05 May 2017
Will CubeRover revolutionise planetary surface exploration?
... CubeRover, it has the potential to offer a new paradigm for robotic planetary missions as instead of deploying a single, large rover, to amble about the surface, teams of CubeRovers could operate in parallel across the planetary body, gathering data...
08 February 2021
UAE Hope probe poised to enter Mars' orbit tomorrow
..., which is due to arrive at Mars on 10 February. Tianwen-1, or "Questions to Heaven”, includes a Mars orbiter, a lander and a solar-powered rover that China hopes to land in a massive impact basin on Mars known as Utopia, in May. Last but not least...
July 2014
Is there a space race or are India and China just coming of age?
... 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,...is set to follow with a lunar orbiter, lander and rover in 2016 or later. India also launched the robotic Mars...
11 June 2021
China unveils new Mars images, and prepares to launch first astronauts to space station
...first pictures of Mars taken by Zhurong, the country's first martian rover, but also gears up to send three astronauts to its orbiting space...panorama, the martian landscape and a selfie of the rover with the landing platform. Along with tracks made by...
19 October 2016
Success for TGO orbit insertion and its looking good for Schiaparelli too
... its science mission will start at the end of 2017. It will also act as a relay for ESA’s ExoMars rover when it heads to the Red Planet in 2020.
06 September 2019
India's Chandrayaan-2 lander due to touchdown tonight
... the orbiter, a further three devices are crammed on the lander and two are attached to the mission’s rover, Pragyan. Pragyan is a 6-wheeled robotic unit that runs on solar power. It can travel up to 500 metres and, ike...
