27 July 2020
Radiation-loving fungus could protect astronauts from cosmic rays
... 6,000 chest x-rays, depending on their length of stay in space. Scientists have found though that certain fungi thrive in high-radiation environments... adequate protection for explorers on future missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond,” conclude the...
11 February 2016
$19 Billion NASA Budget Proposed by White House
...Lynne Dittmar, executive director of the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration, in a statement. “This proposed budget falls well short of the investment needed to support NASA’s exploration missions.” “This administration cannot continue to tout plans...
19 April 2021
NASA picks SpaceX Human Lunar Lander for its Artemis programme
... as the agency takes a step forward for women’s equality and long-term deep space exploration,” said Kathy Lueders, NASA's associate administrator for Human Explorations and Operations Mission Directorate. “This critical step puts humanity on a path...
March 2016
Mining outer space may be cool but is it legal?
... the US legislation failed to address is the concept of ‘non-interference’ contained in the OST, Article IX. NASA’s Deep Space Exploration Vehicle on a future mission to Mars A State Party to the Treaty which has reason to believe that an activity...
10 January 2024
NASA announces delays to astronaut lunar missions
... landing system, next-generation spacesuits, Gateway lunar space station, and future rovers are NASA's foundation for deep space exploration. Photo: Artemis II crew members (from left): CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, with NASA...
11 March 2019
NASA outlines future Moon to Mars plans
... next decade with innovative, new technologies and systems to explore more locations across the lunar surface than ever before. This... The Space Launch System, Orion spacecraft, and Gateway will continue to be our backbone for deep space exploration. “...
