11 February 2016
$19 Billion NASA Budget Proposed by White House
... impossible.” Radzanowski said that the budget supports a 2018 launch of the first SLS/Orion mission, Exploration Mission (EM) 1, and a 2023 launch of EM-2. Progress made to date thanks to increased funding, though, could still allow an EM-2 launch...
30 January 2017
Orion engineers test for vibrations and SLS completes a major review
... components and materials for the EUS, and build up tooling," he added. NASA is currently on track to launch an uncrewed Exploration Mission (EM) in 2018, however the detailed SLS assessment is a big step forward in being ready for more capable human...
18 June 2018
ESA Council backs Lunar gateway venture
... European contributions to an international Mars Sample Return mission or other sample return missions; and examining scenarios and mission concepts for lunar exploration missions supporting the objectives of the European scientific community...
13 August 2018
NASA to partner with six US companies to develop space exploration technologies
... space sector that leverage emerging markets and capabilities to meet NASA's exploration goals. While these key technologies will support NASA's science and human exploration missions in the future, these awards are yet another example of NASA...
23 December 2020
Harmful stellar flares might not prevent life on exoplanets after all, new study says
... discovered an exoplanet around our nearest star four years ago, it seemed the perfect object in which to mount an exploration mission in the hopes of finding life. But then further studies showed that Proxima b was subjected to regular outbursts...
25 June 2021
China announces plans to build a base on Mars starting in 2033
...’s latest ambitions as the beginning of a formidable space race with the US. As along with Mars, China is also crafting an exploration mission to study the Jovian system set for launch sometime around 2030 and has revealed plans to build...
