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...
April 2024
Unlocking the NewSpace economy through space-based solar power
... utilisation, far more attractive, rather than just relying on surface solar or nuclear power. Spacecraft on exploration missions powered by electric propulsion could be given an additional SBSP-provided boost during their accelerating phase. This...
April 2025
Strapped for success - from racetrack to orbit
.... These innovations would align with the growing vision of sustainable and scalable human presence on the Moon. As exploration missions push further into deep space, these systems will need to evolve to address new challenges, including prolonged...
November 2025
Unlocking the secrets of Europa
... reach Jupiter. International collaboration The quest to explore Europa is a global endeavour. NASA’s Europa Clipper mission complements the European Space Agency’s JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) mission, which will also study Europa, along with...
28 November 2015
NASA Set to Improve Orion's Heat Shield
...gathered by Orion on its Exploration Flight Test -1. The heat shield will be used for Orion's Exploration Mission (EM) -1, planned to take...on reentry into Earth's atmosphere. During Orion's Exploration Flight Test (EFT)-1, the heat shield experienced ...
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...
