Tag: Space travel
Space travel: “In the beginning people treat you like a mushroom”
As NASA’s head of research, Thomas Zurbuchen was one of the most influential scientists in the world. A conversation about curiosity about the universe, his religious childhood in Switzerland and…
Mars helicopter Ingenuity: Photos show rotor thrown meters away
The rotor in one of Perseverance’s first images (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/heise online) The crashed Mars helicopter Ingenuity has apparently lost a complete rotor, which is lying on the ground meters away…
US lunar probe “Odysseus” apparently landed on its side
As of: February 24, 2024 7:54 a.m The commercial US lunar lander “Odysseus” apparently tipped over during its landing and remained on its side. However, the planned experiments could still…
Moon landing with “Nova-C” successful: For the first time, companies succeed in commercial mission – knowledge
For the first time in the history of space travel, a commercial landing on the moon was successful. The unmanned lunar module Nova C of the US company Intuitive Machines…
First commercial moon landing successful – knowledge
For the first time in the history of space travel, a commercial landing on the moon was successful. The unmanned lunar module Nova C of the US company Intuitive Machines…
Japan successfully launches new H3 launch vehicle
As of: February 17, 2024 5:07 a.m Celebrations from the Japanese Space Agency: After a failed attempt, the new H3 launch vehicle has successfully launched. The 63 meter high rocket…
ERS-2: Esa satellite burned up over the Pacific – knowledge
The European satellite launched almost 30 years ago ERS-2 entered the Earth’s atmosphere and was systematically destroyed. “No material damage was reported,” said the European space agency Esa. The earth…
NASA simulates Mars mission: Feels like you’re already on the Red Planet – knowledge
Anyone who wants to fly to Mars has to be able to withstand a lot: limited resources, about two and a half years in a cramped space station and hardly…
NASA New Horizons probe: Measurement data indicates a significantly larger Kuiper Belt
NASA’s New Horizons probe has found evidence at the edge of the solar system that the so-called Kuiper belt is significantly larger than previously thought, or is even enclosed by…
Already felt like I was on Mars – knowledge
Anyone who wants to fly to Mars has to be able to withstand a lot: limited resources, about two and a half years in a cramped space station and hardly…