Clive R. Neal

Geologist, Lunatic, Real Football Fan, Husband, Dad, Grandad, Long-Suffering Ipswich Town Fan, Chair Emeritus - LEAG & JOIDES Resolution Facility Board, #LGN

[ispace @ispace_inc]

Watch our engineering team in action as they prepare the ULTRA lunar lander’s upper assembly for a high-precision crane lift operation. This video captures the coordination, technical expertise, and attention to detail required ahead of integration with the lander's primary structure.

From detailed inspections to closely coordinated teamwork, every step plays an important role in the assembly, integration, and testing (AIT) process. Stay tuned as we continue sharing more behind-the-scenes moments from ULTRA’s journey to the Moon.

#ispace #ULTRA #LunarExploration #Engineering #AIT

[Clive R. Neal @Prof_Clive_Neal]

@SciGuySpace This has been roadmapped several times in the past. Good to see it’s finally happening because the Moon Base is needed to fuel the cislunar economy.

[Eric Berger @SciGuySpace]

Yikes. NASA couldn’t even complete a test of the SLS rocket’s ground system seal for liquid hydrogen because something else broke with the ground systems. And they wait until 8 pm ET Friday to send an update on something they knew last night.

https://t.co/X1EJ35Qo7O

[Clive R. Neal @Prof_Clive_Neal]

This is much needed and good news.

[Eric Berger @SciGuySpace]

I’m hearing that, internally, Blue Origin is moving aggressively toward an interim Artemis landing solution that does not require refueling (Blue Moon Mk-1.5).

[Jason Major @JPMajor]

16mm film footage captured from the Apollo 15 LM ascent stage during liftoff from the Hadley-Apennine lunar landing site on August 2, 1971

[Clive R. Neal @Prof_Clive_Neal]

@SciGuySpace This is what we need from the commercial sector. Love it! Go Blue!

[Eric Berger @SciGuySpace]

Blue Origin CEO speaks on accelerating Artemis: “If NASA wants to go quicker, we would move heaven and Earth, pun intended, to try to get to the Moon sooner. And I think we have some good ideas.”

https://t.co/GDQ75LeVDO

[Clive R. Neal @Prof_Clive_Neal]

Thank you @SecDuffyNASA for your leadership in focusing us on the Moon, which is key for human exploration and commercial development through use of local resources. I'm looking forward to seeing the next steps that include VIPER to find the water ice at the poles. Go Irish!

[John Kraus @johnkrausphotos]

Falcon 9 transits the 100% full Moon during tonight’s 8:53:30pm ET launch of 21 Starlink satellites from Florida 🚀🌕

[Clive R. Neal @Prof_Clive_Neal]

@LauraForczyk If the new Administrator is serious about human permanence on our Moon (per our Space Policy) then VIPER has to fly. Understanding lunar volatile resources is critical for science, exploration, commerce, and the cislunar economy. VIPER is the critical pathfinder mission.

[The Legendary Real Radio Caroline @TheRadCaroline]

Essex Police Marine Unit watching over Ross Revenge when they are on the Blackwater Estuary, and we are very grateful to them. The officers sometimes stop by for a cuppa and a chat. Here they are during one of their visits practising boarding & evacuation drills. @EssexPoliceUK

[Kris Zacny @kriszacny]

So happy to see LISTER drilling to 1 m on the Moon! We invented this technology back in 2007 and it took some time to get here. Thank you @NASA for supporting this technology development and selecting us for flight. Thank you @fireflyspace for smooth flight and landing!

[NASA @NASA]

Your package is scheduled for delivery 📦

@fireflyspace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander is set to land on the near side of the Moon on March 2 at 3:45am ET (0845 UTC) with NASA science and tech aboard. Watch the landing live with us! https://t.co/UUhv9gYa9n

[Kris Zacny @kriszacny]

After 17 years of development we are closing on the Moon! Firefly’s BlueGhost will be touching down in a few weeks and then LISTER will start drilling to 3 m and taking thermal measurements!
https://t.co/BCWaGku9lv via @YouTube

[A.C. Charania @ac_charania]

“First to See the Farside” - “Fifty six years ago today the crew of Apollo 8 -- Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders -- were the first humans to see the farside of the Moon, and to see the Earth from the Moon…From Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter images and topography, the @NASA Scientific Visualization Studio produced a dramatic reconstruction of the exciting minutes surrounding the famous Earthrise event.” https://t.co/sdW2gmMyX9

[Dr. Paul van Susante @paulvans]

2024 has been a very busy year with lots of progress from an amazing team here at the @mtu_pstdl at @michigantech . Lunar excavation, construction and in-situ resource utilization is progressing nicely. In January we tested our

[Clive R. Neal @Prof_Clive_Neal]

@kpetronotis I’ll come and talk to you, Katerina!

[Clive R. Neal @Prof_Clive_Neal]

@drcrater @src_rsc Congratulations, Oz! Very well deserved!

[Clive R. Neal @Prof_Clive_Neal]

#MYPLMORNING
Henry and the missus ready for the game! We are also waiting for Ipswich - ManU - come on you Tractor Boys!

[Phil Metzger @DrPhiltill]

NASA **must** stop screwing around or
the US will be many years behind China (re)landing on the Moon. You can pretend this won’t be a national humiliation “because this time we are returning to stay” or whatever slogan, but… 1/2