Tag Archives: Orbiter

Lunar Exploration Will Continue With India’s Chandrayaan-2 Mission

Posted on June 18, 2010 by admin

The exploration of our own moon will continue with an ambitious mission called Chandrayaan-2, a collaboration between the Indian Space Research Organization and Roscosmos, the Russian Federal Space Agency. The mission, which will be launched in 2012 or 2013, will … Continue reading →

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The Exploration of Mars Continues With ESA’s ExoMars Mission

Posted on April 25, 2010 by admin

Mars is being invaded! Already our orbiters are orbiting, our landers are landing and our rovers are roving- and more of them are on the way. Over the next few years, the red planet will be subjected to an array … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Venus Climate Orbiter Will Probe the Secrets of the Planet’s Atmosphere

Posted on April 1, 2010 by admin

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has recently announced what is hopefully the final launch date for its Venus Climate Orbiter.  After several delays and changes of schedule, the date has now been set for Tuesday, May 18, 2010.  In … Continue reading →

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Mission Is Planned to Observe Jupiter and Four of Its Moons (Part Two)

Posted on March 6, 2010 by admin

This is part two in our examination of the Jupiter mission that is being planned by the European Space Agency and NASA, with collaboration from Japan’s JAXA.  The mission, which is called the Europa-Jupiter System Mission in the U.S. and … Continue reading →

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Mission Is Planned to Observe Jupiter and Four of Its Moons

Posted on March 2, 2010 by admin

A huge, multi-national mission to investigate Jupiter and four of its moons is now in its planning stages, and is tentatively planned for a launch in 2020.  The project, which is called the Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM) in the … Continue reading →

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