[FPSPACE] Year of the Moon: China, Japan Ready Lunar Probes for 2007

[LARRY KLAES]

Year of the Moon: China, Japan Ready Lunar Probes for 2007

A renewal of robotic lunar exploration is ready for liftoff in 2007 - and 
not by
the United States. This year, China is set to launch its first lunar 
orbiter,
followed by the summer sendoff of a mega-powerful mooncraft from Japan.

http://www.space.com/news/070102_asia_moonprobes.html


Full Moon Names for 2007

Full Moon names date back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern 
and
eastern United States. Those tribes of a few hundred years ago kept track of
the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full Moon. Their
names were applied to the entire month in which each occurred.

http://www.space.com/spacewatch/061229_moonnames2007.html