27 March 2019
NASA to land humans on the Moon again by 2024 - but with better fitting spacesuits hopefully
It has been a tumultuous week this week for NASA as far as news goes. The space agency’s Administrator Jim Bridenstine has just announced that ‘President Donald Trump has asked NASA to accelerate US plans to return to the Moon and to land humans on ...
07 September 2019
Chandrayaan-2 lander fails to touchdown successfully
India’s attempt to be the first nation to land close to the south pole of the Moon has unfortunately been thwarted as contact with Chandrayaan-2 was lost minutes before its Vikram module was due to touch down at the lunar south pole. The Chandrayaan...
04 August 2021
Starliner launch delayed indefinitely following "valve" problems
Boeing's second attempt at an uncrewed test flight of its new Starliner capsule to the International Space Station has been postponed indefinitely due to an "unexpected valve" problem discovered after an electrical storm yesterday. “We're not ...
20 September 2021
Best time for a human Mars mission? During a solar maximum, new study says
With SpaceX founder Elon Musk racking up Starship prototypes as fast as he can build them in order to build colonies on Mars – work on SN20, or Ship 20 is currently in progress – and China suggesting it is also going to build a base on the Red ...
17 December 2020
Chang'e 5 probe returns to Earth with Moon rocks
China's most sophisticated and challenging space adventure – the Chang'e 5 robotic lunar mission – ended successfully early Thursday morning with its cargo of lunar rocks and dust landing on the grasslands in northern China. The China National Space...
September 2017
Engaging the private sector in space exploration
... technologies and the delivery of scientific payloads to the Moon, leading the way for a future of prolonged space exploration. The private spacecraft would be able to deliver up to 100 kg payload to the lunar surface with each flight. About...
