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...
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...
17 July 2018
Harris Corporation to provide audio system for first human deep-space mission
... communication system for NASA’s first human deep-space exploration mission, scheduled to launch in 2022 onboard the ...NASA’s first spacecraft designed for long-duration, deep-space exploration by humans. Harris was selected by Lockheed Martin, the...
01 October 2018
ispace partners with SpaceX for 2020 & 2021 Moon missions
...of our journey.” “We are entering a new era in space exploration and SpaceX is proud to have been selected by ispace to launch... Europe, and the US—including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)—reviewed both technical and programmatic status ...
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...
