Tag: Astronautics
Detailed images of the Apollo sites on the Moon
The new images of the landing sites of the Apollo missions, which were taken by the Indian probe Chandrayaan-2 in orbit around the Moon, will probably not convince the pathological…
Detailed images like never before of the Apollo sites on the Moon
The new images of the landing sites of the Apollo missions, which were taken by the Indian probe Chandrayaan-2 in orbit around the Moon, will probably not convince the pathological…
European manned spaceflight, why now? To analyse
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Relive Thomas Pesquet’s launch to the International Space Station Replay of the Crew-2 launch event which successfully took place on April 23, 2021…
Private space stations to replace the ISS
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] ISS: visit the prodigious International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) has been in orbit since 1998. Although it has already circled…
European manned spaceflight, why now?
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Relive Thomas Pesquet’s launch to the International Space Station Replay of the Crew-2 launch event that successfully took place on April 23, 2021…
Ariane 6: what is it?
Ariane 6 is a family comprising two launchersAriane 62 and Ariane 64, whose development started in 2016. It will be commissioned in the course of 2023, or even 2022, to…
Frontier of space: what is it?
The year 2021 has been marked by the start of tourist activities accessible to a greater number of people than when it was only possible to stay on board the…
Death of Jean-Claude Mézières: when Cnes paid tribute to Valérian and Laureline, scientific inspirations
He had inspired Luc Besson and with his childhood friend, the brilliant Jean-Giraud alias Moebius, he was also behind The fifth Element. But the designer Jean-Claude Mézières, who has just…
Futura is hiring a science journalist
Passionate about science with the pleasure of transmitting and writing? Do you have a solid scientific background and the need to share?…, then you will love working at Futura, within…
Gravitational assistance: what is it?
Gravitational assistance is a technique using the attraction of planets to give extra speed to an interplanetary probe. We also speak of the gravitational sling effect. This technique is now…