23 April 2018
The International Atlas of Mars Exploration, Vols 1 & 2
..., with sections on Phobos and Deimos and Mars mission data, but the great majority of the book comprises a “chronological sequence of missions and events”. Although this is a history of Mars exploration, the most important differentiating factor (its...
23 March 2026
The International Atlas of Mars Exploration Vol.3
..., especially those following the wheel tracks of the rovers. The first volume covered Mars missions up to 2003, the second spanned 2004-2014 and this third volume – with the subtitle “Curiosity, Insight ...
July 2014
Is there a space race or are India and China just coming of age?
... and the European Space Agency. Success is far from assured, however; historically more than half of all Mars missions have failed. Smaller space players, such as Indonesia, Taiwan and Singapore, are ursuing satellite communications technology...
November 2016
Emergency dental treatment on way to Mars
... and the assumed scenario for the replacement of a dental restoration is based on the fictional accident of an astronaut during a Mars mission. In 1972, Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke escaped injury after he accidentally fell over during the setup...
May 2017
Recipe for success on flights to Mars
... into some of the issues that will be faced by future crews journeying to Mars. HI-SEAS (Hawai’i Space Exploration Analog & Simulation) is a series of simulated Mars missions funded by NASA and run by Dr Kim Binsted of the University of Hawaii. The...
October 2018
Radiation study paves way for safe deep space exploration
... (REID) probability to be less than three percent - which is not an easy challenge according to some risk assessments for Mars missions. GCR are extremely high energy charged particles that originate from outside of our solar system. They...
