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The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for...
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days agoIts budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this decade to 2040. The mission would be the first to ...
Starlink on Mars? NASA Is Paying SpaceX to Look Into the Idea
Universe Today· 2 hours agoNASA has given the go-ahead for SpaceX to work out a plan to adapt its Starlink broadband internet...
NASA orders studies from private space companies on Mars mission support roles
TechCrunch· 2 days agoMars exploration has always been the exclusive purview of national space agencies, but NASA is...
Mars Express Discovers Mysterious Martian “Spiders”
SciTechDaily· 6 days agoThe dark spots in this image from ESA’s Mars Express are the telltale sign of ‘spiders’ scattered across the southern polar region of Mars. Many such...
NASA awards studies for commercial Mars missions
SpaceNews· 16 hours agoNASA has selected nine companies to perform feasibility studies of commercial approaches to deliver spacecraft to Mars and provide services there. The contracts, valued at between $200,000 and ...
The 2024 Humans to Mars Summit is happening next week
SPACE.com· 12 hours agoThe annual Humans to Mars Summit takes place this week, bringing together members of the...
A Remarkable New Thruster Could Achieve Escape Velocity—and Interplanetary Travel
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoUsing technology originally developed for NASA’s upcoming lunar space station, the space agency has...
NASA crew announced for simulated Mars mission next month
Space via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA red planet seen against the blackness of space. NASA has selected four volunteers to go on a ...
NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is in trouble—but it's a vital step to sending humans to the red...
Phys.org· 3 days agoPerseverance has been exploring Mars' Jezero Crater, thought to have once hosted an ancient lake, since 2021. The mission would deliver the samples by sending a lander that ...
NASA chooses 9 companies for Mars Exploration Program concept studies
UPI· 2 days agoOfficials with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will pay nine companies between...