ESA Calls for More Moon Mission Ideas, Throws in the Ariane 6 as a Hook
29 Sep 2023, 08:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency announced a call for ideas on small Moon missions in a bid to fill technology gaps for the Terrae Novae plan
Autonomous Robot Learning to Pick Up Lightsaber-Like Tubes From the Surface of Mars
29 Sep 2023, 07:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency is hard at work teaching itself and a prototype rover how to pick up the samples of alien world the Perseverance is gathering
Solar Airship One Has Hybrid Solar-Hydrogen Propulsion, Can Fly Forever
20 Sep 2023, 07:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Developed by Euro Airship as a demonstrator for new tech in the field of rigid airships, the Solar Airship One is scheduled for its maiden flight in 2026
First Look at Moon Space Station's Habitation Module Has Serious "The Expanse" Vibes
23 Aug 2023, 08:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA shares a rendering of the International Habitat (I-Hab) module of the lunar space station Gateway, the work of the European Space Agency
Northrop Grumman Successfully Tests First Rocket Engine Designed To Lift Off From Mars
16 Aug 2023, 08:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Approved in September 2022, the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return mission is far and away the most complex, advanced, and intricately sophisticated space mission.
New Type of Space Station Could Be Used to Beam Sun's Power Down to Earth and Moon
14 Jul 2023, 13:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency is looking for alternative ways to generate and deliver power to the surface of the Moon, satellites are in the cards
ESA Iris Is Giving Airplanes Satellite Comms Tech, And That Means Less Wasted Time
6 Jul 2023, 10:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) is working on a satellite communications system for airplanes meant to optimize routes and cut fuel consumption
Space Mission Launches in July to Find Out Why the Universe's Expansion Is Gaining Speed
30 Jun 2023, 09:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Europeans Space Agency and NASA will launch the Euclid telescope next month using a SpaceX rocket, it will look at Universe expansion
Space Agency Settles on Spacesuit Design, Won’t Actually Fly Them to Space
27 Jun 2023, 08:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency announced it decided on five winning designs for a possible future spacesuit for its own needs.
Tech Mimicking How Plants Works Could Be Used to Make Oxygen on the Moon and Mars
13 Jun 2023, 14:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A group of European experts are working to mimic plant photosynthesis as a way to generate oxygen on alien worlds, including the Moon and Mars
NASA Goes All In on Orion Engines for First Crewed Mission to the Moon
5 Jun 2023, 13:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) is almost done with the engine module for the Artemis II Orion spaceship, will handed over to NASA this month
Europe Is Looking for a New Cargo Supply Spaceship Capable of Carrying Two Tons to Space
5 Jun 2023, 12:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency kicks off the search for its own cargo supply ship for use in space, plans to rent it from private companies
Terrae Novae Plan Shows How Important Europe Is for America's Space Expansion Strategy
26 May 2023, 23:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) has a plan in place to increase its involvement in space exploration, and it's called Terrae Novae
Robot Training for Mars Sample Return Mission Has a Forced Star Wars Connection
26 May 2023, 14:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency is hard at work trying to get the procedures for retrieving Martian samples safely before the Sample Return mission launches
12 People Will Spend Two Months in Spinning Beds to Reveal the Effects of Cycling in Space
24 May 2023, 15:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) announced its first ever experiment involving beds and cycling, meant to advance knowledge in space exploration
Surface Avatar Is an Experiment as Exciting as It Sounds, Controlling Robots From Space
23 May 2023, 12:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) is gearing up to run an experiment which will see an ISS astronaut control several machines on Earth
Argonaut Is the Hi-Tech Space Truck Designed to Carry Cargo to the Moon
20 May 2023, 23:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Argonaut is the name of a Moon lander designed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and meant to supply cargo to astronauts on the Moon
Deployable and Reusable Spacecraft Heat Protection Is Named After King Arthur's Shield
17 May 2023, 16:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A British space startup is working on a new type of heat shield for spacecraft that is both deployable and reusable, first test coming this year.
Space-Based Solar Farms Will Soon Trap the Sun's Energy and Beam It Down to Earth
17 Apr 2023, 09:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency announces it is actively working on finding ways to harness solar power in space and beam it down to Earth
Fresh Blueprint of Future Moon Space Station Is the Simplest and Most Detailed Yet
30 Mar 2023, 09:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) released a blueprint of the upcoming Gateway lunar space station, it's simple and revealing