by Kevin Torres | May 22, 2021 | Space travel
The Chinese Mars rover Zhurong has made contact with the ground on Mars after successfully driving off the lander. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced this on Saturday. In the night from Friday to Saturday, the Mars rover hit the ground of the red...
by Kevin Torres | May 20, 2021 | Space travel
Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ American space company Blue Origin plans to take tourists to space for the first time this summer. Interested parties can bid on a seat. The highest bid is now at 2.8 million dollars (almost 2.3 million euros), the company reports. It...
by Kevin Torres | May 19, 2021 | Space travel
The Chinese spacecraft Zhurong has sent the first photos from Mars to Earth, the Chinese space agency CNSA announced on Wednesday. The Mars rover landed on the planet Saturday night local time. The black and white photo shows what the front of the Mars rover sees....
by Daniel Moore | May 17, 2021 | Space travel
SpaceX wants to fly its Starship rocket into orbit around the Earth. Elon Musk’s space company has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FFC). The unmanned prototype of the rocket landed successfully earlier this month after a test...
by Daniel Moore | May 15, 2021 | Space travel
An unmanned Chinese explorer successfully landed on the planet Mars on Saturday morning. This is reported by Chinese state media, which refer to the national space agency CNSA. The landing of Zhurong, as the explorer is called, is a triumph for Beijing, which has more...
