July 2019
A reluctant American hero
... personalities involved, we have been able to learn more about Armstrong the man and his unique contribution to space exploration. The six Apollo Moon landing missions changed the world in many ways – raising and influencing technical...
May 2026
From Apollo to Artemis - Six decades of the Lunar and Planetary Institute
... the stars.” Johnson’s call helped anchor the Institute as a central node of global scientific cooperation in the age of space exploration. LSI was formally created on 1 October 1968 through a NASA contract with the National Academy of Sciences...
September 2017
Europe needs facility to handle extra-terrestrial space material
... missions have been led mostly by NASA in the US, by Roscosmos in Russia and by JAXA in Japan. Europe is a main actor in space exploration but has lacked the goal of claiming part of the samples brought back by these missions. Sample return...
September 2017
Plans for high-speed lunar rovers
..., the lunar vicinity is a key area for the development of an affordable and sustainable space economy that would completely transform the current landscape of space exploration [2]. High-speed lunar rover Current rover designs are not suited for...
February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
... the ISS and low Earth orbit (LEO) operations, and is actively developing collaborative programmes related to deep space exploration missions. EAC is Neutral Buoyancy Facility hall includes a water tank, mock-ups, and scuba diving equipment...
June 2018
Archaeologist of the future
... Apollo 15 crew who left it there it is part of a universal commemoration to the heroes who have died in the advancement of space exploration. For Begian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck, who was commissioned to realise it, the statue is an ode to mankind...
