Credit: Moon Express Space.com notes several space missions to look out for in 2012, including: - Planetary Mission Milestones - Space Station Gets New Additions - Big Mars Rover Arrive at Red Planet - LightSail-1: A New Solar Sail Mission - NASA’s Grail Moon Probes See their full list here. Also visit: Naveen Jain on Twitter Naveen Jain on LinkedIn Naveen Jain on Google Plus Naveen Jain on Facebook Tweet This...

Moon Express LanderZME Science wrote this interesting piece about the Moon Express mission. Even though it may seem that space exploration has taken a huge step back after NASA retired its shuttle program, the future might be a highly bright one thanks to privatized space programs. Naveen Jain, co-founder and chairman of Moon Express, Inc., is one of the couple of billionaires today who share a common vision – the future of private space...

By KENNETH CHANG of The New York Times Now that the last space shuttle has landed, a new generation of space entrepreneurs would like to whip up excitement about the prospect of returning to the moon. Spurred by a $30 million purse put up by Google, 29 teams — including one co-founded by Naveen Jain, a well-known figure in the Seattle-area tech community — have signed up for a competition to become the first private venture to...

Fifty years ago, almost to the day, was the first U.S. Human Space flight. America watched in awe as Alan Shepard flew into space—the very first American to do so. According to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, “The flight was a great success, and on the strength of Shepard’s accomplishment, NASA built the leadership role in human spaceflight that we have held ever since.” I’m confident that the next fifty years will hold...

Here’s a glimpse at a new press release about Moon Express: Naveen Jain  shared with colleagues at the annual Explorers Club Awards Dinner in New York that he is Co-Founder and Chairman of Moon Express, Inc., winner of a $10M NASA commercial lunar contract and a leading contender for the $30M Google Lunar X PRIZE. Why is Naveen reaching for the Moon?  He explained, “This is an extremely exciting project as Moon exploration...

Credit: Alliant Techsystems Get ready to go to space! Two companies are teaming up to make a space rocket launcher that costs about 40% less than current launchers. Of course “low cost” is relative, but I think it will pave the way for more tourists to visit space. The two established companies who are teaming up on this special project are seeking funding from NASA. If all goes well, we can see this launcher as early as...