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An interview with Anthea Comellini, the new ESA reserve astronaut

We had the incredible opportunity to interview Anthea Comellini, one of the two Italian reserve astronauts selected by the European Space Agency in 2022.

Space Voyaging
21/03/2023

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Clearspace-1: ESA and the space debris challenge

Rendering of the ClearSpace-1 spacecraft approaching the Vespa payload adapter. It will get hold of the piece of debris and safely dispose of it by deorbiting. Credits: ClearSpace SA

Space debris is a problem we can't allow to get out of hand. ESA aims at demonstrating a possible solution with the ClearSpace-1 mission. The spacecraft will grab a piece of debris and safely deorbit it

Riccardo Dipietro
20/03/2023

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Opportunity, a story of a piece of cold metal with a warm hearth

Opportunity liftoff on board of Delta II rocket. Credit Nasa's Mars Exploration program

Opportunity was a milestone in human exploration on the red planet, let's retrace his exploits over the years that saw his stay on Mars

Federico Coppola
14/03/2023

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Will The Mars Sample Return Mission Discover Alien Life?

Mars Sample Return mission overview. Credits: NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech

Returning samples from the Red Planet has never been attempted before, but NASA and ESA are gonna try it with the "Mars Sample Return" program

Filippo Zamprogna
09/03/2023

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dearMoon project: the first tourist mission to the Moon

The BFR spaceship (2018 version) firing all of its engines while over the Moon. Vehicle was subsequently renamed by SpaceX as Starship in late 2018, and then a substantial redesign to the external control surfaces was done in Sep 2019 for the first "as built" version. Credits: SpaceX

Conceived by Japanese billionaire Yūsaku Maezawa, the dearMoon project is a revolutionary mission for space tourism. Discover with us all the details

Federico Coppola
20/02/2023

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LauncherOne: Virgin’s unique ride to orbit

Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket during a captive carry test under the left wing of Cosmic Girl. Image credit: Virgin Orbit

LauncherOne, built by Virgin Orbit, is not just another smallsat launcher: the way it takes off is truly unique

Riccardo Dipietro
13/02/2023

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Starliner: the new commercial spacecraft for the International Space Station

Boeing's CST-100 Starliner crew ship approaches the International Space Station during the Orbital Flight Test-2 mission before automatically docking to the Harmony module. Credits: NASA

Boeing' Starliner is a partially reusable spacecraft developed inside NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The final test is scheduled to launch in Apr. 2023.

Benedetta Facini
07/02/2023

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Virgin Universe: from the ground to the atmosphere’s edge.

Virgin Galactic’s double fuselage mothership, White Knight Two, configured in a “captive carry” mode passes over the audience as New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and founder/ owner of Virgin Galactic Sir Richard Branson address a crowd of about six hundred people during the runway dedication ceremony last Thursday at Spaceport America, in Upham, southeast of Truth or Consequences, N.M. Credits USAG Fort Bliss via Flickr

Let's discover the story of one of the craziest and most enterprising businessmen in history able to build the empire called Virgin Group.

Federico Coppola
02/02/2023

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Polaris Dawn: a revolutionary private space mission

Polaris Dawn Crew. From left to right: Anna Menon, Sarah Gillis, Scott Poteet and Jared Isaacman. Credits: Polaris Dawn via Twitter

Polaris Dawn is the first mission in the Polaris Program aimed to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities by testing new technologies.

Benedetta Facini
31/01/2023

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Discovering Dragon: the capsule that made SpaceX big

The uncrewed SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on approach to the station's Harmony module. Credits: NASA

SpaceX’s primary goal has always been focused on Mars and making life multi-planetary. The Dragon capsule has been the first step toward this huge goal

Filippo Zamprogna
26/01/2023

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