Illustration of the lunar gateway.
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The effects of the pandemic and recent engineering concerns with the new and still unflown Space Launch System may delay the Artemis programme.
NASA’s James Webb telescope mirror undergoing cryogenic testing.
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India may land on the Moon this coming year, while Nasa will launch its new, powerful rocket farther into space than any other human rated spacecraft.
Mars 2020 Perseverance space mission launches from Kennedy Space Center.
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With a new president in the White House and NASA's chief administrator resigning we can expect changes to space policy.
A partial lunar eclipse above the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire in 2019.
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Radio telescopes are incredibly sensitive to phone network interference.
This second era of space exploration will include a diverse corp of astronauts.
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The new era of space exploration is characterized by an emphasis on diversity and international cooperation. But there's a lot of work to do before there's gender equality in STEM fields and at NASA.