The MARK-1 module was developed by the Danish architects Sebastian Aristotelis and Karl-Johan Sørensen and built by their team. The two tested the module for 61 days in northern Greenland starting in September 2020. Image: Simon Kristensen / SAGA Space Architects The...
Dr. Matthew Alexander Henson (1866 – 1955) was a well-known US polar explorer. He was the first African-American polar explorer, having been on a total of 7 expeditions with Robert Peary. By his own account, he was the first man at the North Pole. This...
The VIPER is a mobile robot that NASA is using to advance the search for water on the moon for future lunar missions. The rover measures 1.5×1.5×2.5 metres and weighs around 430 kilos. A direct X-band via the Deep Space Network connects the robot to Earth....
A new settlement is planned at the moon’s south pole on the rim of Shackleton Crater. The location offers the advantage of being flooded almost continuously with sunlight for energy generation. (Photo: SOM-Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) If the ideas and...
The Cassini spacecraft has been studying the planet Saturn and its moons since it entered orbit in 2004. This image of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, taken on October 5, 2008, is a stunning mosaic of geologically active Enceladus after a Cassini flyby. (Photo: NASA /...