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...
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...
28 September 2018
CubeRover to develop low-cost, revolutionary rover in Luxembourg
... Economy. Rather than conducting scientific research and launching spacecraft missions like other prominent agencies however, the LSA will concentrate ... can be customised for specific science and exploration missions but if you want to build your own...
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...
28 February 2024
SSSIF consolidates position as Europe's leading NewSpace event
... economy have grown exponentially over the last few years. Between 2013 and 2022, some 30 percent of exploration missions were targeted on the lunar environment, with a total budget of $58.8 billion. Between 2023 and 2032, it is expected that...
