{"id":1975,"date":"2019-07-25T15:21:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T15:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/?p=1975"},"modified":"2023-08-08T16:21:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T16:21:45","slug":"beyond-the-moon-recent-iowa-contributions-to-space-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/2019\/07\/25\/beyond-the-moon-recent-iowa-contributions-to-space-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Moon:\u00a0Recent\u00a0Iowa Contributions to Space Research\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the moon landing is an exciting milestone of space exploration! Our University archivist David McCartney has written about how <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foriowa.org\/iowa-stories\/iowa-story.php?namer=true&amp;isid=58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iowa research<\/a>&nbsp;contributed to the safe landing of the astronauts on the moon!&nbsp;James Van Allen\u2019s discovery of&nbsp;the&nbsp;radiation belts&nbsp;meant that&nbsp;the necessary calculations were done to&nbsp;transport&nbsp;the astronauts&nbsp;safely&nbsp;through these belts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moon.nasa.gov\/resources\/273\/first-view-of-earth-from-the-moon-and-oblique-view-of-the-lunar-surface\/?category=images\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/files\/2019\/07\/lo1_h102_123-1024x308.jpg\" alt=\"Lunar Orbiter 1 new of the Moon and crescent Earth.\" class=\"wp-image-1977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/files\/2019\/07\/lo1_h102_123-1024x308.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/files\/2019\/07\/lo1_h102_123-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/files\/2019\/07\/lo1_h102_123-768x231.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/files\/2019\/07\/lo1_h102_123-640x193.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/files\/2019\/07\/lo1_h102_123.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credit: NASA. First View of Earth From the Moon and Oblique View of the Lunar Surface.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A wealth of links can give you more information about the moon landing, from its historical background to the scientific advances that we gained from the Apollo 11 mission. Thank you to Kai Weatherman for gathering this list of links!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In this Astronomy July Special Issue, find out about the women of Apollo, research into moon rocks, and download a free ebookcalled Project Apollo: Reaching for the Moon: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.astronomy.com\/bonus\/apollo_home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.astronomy.com\/bonus\/apollo_home<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read and listen to reports on Apollo from NPR! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/738145345\/apollo-11-50th-anniversary-coverage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/738145345\/apollo-11-50th-anniversary-coverage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out the collection of photos of the moon landing from the New York Times! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/07\/09\/science\/apollo-11-moon-landing-photos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/07\/09\/science\/apollo-11-moon-landing-photos.html<\/a>&nbsp;and a host of other moon related articles&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch the PBS American Experience \u201cChasing the Moon\u201d:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/video\/chasing-the-moon-part-1-kpyzvq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/video\/chasing-the-moon-part-1-kpyzvq\/<\/a>and explore the interactive feature:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ctm.americanexperience.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/ctm.americanexperience.org\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Nature, read about the history of the moon landing and possibilities for future lunar research: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/collections\/bfhghadfcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.nature.com\/collections\/bfhghadfcc<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Including Moon on the mind: two millennia of lunar literature:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-019-02090-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-019-02090-w<\/a>and Propulsive reading: books on the Moon:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-019-02089-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-019-02089-3<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After looking back at Apollo 11, you might wonder, what has recently developed in Iowa space research?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/now.uiowa.edu\/2016\/10\/maven-mission-observes-ups-and-downs-water-escaping-mars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MAVEN<\/a> explores the hydrogen cycle on Mars&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/now.uiowa.edu\/2018\/08\/university-iowa-hitches-ride-historic-mission-sun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parker Solar Probe<\/a>&nbsp;takes measurements of the sun\u2019s outer layer&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/now.uiowa.edu\/2019\/04\/ui-space-researchers-forge-ahead-instrument-producing-furnace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ring core<\/a>&nbsp;for future space research&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/now.uiowa.edu\/2018\/01\/ui-sophomore-reaching-stars-and-getting-there\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HaloSat&nbsp;<\/a>measures matter found around the Milky Way&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finally, the University of Iowa recently won a <a href=\"https:\/\/now.uiowa.edu\/2019\/06\/ui-wins-its-largest-ever-research-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$115 million grant<\/a>&nbsp;from NASA! This will allow us to study the magnetic fields between the sun and Earth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 50th anniversary of the moon landing is an exciting milestone of space exploration! Our University archivist David McCartney has written about how Iowa research&nbsp;contributed to the safe landing of the astronauts on the moon!&nbsp;James Van Allen\u2019s discovery of&nbsp;the&nbsp;radiation belts&nbsp;meant that&nbsp;the necessary calculations were done to&nbsp;transport&nbsp;the astronauts&nbsp;safely&nbsp;through these belts.&nbsp; A wealth of links can give<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/2019\/07\/25\/beyond-the-moon-recent-iowa-contributions-to-space-research\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Beyond the Moon:\u00a0Recent\u00a0Iowa Contributions to Space Research\u00a0&#8220;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":1977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,9],"tags":[119,120,121],"syndication":[41,37],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/223"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1975"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2804,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975\/revisions\/2804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1975"},{"taxonomy":"syndication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/syndication?post=1975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}