... in Tempe and principal investigator for the Psyche mission. One day the technology could be used to establish a capable telecommunications infrastructure for future missions to Mars. "Laser communications will augment that capability tremendously...
... with Astrobotic to facilitate their plans for multiple Moon missions with the aid of the Peregrine lunar lander. Peregrine... coincide with the launch of the region’s first interplanetary mission, the Mars “Hope” Probe. The spacecraft is set to gather ...
... follows on from India’s prospering space endeavours which saw the country conduct its first lunar mission in 2008, and its mission to Mars in 2014. Totalling around $74 million, the project cost a fraction of the $671 million NASA spent...
... records, attracting interest not only within the country but overseas too, including China. After India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), it was this flight which aroused more curiosity and public interest compared to some of the...