ESA suspends European-Russian ExoMars mission
ExoMars, the joint European-Russian Mars rover project has been suspended, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced. According to an…
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China plans Mars sample return mission, sets same deadline as NASA
China announced the preliminary timeline for its ambitious mission to collect Martian rock samples and return them to…
Airbus to deliver European power module for NASA Moon mission
Airbus will deliver its second-built European Service Module (ESM) to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for…
The United Arab Emirates: the next space power?
While it may not have the experience of the United States, nor the means of China, the United…
China to start building base station on Mars by 2033
China eyes on sending its first crewed mission to Mars in 2033 with further plans to organize similar…
Chinese Mars rover sends first pictures
China National Space Administration (CNSA) released two pictures taken by the Zhurong rover on Mars.The pictures show the…
China’s Mars rover is set to land on the Red Planet
On May 14, 2021, China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced that China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft would enter the last…
How soon are we going to fly airplanes on Mars?
The Ingenuity helicopter was a success. It has conducted several flights on Mars since its deployment with the…
NASA delays first Mars helicopter flight
The first flight of Ingenuity, NASA’s Mars helicopter, was rescheduled to make time for troubleshooting.The delay was announced…
NASA’s new Mars rover landing successful, first pictures received
On February 18, 2021, NASA confirmed the successful landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars.Within minutes, the robotic…
Courage through pressure: why we need women in aerospace engineering
Space exploration, in many ways, resembles a pyramid. Astronauts, flashy rocket launches, stunning images from other worlds –…
First video from Mars Perseverance successful landing
NASA revealed first videos from Mars Perseverance rover that capture a successful landing on the Red Planet.Recorded on…
Will Perseverance’s helicopter really conduct first flight on another planet?
The most unusual feature of the Mars 2020 mission is not the Perseverance – the largest ant the…
Why is NASA sending a helicopter to Mars?
Amongst many sophisticated instruments aboard the Perseverance, NASA’s latest Mars rover, there is a curious little box with…
NASA successfully launches Perseverance, the latest Mars rover
Perseverance, the new NASA rover designed to study the surface of Mars, was launched onboard ULA Atlas V…