A mission to Venus will help us to better understand the Earth

the planet by 2025, thus making humankind a multiplanetoid species. I really respect Elon, whom I first met[...] will be starting on its mission to search for traces of life on the planet. It almost seems to me as if everyone[...] in opposition to Earth, Venus is our closest neighbor. Like Earth,...

Space Encounter: Space missions are a question of existence for humanity

planet and leaving their footprints on a another celestial body. This event was so significant[...] as it showed that manned missions to planets were no longer merely science fiction phantasies. All of a sudden[...] planet had become a distinct possibility. I admire Elon Musk for his courage...

Destination Venus part 2: Why a mission to venus can spark the development of new technologies

9, 2005. The data collected by the probe in the atmophere of the planet between 2006 and 2014 contributed[...] of a fate that Earth may also face in the future, namely extreme drought. So, both planets are worth[...] more challenging because the planet is closer to the sun. But I think it would...

How MT Mechatronics is using radio telescopes to help answer the major questions of interest to humanity

up an interference-free zone for the planned SKA observatory. The advantage of the location is that any form[...] for planetary science." Astrophysicist Dr Michael Joseph Way from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center explains[...] knowledge about our nearest neighbouring planet. Read more Exploration...

Destination Venus part 4: What could a mission to Venus look like?

around Venus on April 11, 2006, studying the planet’s atmosphere until the end of November 2014[...] of the mission. For some studies, taking measures from an orbit around the planet would be perfectly adequate[...] , while for others data would need to be collected in the planet’s atmosphere or...

Return to the Moon: First Apollo, now Artemis

, Vice President Mike Pence announced plans by the U.S. administration for astronauts to return[...] new mission plans. And on May 14, the new Moon program acquired the name Artemis. This is a clear nod[...] plan The Artemis program provides for the return to the Moon in two phases. The priority...

Europe is committed to protecting the Earth

, the protection of our planet. The “Fridays for Future” movement, for example, has developed into a worldwide[...] unprecedented concern across the planet over the condition that the Earth will have in the year 2100[...] is committed to encouraging more conscious use of the Earth’s resources....

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 5: How OHB has been working on the subject of geoengineering in 2021

to start tackling the climate crisis by drastically reducing emissions. That is definitely Plan A. One way[...] this? This would be Plan B. If you have a bath tub that is about to overflow, the first thing you should do is try[...] emissions. That is definitely Plan A. One way to do this is...

The colonization of Mars will still have to be awaited

into deep space and the search for planets that could act as a second Earth. How realistic do you think[...] to Mars, you have to get it right. This means that you have to set up a station on the planet and stay[...] that this will be the case in early August 2048 and June 2050. So, if the planet...

Exploration of outer space: In search of the origins of our existence

such as: Is there life on other planets? How did the universe come into being? What do other worlds look like[...] . Mars, Venus or the Moon – if you could book a package tour to one of these planets, which one would[...] for me. When will we see the first commercial space stations on other planet...