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Two Indian analogue astronauts, Rahul Mogalapalli and Yaman Akot, successfully completed a 10-day mission inside the Himalayan Outpost for Planetary Exploration (HOPE) habitat located in the remote region of Tso Kar, about 150 kilometres from Leh, Ladakh.This mission was designed to simulate the stresses and routines of lunar and Martian exploration, marking a significant milestone in India’s
India is actively working toward landing an astronaut on the Moon by 2040, with significant progress already made in developing the mission’s launch vehicle configuration and orbital module systems, as per a request for information regarding India’s Gaganyaan program in the Parliament.The Gaganyaan program, India’s ongoing human spaceflight initiative, serves as the technological foundation for
India has made a significant stride in its ambitions for interplanetary human space exploration with the inauguration of the HOPE (Human Outer Planetary Exploration) analogue mission, set in the harsh, Mars-like terrain of Ladakh’s Tso Kar Valley.Launched by ISRO on August 1, 2025, HOPE marks India’s first full-scale simulation of a crewed interplanetary environment—an essential preparatory step
Starship 36 was preparing for 10th test flight from Texas when it suffered ‘catastrophic failure’ while on standOne of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starships exploded during a routine test in Texas, authorities said, in the latest setback to the billionaire’s dr…
alternative_right shares a report from Phys.Org: Using conventional propulsion and low-energy trajectories, it takes six to nine months for crewed spacecraft to reach Mars. These durations complicate mission design and technology requirements and raise…
UK needs a ‘clear national ambition’ to avoid missing out as science changes rapidly, Space: 2075 report warnsHumanity must prepare for a sweeping revolution as nations and companies gear up to build moon bases, space stations and orbiting factories, a…
President Trump’s 2026 budget proposes over $1 billion for Mars exploration through a new Commercial Mars Payload Services Program, while simultaneously slashing NASA’s overall budget by 25%. Phys.Org reports: Under the proposal, NASA would award contr…
For the first time, scientists have directly observed atmospheric sputtering in action on Mars — an erosion process driven by solar wind ions that may have played a major role in the planet’s atmospheric and water loss. ScienceAlert reports: The only …
Evidence is mounting for “a vast reservoir of liquid water” on Mars, according to a new article by Australian National University professor Hrvoje TkalÄiÄ and geophysics associate professor Weijia Sun from the Chinese Academy of Geological Sc…
Billions of years ago Mars “had a warm, habitable climate with liquid water in lakes and flowing rivers,” writes Ars Technica.
But “In order for Mars to be warm enough to host liquid water, there must have been a lot of carbon dioxide in the atmosphe…