From left to right, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Matthias Maurer, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, National Space Council Executive Secretary Chirag Parikh, Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Anna Christmann, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Director General of the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center Walther Pelzer,
By Peter Gillibrand & Rob Thomas, Publised by the BBC, 4 September 2023 Scientists have developed an energy source which could allow astronauts to live on the Moon for long periods of time. The Nasa-led Artemis Program hopes for an outpost on the Moon by around 2030. Bangor University has
By Soutik Biswas, Published by the BBC, 23 August 2023 The sun lingers slightly above or just below the horizon, while towering mountains project dark shadows. Deep craters provide a haven for unending darkness. Some of these areas have been shielded from sunlight for billions of years. In these regions,
By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 16 August 2023 NASA astronaut Drew Feustel just joined to map its strategy. Our small steps back to the moon today could build a rich new industry. There's lots of buzz about mining the moon. Satellites have spotted water at the lunar south pole.
NASA has awarded funds to Austin, Texas-based ICON, to develop construction technologies that could help build landing pads, habitats, and roads on the Moon using local lunar resources. (Image credit: ICON/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group) By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 30 July 2023 "This is now becoming so real." GOLDEN, Colorado
By Chris Riottam, Published by Nextgov, 12 July 2023 From humankind’s first-ever lunar space station to an unmanned test-bed for emerging technologies that lives in space, the government is using innovative techniques to buy and build the next generation of space technology. An emerging technological space race is launching into
First meeting of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Credit United Nations By Dennis O'BrienPublished by Spacewatch Europe, May 2023 The new Working Group on Outer Space Resources held its first meetings during the recent session of the Legal Subcommittee (LSC) of the United Nations
By Oliver Homes, Published by the Guardian, 20 April 2023 Largest and most powerful rocket ever built blasts off on test flight that is hoped to be step on human journey to Mars The largest and most powerful rocket ever built has blasted off from Texas but blew up within
