08 February 2021
UAE Hope probe poised to enter Mars' orbit tomorrow
The UAE’s first interplanetary exploration mission, the Hope probe, is expecting to enter Mars’ orbit tomorrow (9 February) at about 7.42 pm UAE time (15:42 GMT) following its ...
11 June 2021
China unveils new Mars images, and prepares to launch first astronauts to space station
... Zhang Rongqiao, chief designer of China's first Mars exploration mission unveiled four new images of Mars that include the ...the Red Planet for 28 Martian days to carry out scientific exploration. Meanwhile, earlier in the week, a Long March 2F rocket...
November 2016
Emergency dental treatment on way to Mars
... are just one of the many extra and important risks to be assessed in planning for future long-term exploration missions. Based on the latest standard procedures employed on Earth for a specific dental problem, an adapted procedure for space...
31 October 2016
Swarm constellation helps figure out why satellites lose their GPS signal
... example of a technical challenge being turned into exciting science, a true essence of an Earth Explorer mission such as Swarm,” added Rune Floberghagen, ESA’s Swarm mission manager. “These new findings demonstrate that GPS can be used as a tool for...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
... to set our priorities. Portugal has more than 20 years of participation in ESA’s space exploration missions, with several Portuguese companies involved in missions such as ExoMars, Mars Sample Return, the International Habitation Module (I-HAB) part...
17 May 2017
SLS/Orion mission delayed until 2019
...." The Agency has invested more than $15 billion in these three programs since 2012 in order to get its Exploration Mission - 1 (EM-1) off the ground, but despite mounting costs – estimated to reach approximately $23 billion by the end of fiscal year...
