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First node of Europe's space laser network launches into orbit
Posted in Hardware on 31st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Europe has begun to roll out a data superhighway in orbit. The first node in the network is a telecommunications satellite that was launched from Kazakhstan.
Chris Hadfield: Moon colonisation is 'obvious' next step
Posted in Science on 23rd Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
The European Space Agency has announced its intent to put humans back on the Moon "by the end of the next decade".
First high speed laser communication satellite set for launch
Posted in Science on 21st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
The system will deliver data from satellites, aircraft, and space stations, allowing for faster communications in the event of a crisis.
Europe will send humans to the moon by 2030, ESA says
Posted in Science on 9th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
"This return to the Moon envisions human missions starting in the early 2020s that would see astronauts interact with robots on the lunar surface from orbit."
Designer of Apple 'spaceship' campus working with ESA on 3D printed moon base
Posted in Hardware on 6th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
The idea is to build a permanent base near the south pole of the moon, that could eventually be used as a staging ground for future trips to Mars.