With the analog program Mars500 completed last November, Roscosmos now proposes performing a similar experiment in space. In a plan submitted to the Russian government this month, the space agency suggests that the ISS could be used to simulate long term interplanetary spaceflights sometime after 2014, and to train crews for a flight to Mars before its operation is scheduled [...]
Articles written by: Carmen Felix
Mexican Space Agency Supports Fuel Cell Innovation
Mexico’s space agency only began operations in 2011, but Mexicans have been researching space applications for much longer, including roots in astronomy that stretch back centuries and decades-old telecommunications initiatives. The newly formed Mexican Space Agency (AEM) seeks to leverage these roots while providing policy support for projects to benefit the institution and engage in collaboration with space agencies and [...]
