The Men from MOL
\nRowland White shares with Spaceflight the story of the astronauts who migrated from the Manned Orbiting Laboratory to NASA and trained for long duration flights before participating in Shuttle missions.<\/p>\n
Settlement of Mars: is it possible?
\nStephen Ashworth appeals for a combined government\/commercial partnership to extend the human presence to Mars and populate the first settlements on Earth\u2019s nearest, habitable planet.<\/p>\n
ExoMars Countdown
\nThe launch of ESA\u2019s 2016 ExoMars mission is imminent and we describe the activities at Baikonur as teams from across Europe prepare it for departure on a Proton rocket.<\/p>\n
Which way to Mars, please?
\nWith development of the Orion spacecraft and the SLS rocket moving toward a first flight in a little over two years from now, just what are the options for NASA as it sets its sights on Mars?<\/p>\n
Icarus Designs \u2013 Part 1
\nPeter Milne gives us an update on progress with Project Icarus and explains two of the four options available for the design team, given the revised specification from Daedalus.<\/p>\n
NASA\u2019s Lost Boilerplate
\nEddie Pugh tells the fascinating story of a boilerplate Apollo Command Module which went AWOL in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, recovered by the Russians and returned to its owner!<\/p>\n
Saturn\/Apollo to Venus via Mars
\nSpaceflight Editor David Baker describes a little publicised proposal to use a combination of Apollo hardware to send astronauts to the nearest planets on long duration fly-by missions.<\/p>\n
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