The biggest rocket launches and space missions we’re looking forward to in 2018

Institute of Technologies shared this article with you from Inoreader The biggest rocket launches and space missions we're looking forward to in 2018 Через The Verge - Science Posts Next year is already overflowing with exciting missions to space. NASA is launching a new lander to Mars, as well as a spacecraft that will get closer to the Sun than ever before. And two of NASA's vehicles already in space will finally arrive at their intended targets: one will rendezvous with a nearby asteroid, while another will pass by a distant space rock billions of miles from Earth. Next year is already overflowing But it's not just NASA that has a busy year ahead; the commercial space industry has a number of significant test flights planned, and the launch of one of the world's most anticipated rockets, the Falcon Heavy, is slated for early 2018. And if all goes well, people may finally ride to space on private vehicles. Here... Continue reading… View on the web Inoreader is a light and fast RSS Reader. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.