31 December 2021
Space missions to watch out for in 2022
... of the Moon. Slated to launch sometime around August 2022, South Korea will begin their first Moon exploration mission with the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO). Built in collaboration with NASA, the KPLO is designed to study...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
31 July 2019
GLEE mission aims to send 500 LunaSats to the Moon
... ‘forward to the moon and on to Mars,’ but also provide a great opportunity for students to participate in a space exploration mission that will train them for space or related science careers,” said Fenstermaker, a research professor at the Desert...
