Mars

Not one but TWO teams through to finals of ‘life on Mars’ simulation comp

Polish students have been planning for life on Mars as they get through to the finals of the Mars Society's Mars Colony Prize design contest. ESA - European Space Agency & Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research for OSIRIS Team ESA/MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA

The students from the University of Wrocław’s Innspace group and Twardowsky project beat off competition from 10 competitors to take make it through to the finals of the Mars Society's Mars Colony Prize design contest.

Kielce space dudes rocket into first place in international Mars rover comp

To emulate the harsh extra-terrestrial conditions, the robots are tested on the mountainous desert at the Mars Desert Research Station, outside Hanksville. The challenges put before the students are similar to the real life tasks of rovers such as Curiosity and Opportunity.

Life on Mars: Stunning design shows what life on the Red Planet could really look like

The creators from Wrocław University looked at the challenge of colonizing Mars from numerous perspectives, taking into account the conditions on the Red Planet, availability of resources, the need to be self-sustainable, as well as the ability to conduct business with Earth and the social and psychological needs of the people living there.

Space base: volunteers get shut in simulated Mars base to learn about life on another planet

One of very few in the world, the Mars base is actually built on the very down-to-earth location of an old airfield in western Poland.  

Space engineering company gets TWO new contracts for work on x-ray telescope aimed at revealing how galaxies are formed

The new x-ray telescope will allow scientists to look into the deep universe  where the first gas structures and super massive black holes formed.

Ground control to major… NASA’s Insight mission runs into trouble after hammering Mole fails to receive orders

Professor Jerzy Grygorczuk, engineer and Astronika’s board member told TFN: “We can only guess why the message didn’t reach the lander. The next attempt to communicate with the hammer is moved to Thursday, but the information on whether it succeeded will reach us on Friday, since there is always a one day delay with the satellite communication.”

Polish ‘space mole’ to set a first by drilling FIVE metres into core of Mars to see if humans can live there

After barrelling into the Martian atmosphere at speeds of 12,300 mph (19,800 km/h), Astronika, the ‘mole’ will journey deeper into Mars than any instrument ever built for space exploration.

Polish firm produces vital component for Mars mission

Sener Polska has designed and produced one of the key elements of a project to land a rover on Mars. The Umbilical Release Mechanism (URM) is a connection between the Mars rover and its landing platform, which will be put on the red planet as part of the ExoMars mission.

Poland explores secrets of red planet

Poland is getting increasingly involved in space research, most notably in the development and construction of Mars rovers.

Space Oddity: Scientists spend weeks in Mars base simulator – and it’s in Piła

Testing if maggots can breed without gravity is one of the tasks scientists chosen to live in the Mars-like environment are required to carry out.

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