January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
...-Chinese relations sour. For many, ‘space’ conjures majestic images of the planets, stars and nebulae, the Apollo Moon landings, Martian rovers, or guitar-wielding astronauts on the International Space Station. These encapsulate space as a realm...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
... Age with the supply of cork insulating material to many early US missions such as the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo capsules and the Saturn V launcher. However, it was only in 1989 that Portugal joined the first space...
08 February 2016
Comparing Notes: Behind the Scenes of Space Travel
... moon because it is hard, and Scott Millican is one of the engineers who helped them get there. He trained Apollo astronauts for their flight to the Moon and was present in Mission Control, guiding the astronauts through...
31 July 2019
GLEE mission aims to send 500 LunaSats to the Moon
... particles in Jupiter and Saturn’s rings move when exposed to electromagnetic forces. “As we all celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, let us tell the world we are going to the moon with a new mission conducted by students from countries...
September 2017
Australia’s unique space history
...space activities in their global context. Its exhibits include an Apollo 16 Moon rock and the unique Zero G Space Lab, ...’s second generation of tracking stations The section on the Apollo missions includes the largest lunar sample on public display in...
February 2019
Simulating lunar and martian regolith in the laboratory
... drill and analytical capabilities of the rover in preparation for its activities on Mars. Orange soil found during Apollo 17 is believed to have been created by volcanic processes early in the Moon’s history. Alongside the ExoMars applications, some...
