Half a century of Christmases ago, the NASA space mission Apollo 8 became the first manned craft to leave low Earth orbit, atop the unprecedentedly powerful Saturn V rocket, and head out to circumnavigate another celestial ...
Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2018
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The Apollo 11 lunar landing was the first time humans stepped on another celestial body, and the events leading up to that historic moment – which celebrates its 50th anniversary next year – are depicted in the new movie ...
Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2018
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Hopes of colonising Mars rest on the premise that we could terraform the red planet, making it habitable for humans with a breathable atmosphere and clement temperatures. However, a recent study cast doubt on the idea, concluding ...
Space Exploration
Aug 20, 2018
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Tech magnate Elon Musk's SpaceX vowed Monday to send its first astronauts into orbit on schedule next year—part of a drive to restore America's dominance of the space race.
Space Exploration
Aug 14, 2018
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Plasma technology could hold the key to creating a sustainable oxygen supply on Mars, a new study has found.
Plasma Physics
Oct 18, 2017
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Explorers planning to settle on Mars might be able to turn the planet's red soil into bricks without needing to use an oven or additional ingredients. Instead, they would just need to apply pressure to compact the soil—the ...
Engineering
Apr 27, 2017
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Representatives of China and the European Space Agency are discussing potential collaboration on a human outpost on the moon and other possible joint endeavors, according to a spokesman for the European agency and Chinese ...
Space Exploration
Apr 26, 2017
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NASA is weighing the risk of adding astronauts to the first flight of its new megarocket, designed to eventually send crews to Mars.
Space Exploration
Feb 24, 2017
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The European Space Agency says it will contribute key components for a future NASA mission to take humans around the moon within the next few years.
Space Exploration
Feb 8, 2017
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A British-Dutch company planning to install a community of humans on Mars admitted on Wednesday that it's project will be delayed by several years.
Space Exploration
Dec 7, 2016
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