17 June 2016
ExoMars' Trace Gas Orbiter Sends Back First Mars Image
... better, high-resolution images will be sent back after the spacecraft's arrival to Mars, this was a significant milestone for the mission's camera team. “The images have confirmed the sensitivity of the instrument and are...
30 June 2016
Orbital ATK and NASA Successfully Complete Second Qualification Test
... the second half of 2018. NASA officials present at the test had noted that this was another milestone on the road to EM-1. Alex Priskos, NASA booster manager, said that “this was a big deal today, the...
18 July 2016
NASA unveils new Mars 2020 rover
...said Geoffrey Yoder, acting associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. "This mission marks a significant milestone in NASA's Journey to Mars to determine whether life has ever existed on Mars, and to advance our goal...
25 August 2016
Earth-sized planet found around our nearest neighbouring star
... from specialists all around the world have been included on the paper submitted to Nature, describing this milestone finding. ”This work has resulted in the discovery of hundreds of planets around the nearest stars, and now...
09 September 2016
OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on its way to study Bennu after successful launch Thursday
... Lauretta, principal investigator for OsiRIS-REx, speaking at the post-launch press conference, “We hit all of our milestones within seconds. We really kicked that field goal right down the center.” The launch is part of NASA...
19 December 2016
JAXA signs an agreement for the development and creation of a lunar mining industry
... HAKUTO, is the only Japanese team competing for the XPRIZE and it has already been awarded a Mobility Milestone Prize from Google Lunar XPRIZE in January 2015. The company’s long term plans are to deliver extracted...
