15 November 2014
Pioneering Philae completes main mission before hibernation
... even of life on our home world. “The data collected by Philae and Rosetta is set to make this mission a game-changer in cometary science,” says Matt Taylor, ESA’s Rosetta project scientist. Fred Jansen, ESA’s Rosetta mission...
25 November 2015
Historic landing for private rocket company Blue Origin
... times the force of gravity before the deployment of three main parachutes in preparation for landing. “Full reuse is a game changer, and we can’t wait to fuel up and fly again,” explains Bezos. The Blue Origin team celebrates...
12 April 2016
Visionary ideas that could transform future NASA missions
... by funding the initial stages of projects such as the Direct Fusion Drive (DFD), an idea that could provide game-changing propulsion and power capabilities that would revolutionise interplanetary travel. Thirteen proposals have been selected...
03 June 2016
Elon Musk: Mars mission architecture to be unveiled in September
... will receive data from the spacecraft's Mars landing attempt in exchange for technical consults. “The basic game plan is that we’re going to send a mission to Mars with every Mars opportunity from 2018 onwards,” Musk said...
13 September 2016
Scientists prove the Moon was created by a vaporised Earth
... impact really did (largely) vaporise Earth," said Wang and the evidence that has given the game away is the amount of heavy potassium isotopes found in lunar samples. The duo’s findings show that Moon...
30 September 2016
Historic Rosetta mission ends
... history books once again," says Johann-Dietrich Wörner, ESA's Director General. "Today we celebrate the success of a game-changing mission, one that has surpassed all our dreams and expectations, and one that continues...
