Following NASA's successful co-operation with American commercial operators
ESA are now adopting a similar approach to space freighter services
by further encouraging related European private ventures.
Link to: BBC - Europe to develop commercial space capsule
India's lander Vikram and its rover Pragyan
have successfully reached the ground in the southern polar region of the moon.
Link to: NYtimes "What to know about India's next chapter in space"
(https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/23/science/india-moon-landing-chandrayaan-3)
Could Ganymede, Callisto or Europa
one day, in the distant future,
become our so-called "Planet B" ?
A one-way trip there takes about 8 years,
but in the very long run it might perhaps be worth it.
Link to: Natural History Museum
Sweden's SPACEPORT Esrange
has now been officially inaugurated.