2018 was a year rich in innovations with many launches, from suborbital flights to manned flights, the integration of new technologies, on board the ISS or on board new, more efficient modules, sent ever further into our solar system.
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Blue Origin continued to launch reusable rocket parts (source:Blue Origin)
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10. CIMON becomes the first robot with artificial intelligence sent into space
Named CIMON for Crew Interactive Mobile CompanioN), he became the first astronaut assistant equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) to be launched into space. It consists of a 3D printed plastic sphere with a screen in its center and has different capacities.
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| CIMON, an intelligent robot (source:objetconnecte) |
9. Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo enters space
The rocket plane has crossed the 50 mile (80 km) altitude limit.
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| A Virgin Galatc’s SpaceShipTwo (Source:Wikipedia) |
8. SpaceX is authorized to deploy 7000 satellites
The US Federal Communications Commission has authorized in march 2018, the deployment of 7,518 satellites as part of the development of the Starlink network.
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| The Starlink network (source:SpaceX) |
7. Blue Origin continues to grow
On April 29, a Blue Origin capsule successfully completed its suborbital flight. The launcher is climbed to an altitude of more than 105 kilometres (more than 347,000 feet), an altitude that allows you to experience weightlessness at the edge of the Earth's atmosphere and space.
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| A Blue Origin rocket (source:Blue Origin) |
6. Chang'E-4: China on the hidden side of the Moon
It is a space probe launched by Long March 3B on December 7, 2018, which should study the lunar ground and the internal structure of the satellite.
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| The Chang’E-4 on the moon (source:ciel et espace) |
5. The BepiColombo mission, towards Mercury
Launched on October 19, the mission consists of two devices that are expected to orbit Mercury in December 2025 to study its magnetic field.
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| The BepiColombo mission (source:esa) |
4. The first 8k video taken from space
In this ultra-high definition video, taken in collaboration with NASA, was taken by the ISS astronauts.
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| The first 8K video taken from space (source:esa) |
3. Falcon Heavy makes its first flight and sends a Tesla Roadster into orbit
Developed by SpaceX, the launcher takes off on February 6, 2018 and has a payload of 63.8 tons. On board, a car, a Tesla Roadster, which is then put into orbit. A feat that has been widely reported around the world
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| A photography taken from the Tesla Roadster (Source:spacex) |
2. China presents its third space station
Called Tiangong 3 ("Celestial Palace"), the station is composed of 3 parts: a main module nearly 17 metres long (place of life and work) presented on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, and two additional modules for scientific experiments.
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Tiangong 3 imagined in 3D (source:cieletespace)
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1. The Insight robot lands on Mars
This mission to explore Mars' internal structure saw its probe land on November 26, 2018. Since then, the probe has sent several photos of the red planet.
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| The Insight robot (source:nasa) |
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