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8 History-Making Space Stories Of 2020 It’s been a hard year on Earth.  But despite a global pandemic, scientists made huge strides in understanding the universe beyond our planet. They detected far-off signals, launched astronauts into orbit around the Earth, and sent probes to Mars, the moon, and even an asteroid. In a year like no other on our planet, here are eight of this year’s top space stories.  Phosphine in Venus’ atmosphere Although astronomer Carl Sagan proposed the idea tha...

NASA’s Office of Inspector General terminates audit of Artemis program with words of obviousness by Douglas Messier Managing Editor NASA’s Office of Inspector General (IG) has determined that the biggest problem the space agency faces in its Artemis lunar program is….wait for it….money. “Based upon our audit work completed to date, we found that the most significant challenge NASA currently faces in returning humans to the Moon by 2024 is budget uncertainty, a challenge that could ult...

BBC Science Focus Magazine Advertisement As the picture editor of BBC Science Focus, there’s no shortage of mind-blowing scientific imagery that arrives in my inbox, but here are a handful of my favourites that I hope might give you a slightly different perspective on the last 12 months. For more incredible science photography check out: Lake Tabourie, Australia – 4 January Residents look on as flames burn through bush on January 04, 2020 in Lake Tabourie, Australia. A state of emergency wa...

Santa Claus snags FAA license for commercial mission to space station Space 12/23/2020 Mike Wall © Provided by Space The Expedition 61 astronauts celebrate Christmas and the holidays in orbit aboard the International Space Station in December 2019. Well apparently see one more big private spaceflight milestone before 2020 is done. In May, SpaceX became the first company ever to launch astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). That mission, a test flight known as ...

Michael López-Alegría may be the first in history, and as early as next year. A former NASA astronaut whos rocketed to space four times, López-Alegría is now the vice president of business development for Axiom Space. The startup has raised about $19 million in capital, according to PitchBook. Space News reported earlier this year that it was working to raise $100 million, though a PitchBook profile of Axiom suggests that deal is not yet complete. Axioms team is a whos-who of the human spa...

WorldRemit Identifies Top 20 Migrant Moments of 2020 Saturday, December 19, 2020 12:37PM IST (7:07AM GMT) Company Celebrates Migrants in Honor of International Migrants Day   London, United Kingdom:   Today, WorldRemit, a leading cross-border payments company, celebrates International Migrants Day by announcing its list of the top 20 Migrant Moments of 2020. This list features developments which have had significant impacts on commun...

WorldRemit Identifies Top 20 Migrant Moments of 2020 Company Celebrates Migrants in Honor of International Migrants Day Today, WorldRemit, a leading cross-border payments company, celebrates International Migrants Day by announcing its list of the top 20 Migrant Moments of 2020. This list features developments which have had significant impacts on communities across the world. From the first COVID-19 vaccine to the US presidential election to SpaceX each of these milestones have been influenced...

December 17th, 2020 2020 has been very good to SpaceX with the aerospace transportation firm surpassing a number of milestones and achieving virtually every goal it set out for itself during the year. Both the company’s autonomous and crewed space vehicles operated without any major failures as SpaceX earned its NASA flight certification, along with deals with the US Space Force and private industry. There was one mishap, with its prototype Starship vehicle, during 2020 and even that only sli...

Synopsis Chari, 43, will serve as the commander while NASAs Tom Marshburn will be pilot and ESAs Matthias Maurer will serve as a mission specialist for the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the ISS, which is expected to launched next year. AFP (L-R) NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer. WASHINGTON: Indian-American US Air Force Colonel Raja Chari has been selected as the Commander of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space ...

A Fourth Crew Member Will Be Added At A Later Date NASA and the European Space Agency have selected three astronauts to serve as crew members for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station, which is expected to launch in the fall of 2021. The trio will consist of NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn, who will serve as commander and pilot, respectively, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, who will serve as a mission specialist. A fourth crew member will be added at ...