Exploration
NASA names crew for Artemis III test mission
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NASA unveiled the four astronauts selected for its Artemis III mission on Tuesday at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The crew will test docking procedures with lunar landers in low Earth orbit ahead of a planned launch no earlier than summer 2027.
NASA is weighing a plan to send its full-scale engineering model of the Perseverance rover to the lunar south pole. The vehicle, nicknamed Promise, would carry a nuclear power source to enable operations through the long lunar night.
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NASA's Perseverance rover has traveled more than 26.2 miles on Mars, completing the equivalent of a marathon in five years. The milestone was reached on June 14 while the rover explored terrain west of Jezero Crater.
Explorer Matthieu Tordeur and glaciologist Heïdi Sevestre are undertaking a pioneering 4000-kilometre kite-ski expedition across Antarctica to collect vital data on the continent's ice sheet. Using ground-penetrating radar, they aim to assess whether increased interior snowfall offsets coastal melting amid climate change. The journey, which began on 3 November, marks the first such trip dedicated to polar science.
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Noticias RCN's scientific expedition departed from Cartagena aboard the ARC Simón Bolívar, with a crew of 90 experts and journalists, for an over 80-day journey to Antarctica. After crossing the Panama Canal, the team heads into the Pacific toward Valparaíso in Chile before reaching the white continent.
NASA successfully launched a new mission to explore Mars, marking a milestone in space exploration. The spacecraft carried advanced instruments for scientific research. The event was watched by millions and hailed as a triumph for the agency.