agencia Espacial de Australia.

Workshop: “Chile en el contexto de los acuerdos de Artemisa”: representantes de ACHIDE, FACH, DISIN, MINISTERIO CIENCIAS, COLEGIO INGENIEROS.

11:20hrs. Cofee break

11:30hrs, Bloque 3: (60 min)

“Apollo, el programa que nos llevó a la Luna” Prof. Cristián Chávez, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de Ciencias Aeroespaciales (CIDCA), FACH

“Lunatorio: Desafíos de la habitabilidad en el territorio lunar” Dr. Pedro Serrano, Arquitectura extrema de la USM

12:30hrs. Palabras de cierre

Organizadores:

Coorganizadores:

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[USA] Inaugural UN declared International Moon Day Event
2022-07-20 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Palos Verdes Library, 701 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates, California, 90274, United States
July 20, In Person

at the Palos Verdes Library 701 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates, California 90274

6:00-6:30pm – Astronomy and Moon Crafts and Stories for Kids

6:30-7:15pm – South Bay Astronomical Society Presentation

7:15-8:00pm – Prof.Madhu Thangavelu, USC Astro Engg. & School of Architecture – Planet Moon : International Moon Day and Future Plans for Humanity on the Moon

8:00-9:00pm – Moon Movies for All Ages

8:30pm on – Stargazing with large telescopes by well-known astronomers from the South Bay Astronomical Society – Please bring layers and be dressed warmly for telescope viewing on the open to sky terrace of the Main Palos Verdes Library

This event is organized by the Friends of the Palos Verdes Library

Light Refreshments will be served

This is an open public event, all are invited to attend

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[Saudi Arabia] International Moon Day - Eyes from Space
2022-07-20 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax)
July 20, Hybrid

Time: 6:00 pm 9:00 pm (AST)Location: King Salman Oasis for Science

Organiser:

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)

Moon Photos booths – Pictures for the moon

Captured by:• KACST members.• Interested photographers.• Changé 4 mission

Science Talks

Topics to be discussed:

About the moon: history and composition.

Luner space flights, missions.

Current Luner exploration technologies.

History and future of Luner exploration.

Speakers:

Prof. Zaki Almostafa

Mr . Mulham Hindi

Ms. Rawan Alrayes

Moderator:Dr. Thamer Alrefay

[Romania] The Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy goes to the Moon
2022-07-20 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Strada Cuțitul de Argint 5, Bucharest, 052034, Romania
July 20, Hybrid, Bucharest

DetailsLocation: Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy, BucharestTime: 19.00 p.m. – 22.00 p.m.

Moon Day 2022, like other astronomical celebration days worldwide, is a great opportunity to educate the public of all ages on the specific topic of Moon exploration, as a part of the wider process of humanity to study the Universe.

This year, July 20, 2022, the educational and scientific park of the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy (AIRA) will form a ”launch pad” for the public to embark on a visual and narrative journey to our natural satellite, the Moon. For that, AIRA’s professional astronomers and educators will team with the amateur astronomers of Bucharest Astroclub and together, they will organize several complementary educational activities during the event.

The first of them will start at 19.00 p.m. and it will consist of a guided tour in the Meridian Hall of Bucharest Astronomical Observatory. Here, the educator and astronomy historian Sorin Marin will present to the public several thematic areas of this museum hall, which in the past was a vibrant scientific facility of the Romanian astronomy. Among the hall’s attractions are the two meridian refractory telescopes: the 1893 one – the first astronomical instrument installed in the actual location of the Astronomical Institute in Bucharest, and it’s much bigger brother, the 1926 Gautier-Prin Great Meridian Circle.

In the same hall, a Zeiss transit telescope flanked by two vacuum fundamental pendulums – Le Roy and Riefler, tell to the visitors, beyond words, the story of the endless measurements and laborious calculus done for many decades by the Time Service scholars of Romania, which resulted in a ultra-precise scientific time base of the Institute.

In the Lobby of our Planetarium Hall, the educational rover VASILE, together with other designated hardware and software, will give to all visitors, stating with the very young ones, the chance to ask questions about the challenges of sending such robots to our Solar System in order to explore the Moon, planet Mars and other celestial bodies.

In the Planetarium Hall, at 20.00 p.m., Dr. Ruxandra Toma, a professional astronomer of AIRA, will ask the public through a presentation „What do we know about the Moon?”. The second presentation of the evening will take place at 20.30 p.m. and will be given by Professor Marian Naiman, an enthusiastic astronomy promoter in Romania and a Honorary Member of Bucharest Astroclub. His presentation is called: “The Moon Landings”. The presentations in the Planetarium Hall will be broadcasted online on the FB page of Bucharest Astroclub as well as on Zoom.

Alternatively to the tour guide and the presentations, the Planetarium Lobby will host for the entire duration of the event, a number of educational workshops provided by AIRA & Bucharest Astroclub.

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[United Kingdom] Celebration of International Moon Day
2022-07-20 21:30 - 23:00, 2022-07-23 14:00 - 17:00 UTC
July 20 & 23, In Person, Kent

July 20 is International Moon day, an annual event to educate the public and raise awareness of the need to act together to regulate activities on and around the Moon. The Monkton Stargazers is a small group of enthusiastic astronomers from the south east of Kent. We meet by the Boating Pool on the Ramsgate Promenade, which overlooks the sea.

July 20

We will meet at 9.30pm (20.30 UTC) at the Boating Pool. We will show a short video about the Moon landings. Then we will set up our telescopes to view the night sky. More details of the location can be found on our Monkton Stargazers Facebook page.

July 23

On the afternoon of July 23, from 2pm (13.00 UTC) to 3pm we will be at the Manston Spitfire Museum. On arrival visitors will be shown the short video on the Moon landings. Then they will be able to take part in activities about the Moon, such as making craters, and have a go at a Moon quiz. They will be given a booklet about the Moon to take away. The event will raise the profile of Lunar Astronomy and the Gateway mission with the people of Kent. Again more details of the location can be found on Facebook.

Organisers: Monkton Stargazers

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[Türkiye] Traveling To The Moon - From The Past Into The Future
2022-07-22 09:00 - 17:00 UTC
July 22, Online

(Note: There Will Be Two Events With The Same Title On The Same Day, One In Turkish, The Other In English)

Organizer: Dr. Itir Toksöz Host: Dogus University – Istanbul

Date: July 22, 2022
