Category Archives: planetary exploration

International Repercussions [Part 1] The Unreliable Partner

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Paul Spudis

An interesting exchange occurred last week at the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), when representatives from several national space agencies met to discuss the Global Exploration Roadmap (GER) for spaceflight, which outlines the ambitions of nations that cooperate in space.  The … Continue reading →

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Naming names

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Paul Spudis

Step right up and name that crater or mountain or molehill or patera (a fancy name for a saucer-like depression on Mars or Io)!  I mean, why not?  You’re a person, right?   You have rights!  Demand them!  Go name that … Continue reading →

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