Today we take a look behind the scenes of the story. I’ll also talk about some assumptions I made and things not mentioned in the story, like weightlessness and an orbit around the Sun. As well as why we are not freezing.
Somewhere out there – #1 Vacuum
Have you ever wondered what it takes for humans to survive in space? Let’s do a little thought experiment. Imagine you suddenly find yourself somewhere out there in the solar system. Not on a planet, but somewhere between them. What would that be like?
Capstone mission to the Moon
Last time I talked about all planned missions to the Moon. This time, let us take a closer look at one of them – the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE). Let’s find out how a slam satellite can get to the Moon.
7+ missions planned to go to the Moon in 2022
This time, we’ll take a look at missions planned to launch this year to the Moon. Of course, only at the end of this year, we’ll know which of them made it. Anyway, how many of them do you know? Let’s find out.
Active spacecrafts beyond Mars
Today, we take a look at spacecrafts beyond the orbit of Mars. To be more specific, we take a look at spacecrafts at Jupiter and beyond. Which spacecrafts come to your mind?
Active spacecrafts at Mercury, Venus and in heliocentric orbit
We already looked at spacecrafts at some planets in our solar system. But we haven’t covered all of them. Let’s take a look at the other inner planets. Are there spacecrafts at Mercury or Venus? Or maybe even somewhere in between the planets? Do you know? Let’s find out!
8 active spacecrafts in orbit around Mars
Having spent some time on the surface of Mars, we’ll take a look at spacecrafts in orbit around Mars this time. Let’s start with the oldest spacecraft. From there we’ll go forward in time. Eventually, we encounter spacecrafts, I already mentioned in my last post about spacecraft on the surface of Mars. Let’s get started!
About a little helicopter on Mars and his fellow travelers
Have you heard about Ingenuity? The little helicopter flying around on Mars. No? Then you missed the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. So, let’s take a closer look at Ingenuity and the other spacecrafts on the surface of Mars. Do you know any of the other spacecrafts?
Is the James Webb Space Telescope all alone out there?
In December, an Ariane 5 rocket finally launched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). It is currently on its way to the Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2. And scheduled to arrive there on 24 January. But wait a minute, what is a Lagrange point? And are there more active spacecrafts at Lagrange points? Or is it all alone out there?
Can you name the active spacecraft at and on the Moon?
When you last took a look at the Moon, did you think about the active spacecraft currently out there? Or could you even name them? Well, I can’t. So let us take a look at the spacecrafts and missions are currently operating around and on the Moon. Let’s start with the oldest spacecrafts.