Space exploration

HONG KONG – China on Friday unveiled new photos of its Martian rover exploring the surface of the Red Planet, with state media hailing it as a sign of the mission’s “complete success”. The Zhurong rover, named after a fire god in Chinese mythology, landed in the Mars Utopia Planitia …

New NASA challenge to fund and test small spacecraft technologies Press release from: Armstrong Flight Research Center Posted: Thursday June 10 2021 NASA invites commercial companies, academia, entrepreneurs and other innovators to participate in a new challenge that will provide funding for payload development and access to suborbital flight tests …

Isaac Arthur This year’s virtual conference is broadcast free to all Arthur is the creator of “Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur”, an award-winning weekly science education and entertainment program with half a million subscribers and 350 episodes. – National Space Society WASHINGTON, DC, United States, June 10, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ …

Space is the last frontier, but investing there doesn’t have to be overly risky. With active management, the ARK Space Exploration ETF (ARKX) can remove some of the risk and volatility from the space investing equation while potentially positioning the investor correctly to capitalize on emerging space trends. Indeed, recent …

Placement of habitats by lunar South Pole. Credit: SOM A detailed concept of lunar habitat, created by one of the world’s leading architectural firms with technical support from ESA, is currently on display at the Venice Biennale. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, behind several of the tallest skyscrapers in the world, …

The Gaganyaan mission, India’s foray into independent manned space exploration, is moving forward with plans to send an unmanned mission into orbit. Scheduled for December, a final launch call will be taken after assessing the situation once the lockdown in Bengaluru is lifted. The mission is part of the three-stage …

“The infrastructure needed to develop the space industry in the coming years will be complex and will require the cooperation of a large and diverse supply chain,” said Costas, senior vice president of Bechtel. ASCEND recognizes that adjacent industries – beyond traditional aerospace companies – will be needed to propel …

Born in India, Subashini Iyer oversaw the rocket core stage of NASA’s ambitious project to send a spacecraft to the moon and beyond. NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration program uses new technologies and innovative systems to further explore the Moon (Nasa photo) Born in India, Subashini Iyer oversaw the rocket core …

In May of this year, China landed a rover on Mars, increasing its presence in space. This feat showed the world the country’s space capabilities and sparked competition in space, but is there really a problem? China became the second country to successfully land on Mars. Landing on May 14 …

Christine Joseph and Danielle Wood of Team Space Enabled published a peer-reviewed journal article with the Journal New Space. Summary: “Analysis of the microgravity research ecosystem and the drivers of the accessibility market” For decades, the International Space Station (ISS) has functioned as a bastion of international cooperation and a …