Earlier this year, the Perseverance rover touched down on the dusty surface of Mars. It carried with it a new piece of technology: the Mars Helicopter, named Ingenuity. It rode to Mars earlier this year on the belly of Perseverance, before being set down and left alone to complete its task. Up until now, rovers …
China Space Station in the Works
2021 is a big year for spaceflight in China, as the country begins the construction of a new space station! Over the next 2 years, the station will be gradually put together. Then, it will be transformed into a scientific outpost for Chinese astronauts. The core module, Tianhe 1, launches into orbit within the next …
Perseverance Touches Down on Mars
NASA’s newest Mars rover, Perseverance, has landed successfully on the Red Planet this week. After a journey of 203 days and 293 million miles, the intrepid robotic explorer touched down at 3:55pm EST on Thursday. It hopes to pave the way to bringing samples back to Earth for examination. With a sample caching system, the …
Hope Probe Reaches Martian Orbit
The United Arab Emirates have reached a milestone for Arab space science. The Emirates Mars Mission (Hope Probe) reached the Red Planet yesterday at 19:30 GMT, where it will follow an elliptical orbit. It will take the probe as close as 1,000 km to the surface and as far as 49,380 km away! The Hope …
Space Launches July 2020
Here is your one-stop shop for space launches in July 2020. This month sees up to 138 satellites launched, 3 missions to Mars and one cargo delivery to the International Space Station. Read on to find out more! Last updated: July 15th 2020 Satellite Launches LAUNCH FAILURE 4th: US private company Rocket Lab launch several …
NASA Astronauts Launch from America
Last weekend, the world witnessed 2 NASA astronauts launch from America for the first time in almost 10 years. Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley joined Expedition 63 aboard the International Space Station. They docked at 1:02pm EDT on 31st May. Known as the SpaceX Demo-2 Crew mission, the delivery of astronauts to the ISS marks …
NASA Artemis: Human Lander Awards
Last night, NASA announced the companies they had selected to design new landers to take the next generation of astronauts to the Moon. This is the latest in NASA partnerships with private companies, something essential to carry out the hugely ambitious Artemis program. Announced via media teleconference, these companies will be tasked with developing landers …