Space 2018: better late than never

It’s going to be a good year in space, and the new players are aiming high.
The older space powers are also breaking new ground. Russia is testing a nuclear engine this year that could cut travel time to Mars from 18 months to just six weeks.
LONDON, U.K.—It’s going to be a good year in space, and the new players are aiming high. The Indian Space Research Organization intends to send Chandrayaan-2, an unscrewed orbiter, lander and rover, to the moon in March. In July, Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft will arrive at ...

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