April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
...I provides that all states have the right to explore and use space; Article II prohibits national appropriation ...The community of nations took a major step to promote the peaceful exploration and use of outer space by the adoption of the non-...
October 2020
Space 2069 - back to the Moon, to Mars and beyond
..., nostalgia and much contemplation. How far could space exploration and industry have ‘travelled’ by now if the...up as we see sights we have only imagined. A concept to explore dark lunar craters. Becoming Martian By 2069 humanity will have survived on...
May 2021
In-situ propellant design for Mars ascent vehicles
... is to engender an Earth-independent era for space exploration According to the data obtained from spacecraft, Mars has... region. Although Mars is the best candidate for human exploration, there are challenges for long-term surface operations. Its...
March 2026
Humanity – the potential of space
..., these motivations shaped humanity’s early ventures - and space exploration has been no exception. But something has changed. The ... projects like Caltech’s Space Solar Power Project continue to explore its feasibility. As I write this, at least one...
30 April 2018
NASA cancels its lunar Resource Prospector mission
... and water - elements that would be essential for any explorers hoping to stay long term in a lunar settlement. These...to suffer setbacks when it was moved from the Human Exploration and Operations Directorate to the Science Mission Directorate (SMD)...
05 July 2019
JAXA, DLR to cooperate on Martian moons mission
... no stranger to sending spacecraft to other-world bodies to examine them up close. As part of their Hayabusa2 mission, which is currently exploring the asteroid Ryugu, the agency’s Mobile Asteroid and Surface Scout (MASCOT) lander ‘hopped’ across the...
