“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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Nov 09, 2016
NASA has had trouble gleaning financial support from Congress for its Earth science needs, but smallsats could be part of the solution.
Nov 09, 2016
With the takeover agreement by InFin Innovative Finance AG, of Switzerland, Mars One would become the first Mars exploration initiative to go public.
Nov 09, 2016
NASA does not want to try to service the James Webb Space Telescope once it is 1 million mi. from Earth.
Nov 09, 2016
On Nov. 8, the U.S. elected Donald Trump its next president, as well as a Republican House and Senate. Aviation Week editors explain how they think those dynamics will shape the nation’s policy and spending choices in the short term and the long run.
Nov 08, 2016
As the Schiaparelli Mars lander investigation progresses, ESA and the European Commission take a step toward integrating space policies.
Nov 05, 2016
UAE-based satellite operator, Yahsat, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with regional broadcast and internet service provider, Tele10 Group, to discuss collaboration on improving internet connectivity in Rwanda, Burundi and East Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Nov 04, 2016
In this week’s Washington Outlook, the Pentagon acquisition chief defends procurement reforms; the FAA maintains a ban on flights over Ukraine; and insiders speculate who will lead Senate space policies.
Nov 03, 2016
Keep NASA pointed toward Mars, bring China into the fold and don’t let climate-change deniers kill Earth science.