June 2019
The challenge of planetary protection
... Panel made recommendations on the Phobos/Deimos sample return categorisation regarding the International JAXA-led Martian Moons eXploration mission (MMX). This is an ambitious project that will travel to Mars and survey the red planet’s two...
August 2016
International cooperation drives Germany’s space ambitions
... as well as the infrared spectrometer MERTIS. Starting in 2022, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will be launched to investigate the gas giant and its moons. DLR will contribute the laser altimeter GALA and key components of the...
October 2018
Looking for life on Enceladus with IceMole
... are also being nvestigated. A significant amount of effort and resources are needed for such an ice moon exploration programme to take place, possibly only feasible by international cooperation. Nonetheless, the payoff for this effort would...
31 December 2021
Space missions to watch out for in 2022
... celestial neighbour, it is likely that 2022 could be the year of the Moon. Slated to launch sometime around August 2022, South Korea will begin their first Moon exploration mission with the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO). Built...
February 2016
Innovations in human astronautics
... engine transfer vehicles will have to be built in order to provide regular cargo traffic during the initial Moon exploration and Moon base setup stages. Even though many nations with leading space programmes have announced their plans...
January 2020
Small body missions unveil interplanetary secrets
... missions currently under development will also address small body migration concepts. JAXA’s Martian Moons Exploration mission (MMX) will go to the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos to determine whether they are captured asteroids, while NASA’s Lucy...
