November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
... launch of October 2018, BepiColombo, a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), hopes to uncover the mysteries surrounding our innermost planet and, in doing so, help scientists understand...
15 June 2022
NASA counts on ESA cooperation for lunar exploration
... communication and navigation services through the proposed Moonlight programme, as well as science and technology for surface exploration. These projects among others will be on the table for discussion at the ESA Council of Ministers in Paris later...
23 April 2018
Impossible Horizon: The Essence of Space Exploration
... as any!). He recognises the human need for a ‘horizon’ that hides what is beyond and galvanises people to try to explore that unknown and seemingly impossible realm. In 15 short chapters, Arnould covers topics from ‘Tsiolkovski’s Dream’ to lunar...
22 April 2018
The International Atlas of Mars Exploration, Vols 1 & 2
... read the standard texts, this represents a different and probably unique way of looking at the history of Mars exploration. In general, the technique is to describe briefly what each mission did and to illustrate it with annotated maps and...
30 September 2019
Space Exploration: past, present & future
... private industry and planetary science and a look towards the future of scientific research and manned space exploration – so, something for everyone perhaps. The book concludes with 30-odd pages of appendices, references and a glossary...but...
13 January 2021
The UK Space Agency and Rolls-Royce launch study into nuclear-powered space exploration
... bring forward pioneering innovations that will advance UK spaceflight. Nuclear power presents transformative possibilities for space exploration and this innovative study with Rolls-Royce could help to propel our next generation of astronauts into...
