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...
24 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...
16 April 2024
The End Of Astronauts Why Robots are the Future of Exploration
...astronauts are surplus to requirements; the subtitle substitutes robotic explorers; and most spacers know the UK Astronomer Royal’s views... chapters cover space colonisation, the cost of space exploration and the relevance of space law. The volume ...
