03 September 2015
Orion and NASA’s Mission to Mars at IAC 2015
...flight test in December 2014, Orion's next milestone will be a flight beyond the orbit of the moon. The challenges, problems and successes of this difficult mission, as well as the next steps in taking humans beyond Low Earth Orbit, will be explained...
26 November 2015
Russian research scientist and mathematician recognized for space weather research
... due to conditions such as solar storms. Dr. Podladchikova’s research aims to tackle these problems and provide answers to the challenges and threats that space weather imposes by studying phenomena that can impact space and terrestrial technological...
21 November 2018
Jezero Crater chosen as landing site for Mars 2020 mission
... value of sites such as Jezero Crater, and a previous mission contemplated going there, but the challenges with safely landing were considered prohibitive,” said Ken Farley, project scientist for Mars 2020 at NASA’s ...
28 April 2020
This year's IAC will be hosted in a virtual format due to Covid-19
...those dates in your calendar and stay tuned for additional details on the programme and logistics for the event in the upcoming weeks. Despite the challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IAF is confident that humanity can emerge from this crisis...
March 2017
Space is open for business
... and it is being used right now in Morocco. Rob Suters, managing director of IPStar BV, maintained that the challenges in space are essentially the same as on Earth: water, waste, food and energy. And Abhay Bhagwat, senior director for sustainable...
August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
...’ between human and robot. New operational steps must be developed to verify that the assembly procedures have been executed as planned. Some of the challenges faced by robotic, autonomous on-orbit assembly can be addressed by learning and benefiting...
