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New Project Aims to Establish a Human Colony on Mars

New Project Aims to Establish a Human Colony on Mars

May 26 2015 | comment(s)

MarsPolar, a newly started international venture, is setting its sights on the Red Planet.

The project, consisting of specialists from Russia, United Arab Emirates, Poland, U.S. and Ukraine, has come up with a bold idea to establish a human settlement on Mars’ polar region, the part of the planet with abundant quantities of water ice. The targeted area could be very interesting in terms of alien life hunting as the MarsPolar team puts it: “life begins where the water exists.”
Interview with Italian Space Agency President Roberto Battiston

Interview with Italian Space Agency President Roberto Battiston

May 03 2015 | comment(s)




Italy, one of the key players of the European Space Agency (ESA), is continuously building up its important role in human spaceflight and in international space cooperation.
Will Asteroid 2012 TC4 Hit Earth in October 2017?

Will Asteroid 2012 TC4 Hit Earth in October 2017?

Apr 18 2015 | comment(s)


On Oct. 12, 2017, the asteroid 2012 TC4 is slated to whizz by Earth dangerously close.

The exact distance of its closest approach is uncertain, as well as its size.

Based on observations in October 2012 when the space rock missed our planet, astronomers estimate that its size could vary from 12 to 40 meters. The meteor that exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in February 2013, injuring 1,500 people and damaging over 7,000 buildings, was about 20 meters wide.
An Interview with Veteran NASA Astronaut Brian Duffy

An Interview with Veteran NASA Astronaut Brian Duffy

Apr 12 2015 | comment(s)


Space is always on the mind of a veteran NASA astronaut Brian Duffy. The key figure in an aerospace company Orbital ATK and a Space Shuttle commander is extremely keen on flying to space again.

The enthusiasm emanating from him for the future journeys beyond Earth, which we all patiently wait for, is heartily thrilling. In an interview with me, Duffy talks his successful astronaut career, post-NASA endeavors and his love for space.
Soft Landing on the Moon an Extraordinary Challenge

Soft Landing on the Moon an Extraordinary Challenge

Apr 01 2015 | comment(s)


Chinese Chang’e 3 spacecraft on Dec. 14, 2013 became the first probe to soft land on the Moon since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976.
ESA’s IXV spaceplane Test Flight a Complete Success

ESA’s IXV spaceplane Test Flight a Complete Success

Mar 29 2015 | comment(s)


European Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) was launched on a Vega rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on Feb. 11.

The spacecraft was then released into a suborbital trajectory, and flew autonomously, reentering and splashing down into the Pacific Ocean after 100 minutes. This crucial test for ESA has exceeded scientists’ expectations as IXV behaved flawlessly, responding to conditions so precisely and promptly.