moon

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".

Official report pokes more holes in NASA's plan to get to mars

Posted in Science on 16th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

The report raises safety concerns over the rocket and spacecraft that will send astronauts to Mars. The report also says that NASA's overall plan to get to Mars is too vague.

China to land a probe on the moons far side in 2018

Posted in Science on 15th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

Although spacecraft have seen the 'dark' side of the moon before, weve never landed there.

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.