6 space missions to look forward to in 2021
From new missions to Mars to the start of the Artemis program that will return humans to the Moon, here's 6 space missions to look out for in 2021.
Gareth Dorrian graduated from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, in 2002 with a BSc. in Physics with Planetary and Space Physics. He then went on to complete a Masters Degree in Space Science, at University College London.
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