27 January 2020
US bill spurns Moon programme favouring Mars instead
... new bill. Instead of a lunar Gateway, the bill advocates the requirement of a “Gateway to Mars” in cislunar space or at a Lagrange point. The martian Gateway, that specifically “shall not be required for the conduct of human lunar landing missions...
13 February 2024
Thales Alenia Space to provide comms for planetary defence mission
...’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NEO Surveyor will journey 1.5 million kilometres to a region of gravitational stability – called the L1 Lagrange point – between Earth and the Sun, where the spacecraft will orbit during its five-year primary...
24 September 2025
Cybersecurity, cosmic weather and Europa’s secrets
... on Europe’s space ambitions. Simpson also covers Vigil, ESA’s planned space weather mission at the strategically important L5 Lagrange point, which is expected to gain the approval of European ministers later this year. The issue also includes Nick...
