January 2021
Evolution of volatiles on the Moon
... potentially useful resources. This approach is a major departure from that during Apollo, because Artemis and its robotic precursor missions are part of NASA’s strategy of establishing a sustainable, long-term human presence on the Moon as opposed...
January 2022
Earth - no longer humanity’s only home
... will be ‘and’ not ‘or’. This endeavour is the most ambitious we have ever undertaken. It will require human and robotic skills, national and international efforts, commercial and government capabilities in Earth orbit and deep space, conducting...
18 December 2019
US Senate suggests Artemis delay after requested funding halved
...' lifespans. This programme budget includes monies for the completion of SPIDER, a SPace Infrastructure DExterous Robot (SPIDER) that the robotic satellite servicing platform will carry as a secondary payload. The remaining CJS bill funding of $3,448...
04 August 2016
Experts to Discuss Mars Sample Return at IAC 2016
... on the minds of the international science community for many years. Though multiple scenarios of international partnerships and robotic missions have been proposed, the cost of the MSR mission remains high. A special session, to be held during...
12 November 2021
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts arrive at ISS
...Orlan spacesuit. It is expected he will perform a Russian spacewalk to support the installation and first operations of the European Robotic Arm (ERA) that travelled to the Station with the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) on 29 July this...
December 2014
MAVEN and the evolution of Mars
... of human interest and endeavours. Why? Because it is the planet most accessible to our observations, both telescopic and robotic, it’s a particularly good candidate for the study of terrestrial planet and early life evolution, and it is second only...
