10 October 2015
NASA releases plan for Mars exploration
... first step, “Earth Reliant” exploration, is already in progress, with experimentation on board the International Space Station and research into how space travel and extended stays affect the human body and health. “Proving Ground” will provide...
August 2016
The promise of space tourism
... of spaceflight If you are alive today, you have a very real opportunity of travelling to space before you die. But whether you personally fly to space or not, private space travel will have a tremendous effect on all our lives. We are entering a new...
26 March 2018
Traveler program gets a boost with NanoRacks
... announcing a partnership with NanoRacks LLC, to focus on the development of the company’s Near Space Traveler program outside of China. The Traveler is a 2.5 metre cabin attached to a giant helium-filled balloon which is around 40 metres in diameter...
21 December 2017
How overpopulation changes the perception of value
...the treatment of human life across the planet could change as space travel becomes more common. It is normal to value what is rare... When once the planet seemed impossibly huge, in the space travel age it will feel small in comparison. This could ...
13 April 2018
Air breathing rocket gets significant funding boost
... UK-based company. As Reaction Engines unlocks advanced propulsion that could change the future of air and space travel, we expect to leverage their revolutionary technology to support Boeing’s pursuit of hypersonic flight,” says Steve Nordlund, Vice...
10 December 2018
First far side of the Moon mission underway
.... The craft however is not destined to spend years in space travelling to some distant far off planet, instead the robotic vehicle ..., but since then, less than a handful of space-borne ships have surveyed this mysterious, mountainous half that...
