``Precursor missions to the moon'': a summary from the COSPAR 1994 symposium: (Hamburg, July 13-15, 1994)
Abstract
A symposium was dedicated to ``Precursor Missions to the Moon'' at COSPAR in Hamburg. It included a Joint session (between the COSPAR Planetary and Astronomy commissions) on ``Recent and Future Missions to the Moon'', and then specific sessions on ``Precursor Astronomy from the Moon'', ``Science of the Moon from Precursor Missions (from Orbiters and Surface experiments)'', ``Life Sciences on the Moon'', and ``Current plans for Precursor Missions from Space Agencies''. After a previous COSPAR 1992 symposium on ``Astronomy and Space science from the Moon'', the goal was to concentrate on near term plans and science projects for the Lunar Exploration and Scientific Exploitation. We summarise here this symposium, where invited papers reviewed current ideas and status, and selected oral contributed papers highlighted specific proposals or related activities. Discussions allowed further interaction about new concepts, techniques, constraints and strategies.
- Publication:
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Advances in Space Research
- Pub Date:
- January 1996
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0273-1177(96)00081-6
- Bibcode:
- 1996AdSpR..18k...3F