From growing food in orbit to booming space tourism, developments in 2023 signal a promising future
The year 2024 promises to be characterized by innovations in space explorationon the heels of progress in 2023. From the emergence of several extraterrestrial tour companies to the announcement of a possible human return to the Moon, recent developments signal a hot year in human travel through space.
And, of course, they could not be ruled out: 2024 also promises more studies on mysterious and challenging topics UFO. Furthermore, we should have more and more portraits of the beauty of the universe taken by telescopes like the James Webb.
Find out more about what to expect in terms of new things in space in the year that begins this Monday (1).
Rich people in space
Space tourism, which has gained momentum in 2023 with missions such as Axiom-2 and the suborbital flights of Galactic Virgo AND Blue Originagency Jeff Bezos (founder of Amazon), promises to expand further in 2024 – only for those who can afford million-dollar bills, we know, but it’s already progress.
We should see an increase in the number of private missions and a diversification of travel proposals. The French company Zephalto, for example, promises to launch its own “restaurant in space”.
#let’s celebrate the Moon with Artemis II
Selection of astronauts for the mission Artemis II in 2023 they laid the groundwork for the planned lunar flyby in 2024, which is expected to put a woman and a black man on the satellite for the first time.
The mission symbolizes not only the return of humans to the Moon, but also a crucial stepping stone for future manned missions on Mars.
UFO: shall we go now?
NASA’s initial report on UFOs in 2023 left open the possibility of further studies in 2024. While no evidence of extraterrestrial life has been found, increased interest in these phenomena could lead to new research and possible revelations.
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Not even asteroids escape
The year 2023 was notable for the return of the mission OSIRIS-REx with samples from the asteroid Bennu and for the launch of the mission Psyche, which aims to study an entirely metallic asteroid. Further missions to explore these large rocks and other celestial bodies are planned in 2024, with the aim of better understanding these objects and exploring potential resources.
Technology race
All of this progress continues to be informed by a real fight between large companies to see who will emerge in developing rockets capable of supporting launch missions.
In 2023, the SpaceX In Elon Musk accumulated progress in its launches, including significant missions with the Heavy Falcon and on the ship Spaceshipaiming for future interplanetary missions.
On the other hand, the NASA recently scheduled to launch a mission to Mars within a year with two small satellites launched on the rocket NewGlenn from Origine Blu.
I’m on holiday, but my satellites aren’t!
Space telescopes Hubble and James Webb will continue to present us with the most distant images of the universe that, in addition to being beautiful, bring us important lessons about our cosmos. How about ending the year with this beautiful selection of images captured by the little ones?
Understanding photos taken by the James Webb Telescope
Source: Terra
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