Space is the final frontier and is now being opened to everyone thanks to front runners such as NASA and now SpaceX and Elon Musk, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic.
Elon Musk is Time's Man of the Year. And his future plans are only more ambitious than his past achievements. How about putting astronauts on Mars by 2027 or using the planet as a Noah's Ark?
30 years after our first visit to an asteroid, the projects and perspectives around asteroids have flourished. Our knowledge about them has extended massively β both in terms of risks and possibilities.
The United States military wants to improve mobility and reduce vulnerability in war zones. This desire could be of great importance to the green transition.
Touching the sun might be a metaphore for hubris, but that's basically what the Parker Solar Probe just did.
A new satellite is to be able to measure emissions down to the city level and also be able to distinguish between emissions caused by human activities and those that come from natural processes
Retrieving samples from the moons of our solar system's gas giants, gaining the ability to launch astronauts in space and tackling climate changes. These are the goals that will return Europe to the forefront of space. At least according to a recent ESA manifesto.
On December 24:th the James Webb will launch. Its remarkable capabilities will allow us to look further away and even further into the past than we've ever seen before.
SpinLaunch believe that they can launch satellites into orbit without the use of rockets, bringing prices down significantly. They've just finished their first test launch and plan another 30 launches within the next few months.
Visually reminiscent of a Bond villain's rocket, the Neutron aims to take reusability and short turn around times to a whole new level.