NASA moves to rejoin sped-up gravitational wave mission, Science “This week, at the 11th LISA symposium in Zürich, Switzerland, a NASA official said he was ready to rejoin the LISA […]
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Pivoting From Mars To The Moon
Human flights to Mars still at least 15 years off: ESA head, Reuters “Dreaming of a trip to Mars? You’ll have to wait at least 15 years for the technology […]
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Bolden Urges ESA To Extend ISS to 2024
NASA Administrator Bolden Addresses ESA Council “The third phase is becoming “Earth Independent” by building upon what we are learning on the Space Station and what we will learn in […]
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NASA Will Be Totally Absent From Global Asteroid Day Event
Introducing Asteroid Day, ESA “The press conference to reveal the events and partners for Asteroid Day 2016 is due to start on Tuesday, 9 February at 1500 CET (1400 UTC). […]
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Webb Has a Launch Vehicle But Cost Risks Still An Issue
James Webb Space Telescope Project on Track but May Benefit from Improved Contractor Data to Better Understand Costs, GAO “JWST continues to meet its cost commitments, but unreliable contractor performance […]
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ESA's Director General Prefers The Moon Over Mars
Moon village would host first class research, Nature “[ESA Director General Johann-Dietrich Wörner]: The Americans are saying Mars is the ultimate goal, but I’m rather convinced that Mars is not […]
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ESA Ministerial Conference – Ariane 6 Tops Agenda
ESA Ministerial Conference to Focus on Ariane 6, ISS, Exploration and the Evolution of ESA , SpaceRef Business “The next ESA Ministerial Conference will take place this Tuesday in Luxembourg. […]
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The Little Comet Lander That Could
Osiris Spots Philae Drifting Across Comet 67P/C “These incredible images show the breathtaking journey of Rosetta’s Philae lander as it approached and then rebounded from its first touchdown on Comet […]
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Philae Has Landed on a Comet
Philae Image of Comet From 3 km “The image shows comet 67P/CG acquired by the ROLIS instrument on the Philae lander during descent on Nov 12, 2014 14:38:41 UT from […]