“How do we use aerial mobility in the future on Mars, to help not just robotic exploration, but to help human exploration?”
Ellen Stofan
Smithsonian
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Dec 27, 2018
It was a year of progress and contrasts in space, from the edge of space to Mars to a probe grazing the Sun to a sample-return rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid.
Dec 21, 2018
Globally, more than 100 orbital launches took place in 2018, the highest rate in two decades. China, flying from Xichang, Jiuquan and Taiyuan, led the way, followed by U.S.
Dec 21, 2018
Hailed as the first crewed flight to launch from U.S. soil since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011, Virgin Galactic’s Unity flight sets the scene for the long-anticipated beginning of commercial space flights in 2019.
Dec 21, 2018
But the final frontier remains the playground of only the most adventurous investors—and for good reasons.
Dec 21, 2018
From physical facilities to reimagined exhibits, the Smithsonian’s Air & Space Museum prepares for an overhaul.
Dec 19, 2018
Manufacturers and operators are working to build the business case for maintaining and upgrading satellites in orbits to extend their usefulness.
Dec 19, 2018
Three years after a stunning, wondrous peek at Pluto, NASA’s New Horizons is poised for next encounter.
Dec 19, 2018
Earthrise image, Bible reading transcended objectives of first human flight into deep space.