29 July 2020
Mars 2020 mission, Perseverance rover 'go for launch,' says NASA
... right now with the coronavirus pandemic, and yet we have in fact persevered and we have protected this mission because it is so important." The launch will take place at 7:50 am EDT (11:50 GMT) on Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on board...
14 April 2021
Emirates partners with Japan for its 2022 lunar rover mission
... knowledge capabilities, inspiring future generations to pursue space science and research, and fostering global collaboration. If the mission is completed successfully, the UAE and Japan will together become the next two nations to successfully put...
August 2018
America’s ‘dream machine’
...enough protection to survive a small hull breach. November’s free-flight test crew team photo. Our return mission scenario is very flexible: it allows us to deliver pressurised and unpressurised cargo, and return pressurised cargo to a runway landing...
February 2019
A universal spaceship design concept
...other objects, the existing solutions arguably fail to meet the requirements for the wide variety of potential missions. Christian Zschoch believes the answer lies in his universal spaceship design concept. Research undertaken as part of a conceptual...
31 December 2021
Space missions to watch out for in 2022
...the Starliner system is ready when we fly our test missions in 2022,” Steve Stich, NASA's Commercial Crew Programme ... complete without a mention of SpaceX. On top of the many missions Elon Musk’s space exploration has a helping hand in with its suite...
21 June 2019
ESA's new mission to intercept a comet
...,” says Günther Hasinger, ESA’s Director of Science. “The huge scientific achievements of Giotto and Rosetta – our legacy missions to comets – are unrivalled, but now it is time to build upon their successes and visit a pristine comet, or be ready...
