05 July 2019
JAXA, DLR to cooperate on Martian moons mission
... no stranger to sending spacecraft to other-world bodies to examine them up close. As part of their Hayabusa2 mission, which is currently exploring the asteroid Ryugu, the agency’s Mobile Asteroid and Surface Scout (MASCOT) lander ‘hopped’ across the...
November 2016
Hi-tech greenhouse to test plant cultivation technologies in Antarctica
...reference number 636501) supported via the COMPET-07-2014 - Space exploration - Life support sub-programme. It had its official kick... growth demonstrator (middle room in Figure 3). Future Exploration Greenhouse (FEG): the main plant growth area of...
April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
...I provides that all states have the right to explore and use space; Article II prohibits national appropriation ...The community of nations took a major step to promote the peaceful exploration and use of outer space by the adoption of the non-...
April 2020
Protecting against the dangers of space radiation
... is very different to what we are preparing for in terms of a future lunar base where it is foreseen to have hours of EVA exploration in the extreme and in difficult lunar environment. To date, no astronaut has ever performed more than three lunar...
October 2020
Space 2069 - back to the Moon, to Mars and beyond
..., nostalgia and much contemplation. How far could space exploration and industry have ‘travelled’ by now if the...up as we see sights we have only imagined. A concept to explore dark lunar craters. Becoming Martian By 2069 humanity will have survived on...
May 2021
In-situ propellant design for Mars ascent vehicles
... is to engender an Earth-independent era for space exploration According to the data obtained from spacecraft, Mars has... region. Although Mars is the best candidate for human exploration, there are challenges for long-term surface operations. Its...
