Three different lunar exploration studies are being conducted by the European Space Agency following NASA's inter-governmental conference in Washington DC last November.
The three architecture-level studies cover: how to explore as much of the Moon as possible; how to use the planetoid as a Mars mission technology test area; and how to operate a manned base there. The USA's emphasis on the Moon in its exploration planning led ESA to initiate the studies.
Source: Flight International
The US space agency and manufacturer AeroVironment will soon release a detailed review of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s final flight, which came at the end of three years of operations that saw 72 sorties and 2h of flight on the Red Planet.
Airbus has detailed proposed reductions that will reduce the headcount of its defence unit by approximately 5% over the next 18 months, with just over 2,000 posts to be removed.
China’s AVIC has secured a contract from the China Manned Space Agency to develop a winged, reusable spacecraft called Haolong.
