February 2017
Opening up the infinite frontier
... that allow earlier and cheaper participation in the use and exploration of space, and create more entry points for those without...them. On the one hand and for most of history, space exploration has been the domain of governments, and so most of the ...
25 June 2021
China announces plans to build a base on Mars starting in 2033
...technology preparation phase, whereby androids will be sent ahead to explore the martian surface for a potential Mars base site. The ... As along with Mars, China is also crafting an exploration mission to study the Jovian system set for launch sometime...
06 January 2017
NASA selects three new missions to study the early solar system and energetic X-rays from black holes
...Tempe. Last but not least is the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission. Slated to launch in 2020 at a cost... great history of launching observatories in the Astrophysics Explorers Program with new and unique observational capabilities. IXPE...
18 September 2017
'Mars crew' emerge from isolation after 8 months study on Hawaii
...SEAS has done will contribute to the future exploration of Mars and the future exploration of Space in general," said science officer ...Paylor on Sunday. HI-SEAS stands for ‘Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation’ and refers to semi-portable, ...
11 May 2018
Revolutionary X-Ray navigation system to be used on CubeSat mission
... the technology on a CubeSat mission to characterise the composition of the Moon. The experiment, which is called the Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology, or SEXTANT, for short, works in a similar principle to how GPS works...
21 February 2020
MMX mission gets green light to land on Phobos
... human crew to the red planet.” “Humans can realistically explore the surfaces of only a few objects and Phobos and ..., while DLR (Germany) is to design the rover, which could explore the surface of Phobos. In addition to the sampling device and sample...
