SpaceESA approves 2020 ExoMars rover despite crash earlier this year Putting aside the dramatic loss of the Schiaparelli lander in October and concerns about cost, ESA member states voted to go ahead with the next part of the life-hunting ExoMars mission News
SpaceChina's space station now has insects, weeds and rice on board The Tiangong-2 space station includes experiments in growing thale cress, an edible weed and rice in microgravity News