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Europe presses ahead with Mars rover

Posted in Science on 2nd Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

Europe will push ahead with its plan to put a UK-assembled robotic rover on the surface of Mars in 2021.

European Space Agency tests the ExoMars orbiter's cameras and instruments

Posted in Science on 1st Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

The ExoMars mission lost its lander, but its probe is in great shape.

The UK is ill-prepared for the fourth industrial revolution, manufacturers warn

Posted in Software on 1st Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

The UK is ill-prepared for the next industrial revolution, in which robots and artificial intelligence will make millions of jobs obsolete.

Exoplanet space telescope will launch in December 2017

Posted in Science on 30th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a planned space telescope for NASA's Explorers program, designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method.

SpaceX Satellite net could start gigabit per second operation in 2020

Posted in Hardware on 30th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Initial prototype satellites are expected to be flown in 2017, and initial operation of the constellation could begin in 2020.