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Emily Lakdawalla • September 19, 2018 • 3
Attention Kiwi space fans! I’m embarking shortly on a speaking tour of New Zealand. I hope to meet lots of Planetary Society members and supporters, and sign a few copies of my book.
Emily Lakdawalla • September 18, 2018 • 2
With my first issue of The Planetary Report as editor, I am taking the magazine open-access. Return to Mercury features articles by Elsa Montagnon on BepiColombo and by Long Xiao on the Chang'e-4 and -5 landers.
The Planetary Report • September Equinox 2018
Elsa Montagnon details the challenges of delivering BepiColombo’s two spacecraft from Earth to Mercury.
The Planetary Report • September Equinox 2018
Long Xiao previews two ambitious Chinese lunar missions, one of which will make the first-ever landing on the far side of the Moon.
The Planetary Report • September Equinox 2018
Sriram Bhiravarasu anticipates India’s 2019 lunar venture with an orbiter, lander, and rover.
The Planetary Report • September Equinox 2018
Casey Dreier observes the genesis of a new space agency in Australia, and how The Planetary Society helped make it happen.
The Planetary Report • September Equinox 2018
Emily Lakdawalla introduces an at-a-glance spacecraft locator to The Planetary Report.
Kate Howells • September 14, 2018 • 2
On 7 September, down the street from the NAFTA meetings in Washington D.C., the Canada Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars hosted a meeting of many thought leaders from both countries to discuss a point of uncertainty in the Canada-United States relationship: collaboration in space.
Mattias Malmer • September 14, 2018 • 3
Mattias Malmer made it a little easier to figure out what Philae really saw in 2014.
Emily Lakdawalla • September 13, 2018 • 1
Hayabusa2 didn’t quite make it down to its intended 60-meter distance from asteroid Ryugu yesterday. There is nothing wrong with the spacecraft; it’s healthy and returning to its home position. The team will adjust parameters and give it another try in the future.
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