20 September 2019
Russia and China to cooperate on future Moon missions
... could see each country contributing a payload to the others up and coming lunar missions, namely the Luna-26 orbiter spacecraft and Chang’e-7 polar landing mission respectively. The agreement would also see both space-faring nations establishing...
17 December 2020
Chang'e 5 probe returns to Earth with Moon rocks
China's most sophisticated and challenging space adventure – the Chang'e 5 robotic lunar mission – ended successfully early Thursday morning with its cargo of lunar rocks and dust landing on the grasslands in northern China. The China National Space...
July 2014
Is there a space race or are India and China just coming of age?
... other countries are eagerly climbing the ranks Artist's impression of China's 'Yutu' rover, part of the Chang'e 3 lunar mission If it is a race, however, it's not a very close one. "China is still far ahead of everybody else", Johnson-Freese adds...
28 September 2018
CubeRover to develop low-cost, revolutionary rover in Luxembourg
... Ministry of the Economy. Rather than conducting scientific research and launching spacecraft missions like other prominent agencies however, the LSA will concentrate on building up ...will soon be available as standalone vehicles for lunar missions.
April 2020
Protecting against the dangers of space radiation
... is still much research to be performed in order to facilitate safe lunar missions. Apollo mission EVAs ranged from two hours on Apollo 9 to 22 hours on Apollo 17. A future lunar base might require up to 30,000 hours of EVA exploration. Individual...
01 July 2020
How Earth’s protective magnetic bubble can ‘flap’ over the Moon
... exposes the Moon, will help scientists and engineers prepare for the safe operation of future human lunar missions. As well as providing life-giving light, the Sun also spews out high-speed particles – the solar...
