Category: Mars

SpaceX launched and landed their prototype test vehicle Starship SN-10 but was destroyed in an explosion and fire on the landing pad at Boca Chica Texas just after 5 PM CST. read our report here with photos from launch http://www.spacenews.lu/spacex-prototype-test-vehicle-starship-sn10-on-march-3rd/ photos Scott Schilke Read More

On March 3rd 2021 SpaceX launched and landed their prototype test vehicle Starship SN-10 but was destroyed in an explosion and fire on the landing pad at Boca Chica Texas just after 5 PM CST. Earlier in the day during the first launch attempt the rocket ignited it's three Raptor test engines and automatically aborted Read More

Designing and building equipment for space is hard enough; then comes the writing of its accompanying documentation. Creating a working space mission involves putting together a vast number of elements correctly, so such guidelines need to be clear and easy to understand. ESA is leading efforts to create standardised ‘Electronic Data Sheets’ for common use Read More

The ESA-Roscosmos Trace Gas Orbiter has spotted NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, along with its parachute and back shell, heat shield and descent stage, in the Jezero Crater region of Mars. The images were captured with the orbiter’s CaSSIS camera on 23 February 2021. The components are labelled and are seen as dark or bright Read More

In a first step towards uncovering the Moon's subterranean secrets, in 2019 we asked for your ideas to detect, map and explore lunar caves. Five ideas were selected to be studied in more detail, each addressing different phases of a potential mission. Through these five Sysnova studies, three mission scenarios were developed – one to Read More

NASA's Perseverance Rover Sends New Video and Images of the Red Planet See Mars Like Never Before! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYQwuYZbA6o NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover safely touched down on the Red Planet on Feb. 18. So what will the robotic scientist "see" on her descent and what will she do next? Join mission experts for update about the Read More

The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometers). Confirmation of the successful touchdown was announced in mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California at 3:55 p.m. EST (12:55 p.m. PST). Packed with groundbreaking Read More

Explore the landing site of NASA’s Perseverance rover and travel to scenic panoramas with this new interactive tool based on ESA Mars Express and NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data. View on your mobile phone, and the rotation of the scene will follow the movements of your device! NASA’s Mars 2020 mission with Perseverance rover onboard Read More

Watch the Feb. 18 Landing BroadcastShow starts at 11:15 a.m. PST / 2:15 p.m. EST / 19:15 UTC https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/watch-online/ Landing is just around the corner and there’s lots of programming you can tune in for. Use the table below to see all of the upcoming shows. On landing day, the broadcast will be available here Read More

Our planet's atmosphere reduces the energy of satellites in orbit (on Earth, this would be like reducing their speed, but in space, it's complex!). This then brings them back down to Earth. photo ESA This process can be relatively fast for satellites flying at low altitudes, taking less than 25 years, but for satellites launched Read More