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Neil Armstrong: a spatial legacy

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Ten years ago, Neil Armstrong passed away at the age of 82. More than 50 years after his steps on the Moon, his name continues to resonate with space conquest. The first man to walk on the Moon continues to inspire a new generation of astronauts who are now looking to follow in his footsteps on the Moon. Neil Armstrong (credits:NASA)

NASA has succeeded in producing oxygen on Mars

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About the size of a car battery, the golden box called MOXIE for Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, has succeeded in producing oxygen on Mars. This historic first experiment represents the first step before considering a manned mission to the Red Planet. NASA’s MOXIE box (credits:NASA)

Spacex Unveils Trailer Showing First Manned Mission

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In 2020, SpaceX is scheduled to begin the first crew rotations to the International Space Station. This will be a giant leap for the American company. In the meantime, it offers a computer-generated video showing what it will look like. The Crew Dragon will bring astronauts to iss (credits: spacex)

The giants Raytheon and United Technologies merge: new opportunities for aviation

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Raytheon and United Technologies announced their intention to merge on June 9, 2019, in order to pool their expertise in their respective fields. The two giants of defence and aeronautics will constitute one of the largest groups in the sector. Raytheon alone has a total revenue of 27 billion dollars. The two company create a giant (credits:AFP/Getty Images)

New Horizons flew over Ultima Thule, the most distant object ever flown by a space probe

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As the data collected by the New Horizons probe comes in, more and more is known about Ultima Thule. On Wednesday, January 2, about 12 hours after the ship passed 3,500 kilometers from the center of the object of the Kuiper Belt, the first images of Thule Ultima reached Earth. Ultima Thule thus became the most distant object to have been flown over by a spacecraft. Ultima Thule imaginedin 3D (source:NASA)

The BepiColombo mission has begun

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Launched on October 20 by Ariane 5 from the Kourou base in French Guiana, the satellite's mission is to collect information on Mercury. La mission BepiColombo (Source:esa)

Nasa’s Insight mission to Mars explained

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Discover the Insight robotic lander, a high-technology spacecraft. It will be exploring Mars during the next few years. The Insight mission (source:rtl.fr)

46 years ago, the last man to walk on the moon returned to Earth

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It was December 14, 1972. 46 years later, American astronaut Eugene Cernan is still considered the last man to walk on the moon. Gene Cernan with an American flag (source: Harrisson Schmitt/NASA)

Discover CIMON, the first space robot equipped with Artificial Intelligence

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The CIMON Astronaut Assistant, designed by Airbus and IBM, was used for the first time on board the ISS, giving Airbus the opportunity to present its features. CIMON, the astronaute assistant(source: clubic)