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First European ‘walking’ robotic arm making its way to the International Space Station

The European Space Agency plan to send a fully programmable, autonomous robot to the International Space Station in July 2021. The European Robotic Arm (ERA) will serve the Russian segment of the ISS and will be utilised to support the astronauts in the maintenance of the Space Station. The robot will be capable of transportingContinue reading “First European ‘walking’ robotic arm making its way to the International Space Station”

MARS 2020 PERSEVERANCE ROVER

The fifth rover to land on Mars, the Perseverance Rover, was launched on July 20th 2020 and safely landed on the Red Planet on February 18th 2021 at 20:55 GMT. The spacecraft’s incredible journey saw it travel around 472 million kilometres in just over 210 days to reach its landing spot in the Jezero Crater.Continue reading “MARS 2020 PERSEVERANCE ROVER”

Great British Take Off: An Introduction

Hello World! I thought I’d use my first post to introduce myself and a little bit about the page. I’m originally from Scotland but am currently an MSc Space Explorations Systems student at the University of Leicester and I have a huge passion for space travel & exploration. I started this blog primarily to motivateContinue reading “Great British Take Off: An Introduction”