Mars has received considerable attention in the past few decades, thanks to the many robotic missions exploring it to learn more about its past. NASA and China plan to send astronauts/taikonauts there ...
The White House scheme to reshape NASA by slashing its funding could jeopardize future human flights to Mars. Shown here is NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft - one of the three Mars orbiters set to ...
Lower launch costs have made a Mars mission feasible—but political infighting now threatens SpaceX’s critical role. In a YouGov/CBS survey conducted in June 2025, as many as 65% of Americans expressed ...
The United States is opening up the contract for the Artemis 3 lunar mission to other companies after NASA administrator Sean ...
NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft being prepares for shipment to Florida for a second launch attempt on Blue Origin’s New Glenn. Credit: Rocket Lab SALT LAKE CITY — An alternative trajectory developed ...
Ross Elder of Williamstown, who will command a simulated mission living on Mars for 378 days. The mission begins Oct. 19. (Photo Provided) PARKERSBURG — A Williamstown man will lead an Earth-based ...
NASA is preparing to lock four people inside a simulated Martian outpost for more than a year. Yes, you heard that correctly. This is a very bold step that aims to mimic the challenges astronauts ...
A NASA Mars mission's long and winding road to the launch pad is nearing its end. The twin ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) Mars probes had been scheduled to launch ...