25 June 2021
China announces plans to build a base on Mars starting in 2033
... including schematics of the joint International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) were also unveiled at GLEX 2021 with officials stating that the base will be developed concurrently but separate to the Artemis lunar exploration programme led by the US.
26 July 2021
Israel’s Helios to ride on ispace lunar lander to make oxygen on the Moon
...Helios has said it plans to join ispace, Japan’s lunar exploration firm, on its second and third missions to the ...while the metals will be used to establish the infrastructure for future lunar and martian bases, say the firm. “Our solution is unique ...
June 2015
Innovation at escape velocity: from NASA’s Apollo to SpaceX
.... gov/sites/default/files/files/GER-2013_Small.pdf 2: Harvey, B. (2007). Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration (pp. 69-108). Praxis Publishing Ltd., Chichester, UK. 3: Faulkner, A. H, Gurzi, F., and Hughes, E. L. (1962). MAGIC – An Advanced Computer...
July 2021
Commercial space stations - fulfilling the dream
...to pay for the Shuttle, the ISS and lunar exploration, so the Shuttle was the sacrificial lamb. Now we have the ISS...and how to resolve those kinds of things for long-term human exploration. Why not test components on the ISS first? KAVANDI Well, ...
May 2025
Mythologies of Outer Space - A new perspective on the final frontier
... on the ironic relationship between space law and masculine power structures that have historically dictated lunar exploration, underscoring the increasing role of private capital in shaping its future. Afronauts, a 2014 short film by Ghanaian...
08 October 2018
A round-up of news from this years IAC
...While already formal partners, NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) agreed to strengthen ties on the ... support the Canadian Space Agency in a new era of lunar exploration,” said Moon Express Founder and CEO Bob Richards. “Successful ...