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Planetary Resources And Luxembourg target 2020 asteroid mining mission
Posted in Hardware on 20th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller
Core hardware and software technologies developed at Planetary Resources were tested on orbit last year.
Private Space Stations could start launching in 2020
Posted in Science on 18th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller
Large multi-module stations able to hold 100 or more people by 2030
Pluto 'has slushy ocean' below surface
Posted in Science on 17th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller
Pluto may harbour a slushy water ocean beneath its most prominent surface feature, known as the "heart".
SpaceX Files for FCC Approval for 4,425 Satellite Global Broadband Constellation
Posted in Hardware on 17th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller
Satellites, which will weight 386kg each, will orbit from 1,110 km to 1,325 km and provide services in the Ku and Ka frequency bands.
The surface of Mars is much drier than expected
Posted in Science on 15th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller
As if we needed another reminder that Mars isn't friendly to life, researchers from Scotland's University of Stirling have revealed that the planet is more arid than Earth's driest deserts.