June 2021
China’s ascending commercial space sector
...constellations, and the fourth phase of the China Lunar Exploration Program. Overall, despite the 2020s having begun with... year, and future Chang’e missions, deep space exploration missions and even human lunar missions planned for later in the decade...
November 2021
The philosophy of space missions today
...applications may be less than the expected practical scientific benefits in other types of missions. A second ethical issue associated with scientific exploration missions is the potential health risks to astronauts. This is an issue that arises with...
June 2022
Finnish start-up ReOrbit aims to revolutionise space industry
...satellites are built to meet the boundless demands of future missions. We need to exponentially increase the technological change in..., Suvanam designed electronic systems for Venus exploration missions using a material called silicon carbide. Moving...
September 2023
India signs up to the Artemis Accords
... risk of harmful interference. 6. Release of Scientific Data: commit to open sharing of scientific data arising from space exploration missions. Not mandatory for private-sector operations. 7. Preserving Outer Space Heritage: undertake to ensure new...
September 2023
How microorganisms survive space travel
... Levinskikh M.A., Deshevaya E.A., Sugimoto M., Alekseev V.R., Okuda T., Gusev O.A., Sychev V.N.. Planetary protection challenges in space exploration missions and ways of their resolution with account of the results of Russian exobiology experiments...
October 2023
Slovenia’s footprint in space
... robot concept is easily adaptable to different scientific applications of exploration and can be considered a potential technological solution for future scientific exploration missions. It also provides the capability of carrying small payloads...
