Trump may cancel Nasa’s powerful SLS Moon rocket – here’s what that would mean for Elon Musk and the future of space travel
The Space Launch System is a crucial part of America’s plans to return to the Moon.
Yang Gao, Professor of Robotics, Head of Centre for Robotics Research, King's College London •
conversation
Dec. 2, 2024 • ~9 min
Dec. 2, 2024 • ~9 min
The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface
Nasa’s Moon programme has been hit by delays, while China aims to land by 2030.
Jacco van Loon, Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University
• conversation
Oct. 25, 2024 • ~8 min
Oct. 25, 2024 • ~8 min
The Moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock, data from India’s space mission suggests
The new study seems to confirm that molten magma covered the Moon’s surface shortly after its formation.
Joshua Snape, Royal Society University Research Fellow, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester •
conversation
Aug. 21, 2024 • ~8 min
Aug. 21, 2024 • ~8 min
Nasa’s science mission spacecraft are at risk from hackers, but a new law could help protect them
New US legislation could force Nasa to include enhanced cybersecurity for all its spacecraft.
Sharon Lemac-Vincere, Senior Teaching Fellow in Space and Cyber, Hunter Centre For Entrepreneurship, University of Strathclyde •
conversation
July 23, 2024 • ~5 min
July 23, 2024 • ~5 min
A cave discovered on the Moon opens up new opportunities for settlement by humans
The caves would protect astronauts from meteorite strikes and cosmic radiation.
Christopher Pattison, Researcher at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth •
conversation
July 22, 2024 • ~7 min
July 22, 2024 • ~7 min
Spacesuits need a major upgrade for the next phase of exploration
The next generation of spacesuit needs to do more than simply protect an astronaut from the vacuum of space.
Yang Gao, Professor of Robotics, Head of Centre for Robotics Research, King's College London •
conversation
March 6, 2024 • ~7 min
March 6, 2024 • ~7 min
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