Although there is some concern over the level of funding that is available for space missions across the world, there is still much to look forward to in the next decade of space adventures.
So if the last few years have seen us sending probes to Mars and discovering water on the moon, then what does the next decade hold for the exploration of our galaxy?
Launch date: scheduled for launch 2010
Not every space mission is about reaching for the stars. Aquarius is a NASA mission that will study the oceans of our own Planet Earth to learn more about how the seas – and in particular the salt levels in the sea - are connected to climate change.
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