Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 16, 2024 -
The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, under the leadership of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is gearing up for a historic endeavor with the German-French rover IDEFIX poised t
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 21, 2023 -
The origin of the martian moons Phobos and Deimos is still an unsolved mystery in planetary research. Both moons will be the targets of the Japanese Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. A German
Courtesy: Astrobotic
A mock-up of Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lander, which it intends to use for its first mission to the moon in 2021.
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When two Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969 became the first humans to walk on the moon, there were tremendous risks involved, including potential exposure to high levels of radiation.
With an upcoming NASA mission to carry the next two American astronauts to the moon in the planning stages, Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic is helping to take a radiation detecting device to the moon.