{"id":96985,"date":"2019-05-22T13:22:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T23:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=96985"},"modified":"2019-05-22T13:22:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T23:22:03","slug":"jeff-taylor-blue-origin-lunar-lander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/05\/22\/jeff-taylor-blue-origin-lunar-lander\/","title":{"rendered":"ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½<\/abbr> researcher emeritus joins Jeff Bezos\u2019 moon project advisory team"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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A researcher emeritus with the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Institute of Geophysics and Planetology<\/a> (HIGP<\/abbr>) in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology<\/a> (SOEST<\/abbr>) at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a> has been appointed to the science advisory board for the Blue Origin lunar lander<\/a>, called Blue Moon.<\/p>\n

Board membership was revealed during a press conference by Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos on May 9 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Jeff Taylor<\/strong> of HIGP<\/abbr> will join five other scientists on the advisory board. They are Harrison “Jack” Schmitt (Apollo 17 astronaut, geologist); Steve Squyres (professor of astronomy, Cornell University); Bradley Jolliff (Scott Rudolph professor of earth and planetary sciences, Washington University); Dean Eppler (former geologist and field tester of experimental spacesuits, Johnson Space Center); and Ryan Watkins (research scientist, Planetary Science Institute).<\/p>\n

The board provides feedback to the Blue Moon team about lunar surface composition and material properties, sampling strategies, lander design, landing site selection, lunar science goals and resource exploration.<\/p>\n

“Serving on this advisory board and working with Blue Moon is one of the most exciting opportunities I have had,” said Taylor. “The Blue Moon project is the beginning of the second stage of human exploration of the Moon, and the one I hope leads to permanent settlement.”<\/p>\n

For the full story<\/a>, see the SOEST<\/abbr> website.<\/p>\n

—Written by Linda Martell<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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