Month: November 2020

This is the key to space travel, isn’t it ? We can’t bring all the fuel we need or any ship will be too heavy. A must read article for all who are fascinated by space…

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8805/moxie-could-help-future-rockets-launch-off-mars/

Does it remind you of Buck Rogers ? I grew up with that show. So when an ancient moon rocket turns asteroid, I immediately thought about it. 🙂 Now this story goes far beyond… Both how it came to become a space junk and how we understood what it was

https://www.space.com/earth-captures-surveyor-moon-rocket-space-junk.html

Then, you can move to station concordia in Antartica. Open air, maybe a bit fresh, large vistas around you… Have a look !

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Concordia_in_2020

I was traveling and away from home when it landed on Mars, years ago. I liked it then, this fellow travellers reaching Mars. And since then, I don’t miss his selfies ! Have a look at the latest.

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8796/nasas-curiosity-takes-selfie-with-mary-anning-on-the-red-planet/

A presence in space will require local biological ressources. This is the frontier we are currently exploring. More details here.Definitely worth the read !

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Building_an_extra-terrestrial_habitat_one_microbe_at_a_time

I highly recommend this great article from space.com with the potential next steps to replace the ISS. have a look…

https://www.space.com/international-space-station-future-off-earth-outposts

Have you followed Virgin Galatic’s adventure? I have. since the very first flight. I even applied. So I jumped on the latest news regarding a new suborbital flight. By they way, have you recently visited their website ?

https://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-suborbital-spaceflight-november-2020

This is a summary from ESA on the space station! Enjoy.