https://spacewatch.global/tag/apollo-17/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:44:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/apollo-17/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2019/06/spacewatch-oped-taking-europe-to-the-moon-and-sparking-a-lunar-economy/ Sun, 09 Jun 2019 08:00:53 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14516 Europe has never landed on the Moon. PTScientists is preparing to change that by sending the first European lunar lander to the Apollo 17 site. But, perhaps equally important – PTScientists want to prove that Europe can be a fertile ground for companies striving to be at the forefront of lunar exploration, and that it is not a prerequisite for success to be based in the United States or Asia. However, this is not a feat we can accomplish independently, and Europe needs to make a commitment to lunar exploration now – or be left behind.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/07/spacewatchgl-oped-a-forgotten-disc-a-path-to-peace-by-michelle-hanlon/ Sun, 29 Jul 2018 08:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9636 Nestled inside a protective aluminum shell is a silicon disc about the size of a United States half dollar. Inscribed on this disc are microscopic messages from leaders of 73 nations solicited by Thomas Paine, then head of NASA. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/04/ptscientists-signs-red-bull-media-house-media-partner-mission-moon/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 05:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8396 PTScientists has signed Red Bull Media House as the exclusive media partner for Mission to the Moon, enabling them to bring the world on their journey to the Moon. The announcement was made at MIPTV in Cannes, one of the largest trade shows for TV and media.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/spacewatchglthemes-space-archaeology-ptscientists-dna/ Sat, 03 Mar 2018 08:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7617 With Mission to the Moon, PTScientists are taking Europe to the Moon. This much anticipated project will be the first private mission to land on the Moon. No pressure then. The PTScientists story began nine years ago, when a team of like-minded engineers entered the Google Lunar XPrize, a competition sponsored by the tech giant, […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/spacewatchglthemes-space-archaeology-todays-spacecraft-tomorrows-archaeology/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 08:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7623 When PTScientists’ ALINA spacecraft blasts off into space next year, it will be carrying some precious cargo from Earth from a project known as Sanctuary, a time capsule of information that reflects humanity as it is today. In this exclusive article, Benoit Faiveley, Producer and Engineer at Sanctuary, explains the reasons why we must turn […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/12/private-space-company-return-apollo-17-landing-site-carefully/ Thu, 07 Dec 2017 05:15:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6558 On the 45th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 17, the last mission to take humans to the surface of the Moon, commercial space company PTScientists formally pledges that it will respect this site of incredible historical interest. Announcing a partnership with For All Moonkind, Inc., PTScientists is making a public pledge of support for […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/07/swmethemes-mission-moon-seeks-middle-east-partners-science-resource-exploration/ Sat, 22 Jul 2017 07:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5134 In the sixth and final installment of our #SWMEThemes on Space Resources and the Middle East, Robert Boehme – the CEO and Founder of PTScientists – tells us how his company’s Mission to the Moon is contributing to the commercial exploration of space, and the opportunities on offer to Middle Eastern space programmes to partner with […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/05/ptscientitsts-alq-hits-hollywood/ Wed, 17 May 2017 05:20:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=4441 Over the past few years, space has had some notable moments on the Hollywood red carpet and we’ve seen films such as Gravity and The Martian do well at the box office. Here at SpaceWatch Middle East, we have been particularly excited by the new Alien movie, Alien Covenant, because it’s a true tale of […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/04/open-house-at-ptscientists-mission-to-the-moon/ Tue, 11 Apr 2017 07:30:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=3969 Berlin-based NewSpace company PTScientists opened their doors for a public event on March 31 and April 1, 2017. The open house day was very well attended by mission partners, family, and space enthusiast friends. Over 150 visitors used the open house opportunity to meet the PTScientists team and get an inside view of itsMission to […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/11/german-scientists-take-one-giant-leap-towards-moon/ Wed, 30 Nov 2016 05:00:26 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=2262 Berlin-based ‘new space’ company, the PTScientists are set to mark the 45th anniversary of humanity’s final footprints on the Moon, by revisiting the historic landing site of Apollo 17. Having successfully negotiated a launch contract with Spaceflight Industries, Inc, the PTScientists’ ‘Mission to the Moon’ is a big step closer to its goal of becoming […]]]>