Bad weather delays launch as UAE races China and US to Mars
Earth and Mars are unusually close at the moment, a mere hop of 55 million kilometres.
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Earth and Mars are unusually close at the moment, a mere hop of 55 million kilometres.
The dog survived for several hours before dying of overheating and exhaustion.
The country has plans to get to Mars by 2020.
Photographer and academic Roland Miller has travelled across America capturing images of the remnants of an international race long forgotten.
Take a look at the Buran.
The Space X rocket will resupply the space station, but it needs to catch it first.
Many once-important facilities now sit dormant, decommissioned years ago, now rusting in the sun.
The MAVEN spacecraft, a scout for human explorers, is approaching the red planet
The capsule has been extensively restored to remove all trace of the searing burn marks it picked up on re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere.
The robotic mission will collect information about the lunar atmosphere and surface to help scientists with their moondust problems.
Whether for personal dreams of adventure or for profit, these companies are doing the engineering and basic science needed to get humans into space.
It’s just like old times.
The first American woman in space kept her coming out until her self-penned obituary. Some wish she’d done it earlier.
Sally Ride was the only person to serve on the investigations into both the Challenger and Columbia disasters.