UK ISRU technology review: prospecting is a UK strength
Frazer-Nash Consultancy has published a review of In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) technology capabilities in the United Kingdom (UK)…
In 2015, 2kg of rocket seeds went to the space station; after their return, 600,000 UK children helped test them, and researchers found they grew more slowly but remained viable
Tim PeakePhoto credit: Esa.int ESA astronaut Tim Peake took 2kg of rocket seeds to the International Space Station…
Nasa explored putting astronauts into a hibernation-like state for Mars missions, but scientists are still trying to make the science-fiction idea safe for humans |
Sending humans to Mars is one of Nasa’s greatest ambitions, but the journey presents enormous challenges. A round…
ESA Selects Ariane 6 to Launch Deep Space CubeSat
Credits: ESA / S. Corvaja The European Space Agency has awarded a contract to launch its solar storm-monitoring…
Meet Claire Parfitt: Scientist who once cleaned space toilets, now leading exploration teams to Mars |
Sometimes realising a dream requires doing the minutest of tasks in order to gain the experience and work…
Ancient quasars add to a ‘major unsolved problem’ in astrophysics
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) – A quasar — among the universe’s most luminous and energetic…
NASA Delivers Braking Engines for ESA Rosalind Franklin Mars Mission
Credit: Airbus NASA has delivered the first braking engines for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosalind Franklin mission…
ESA Details Next Steps for Agency’s Gateway Contributions
Credit: Thales Alenia Space/Briot The European Space Agency (ESA) has made initial decisions on the future of its…
London to Sydney flights twice as fast as Concorde on the horizon
Machrihanish, a former RAF base on the Kintyre Peninsula, has previously hosted testing of Concorde and the B-2…
Anomaly Delays Full-Scale Space Rider Drop Test Until October
Credit: ESA A full-scale drop test of ESA’s Space Rider spaceplane in early May was aborted after an…
Italy Skips Crew Allocation Queue Thanks to Astronaut’s Test Pilot Experience
Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford The European Space Agency’s decision to assign Luca Parmitano to its first Artemis crew slot…
First disabled astronaut is British NHS worker
His medical training also makes him the perfect candidate for trying out procedures in space that have never…