Elon Musk’s new plans for a moon base and a Mars mission by 2022
29 September 2017
SpaceX aims to launch spaceships to Mars within five years with a new rocket design that could also be used on Earth to make rapid around-the-globe trips
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Elon Musk shows off first photo of SpaceX space suit
23 August 2017
SpaceX is planning to launch humans into orbit on board its Dragon capsule, and has designed new space suits for its passengers to wear
Google-sponsored private moon race delayed for the fourth time
16 August 2017
Competitors in the Google Lunar X Prize now have until 31 March 2018 to land a spacecraft on the moon
Smallest satellite ever paves way for planned interstellar fleet
26 July 2017
Breakthrough Starshot, the $100 million project to send tiny spacecraft to Alpha Centauri, successfully operated a mini-satellite in orbit for the first time
Elon Musk seems to have ditched Red Dragon lander plan for Mars
20 July 2017
SpaceX will design a new spacecraft for a mission to the Red Planet, but Musk’s focus may be closer to home as he tweets Hyperloop plans
First close-ups of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot from Juno flyby
12 July 2017
The closest-ever observations of our solar system’s biggest storm could tell us how deep into Jupiter it extends and how it has continued to rage for centuries
Mike Pence says he touched NASA equipment on a dare
7 July 2017
The US Vice President placed his hands on a piece of the Orion spacecraft while on a tour at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, despite a sign that forbade it
Rocket failure may delay China’s space station and moon missions
3 July 2017
The second rocket failure in two weeks is likely to cause delays for China’s ambitious space programme whilst the causes are under investigation
SpaceX launches first reused Dragon capsule full of research
5 June 2017
The recycled capsule contained the first Chinese experiment to join the US side of the International Space Station, plus neutron star observation equipment
