Another year…and another delay
The Editor mulls over the events of the last two months and assesses the state of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Getting the drop on planet Mars
The European Space Agency reports on the impending launch of ExoMars 2020 and describes events associated with parachute tests and checks out the landing site.

Probing Saturn’s mightiest moon
When the Huygens probe descended through the dense atmosphere of Titan, it followed an entirely unpredictable spin profile. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory explains why.

Unlocking the universe – with metaphor
Mark Stewart takes a reflective look at Norman Mailer’s seminal observations on NASA’s Apollo programme and finds a meaningful epitaph.

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Aceing the test – Hot and hotter!

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Space UK
Entrepreneurs watch this space! – Space seeds new trees

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9 December 2019 – 8 January 2020

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Satellite Digest
566 – December 2019

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