Post by pickinduck on Jan 31, 2017 18:40:44 GMT -6
Perhaps even more revolutionary than the moon landing in 1969, this year is shaping up to be the most ambitious and important time in the history of space exploration thus far.
NASA and foreign governments as well as private companies like SpaceX, The Planetary Society, XCOR and more have plans to make serious strides in the areas of spacecrafts, planet discovery, space tourism and colonization. For example, civilians will actually be able to go right to the edge of Earth’s atmosphere just by buying a ticket. The price tag is steep, but non-astronauts can head higher than ever before nonetheless.
Click through the slides to learn about all of the groundbreaking space missions you won’t believe are happening in 2017.
NASA and foreign governments as well as private companies like SpaceX, The Planetary Society, XCOR and more have plans to make serious strides in the areas of spacecrafts, planet discovery, space tourism and colonization. For example, civilians will actually be able to go right to the edge of Earth’s atmosphere just by buying a ticket. The price tag is steep, but non-astronauts can head higher than ever before nonetheless.
Click through the slides to learn about all of the groundbreaking space missions you won’t believe are happening in 2017.
observer.com/2017/01/10-amazing-space-missions-you-wont-believe-are-happening-in-2017/