“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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Mar 16, 2018
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Mar 15, 2018
Swarm Technologies’ four prototypes flew aboard an Indian rocket in January. The FAA says they are too small to be detected by the Space Surveillance Network.
Mar 14, 2018
Among the first test-cases for the revamped office are a pair of cubesats that will accompany the upcoming InSight mission to Mars.
Mar 12, 2018
Preparing for authorization for manned Moon missions, the Chinese space industry is working on three engines and has built a test airframe structure.
Mar 12, 2018
Arianespace’s CEO discusses the recent Ariane 5 mishap, Ariane 6 development and chances of reusability becoming a viable alternative.
Mar 12, 2018
China plans 36 flights by Casc’s various Long March space launchers this year. Long March 11 looks mature, but others have slipped.
Mar 10, 2018
The winners of the Mars 2117 Programme’s initiative ‘Zero Gravity competition’, launched by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), will fly to Florida, USA, from 2 to 4 October, to conduct an experiment in zero gravity aboard a Boeing 727, which will be facilitated through Zero Gravity Corporation.
Mar 10, 2018
NASA and the UAE Space Agency (UAESA) today signed an Implementing Arrangement (IA) that outlines cooperation across a range of areas related to space exploration and human spaceflight.