NASA, the world’s leading space agency, is at a critical juncture. While the ambitious Artemis program is galvanizing public excitement with its vision of returning humans to the Moon and eventually Mars, as of mid-2025 a contentious debate is raging behind the scenes: is the pursuit of human space exploration coming at the expense of […]
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For over half a century the Moon has silently called to us, a “pearlescent orb” in the night sky, a testament to humanity’s past achievements, and a beacon for future endeavours. Now, after decades, NASA and its international partners, including ESA/Europe, Canada and Japan are poised to answer that call once more with the Artemis
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Will Tim Peake fly into space again after stepping down from the European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut corps? Although he announced a move to a purely ambassadorial STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Maths) role for ESA and the UK Space Agency in January 2023, might Tim one day fly again privately into space as a
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It has been almost two decades since Concorde was retired. Why has there been no replacement and how do we sort the technical, economic and environmental challenges for future supersonic (SST) air-travel? So, will supersonic air travel return? It will depend on a variety of factors, including the successful development of suitable engines and fuels,
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Astrobiology, Panspermia and The Search for Life Across The Galaxy. So, did our ancestors come from outer space? There is no simple answer to that question – yet. There is a lot of exploratory work being undertaken, as well as extensive investment and planning, in probing regions beyond our own world to increase our knowledge
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The recent confirmation by NASA that there is definitely useable water in lunar soil is good news for the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA itself. A “Moon Village” at the lunar south pole has been an ambition of both space agencies in recent years and local water is a firm requirement to make the Moon Base
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Following the successful testing and regular flights of Space X’s “Crew Dragon” and continuing test work on the Boeing CST-100 Starliner, a fleet of new spacecraft will be entering service during the 2020’s to replace the current NASA/ESA reliance on the venerable Russian Soyuz spacecraft for Earth-orbit operations. However, traditional cone-shaped capsules rely on parachutes
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Updated January 2024 New spacecraft are coming into service that will reduce the cost of access to space for aspiring astronauts and the world’s space agencies are taking on new astronauts to work on the International Space Station (ISS) and perhaps one day travel to the Moon and on to Mars. Very few people have
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“Space travel is returning to where it started: with maverick pioneers dreaming of journeys to orbit and beyond, some carrying out rocket experiments in their own backyards. The rise of citizen astronauts has already begun.” Arthur C Clarke Forward to SpaceShipOne: An Illustrated History 2008 Since private individuals first started visiting the International Space Station
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