by David Todd | Feb 12, 2014 | China, exploration, Science, Seradata News
It had been reported that China’s Yutu (“Jade Rabbit”) lunar rover has failed to reactivate and return telemetry signals two days after its second lunar night ended. Responding to these media reports, the Chinese National Space Agency (CNSA) via...
by David Todd | Jan 28, 2014 | China, exploration, Seradata News
China’s first lunar rover, Yutu (Jade Rabbit), which was landed onto the surface of the Moon as part of the Chang’E 3 mission has experienced a “mechanical control abnormality”. The exact nature of the anomaly has not been specified but it is...
by David Todd | Dec 20, 2013 | commercial launch services, exploration, NASA
NASA’s Launch Services Program announced on 19 December that it selected United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) Atlas V launch vehicle to launch the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission. The...
by David Todd | Dec 16, 2013 | China, exploration, Science, Seradata News, Technology
At 1311 GMT on 14 December, China’s space programme managed to land its first rover exploration vehicle on another body when its Chang’e 3 lander touched down on the Moon. Following a breaking burn to reduce the velocity of the craft from 1.7km/s to...
by David Todd | Dec 11, 2013 | exploration, Personal spaceflight, Satellites, Space tourism, Technology
The plan to start a colony on the planet Mars, funded by reality television, had a filip in December when the Mars One not-for-profit organisation involved announced that it had signed design contracts with two major space companies. A $250,000 mission concept study...
by David Todd | Nov 25, 2013 | exploration, NASA, Science, Seradata News
NASA has reported that Mars Curiosity Rover has experenced a soff short/power leak between Curiosity’s chassis and a 32-volt circuit that routes power to systems throughout the rover. The voltage level fell from 11 volts to 4 volts on 17 November. This is the...
