InterPlanetary Ventures
Getting People Into Space
InterPlanetary Ventures Activities
Celebrate Apollo!
Apollo 13 was to be the third mission to land on the Moon. An explosion in one of the oxygen tanks crippled the spacecraft during flight and the crew were forced to orbit the Moon and return to the Earth without landing.
None of the primary misson objectives was accomplished. The mission was aborted after nearly 56 hours of flight due to the loss of service module cryogenic oxygen and consequent loss of capability to generate electricity or to provide oxygen or water. Two secondary objectives related to the impact of the S-IVB stage on the Moon, two scientific experiments not related to the ALSEP, and some photography were accomplished, however.
Google Lunar X PRIZE Moon 2.0
InterPlanetary Ventures has entered the Google Lunar X-Prize competition as part of Team SYNERGY MOON. This is an exciting opportunity, and it couldn't have come at a better time! Companies like SpaceX and Masten Space Systems are working to bring down the cost of access to space. Bigelow Aerospace is bringing affordable structures to market for space stations or space ships! The International Lunar Observatory Association is proceeding with their plans to land an observatory on the moon in 2010. There has been some grumbling this year about NASA's plans for the moon not including infrastructure for private development. That's not their job! If we want private development on the moon, we have to do it ourselves. If we want access to the moon, we have to get there ourselves! This contest is lighting the fire that will finally get private enterprise beyond earth orbit!
None of the primary misson objectives was accomplished. The mission was aborted after nearly 56 hours of flight due to the loss of service module cryogenic oxygen and consequent loss of capability to generate electricity or to provide oxygen or water. Two secondary objectives related to the impact of the S-IVB stage on the Moon, two scientific experiments not related to the ALSEP, and some photography were accomplished, however.