Europe has a crucial position to play in humanity’s return to the Moon. This week, Planetary Radio brings you voices straight from the 18th European House Convention in Brussels, Belgium, the place greater than 2,000 of the world’s high area leaders gathered to form the way forward for European area exploration — together with formidable plans for constructing GPS and communications infrastructure to assist a everlasting human presence on the Moon. Pictured: An artist’s impression of a far-future lunar base. Picture credit score: ESA – P. Carril.
How did New Zealand turn into one of many three main rocket-launching nations? The nation’s rank — simply after america and China — is due to the success of Rocket Lab and its Electron rocket. Founder Peter Beck joined the most recent Planetary Society e book membership assembly to speak in regards to the tales captured in “The Launch of Rocket Lab.” You possibly can watch the recording of the reside digital occasion right here.
The Home is exhibiting its assist for NASA Science. 103 members of the U.S. Home of Representatives, led by Congressional Planetary Science Caucus Co-Chairs Don Bacon (R-NE) and Judy Chu (D-CA) signed a bipartisan letter this week calling for $9 billion for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) within the fiscal yr 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Associated Businesses Appropriations invoice.
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