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China launches lunar probe, looking to be 1st nation to get samples from far side of moon
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoChina is aiming to become the first nation to ever retrieve samples from the far-side of the moon...
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...
NASA awards studies for commercial Mars missions
SpaceNews· 3 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 ...
Vandenberg to be site for NASA's next mission to Mars
Santa Maria Sun· 2 hours ago"Vandenberg was ultimately chosen because it had more availability during InSight's launch period," NASA said in a statement. NASA and JPL officials stated that InSight would study the "deep ...
NASA Taps 9 Companies to Develop Commercial Mars Services
ExtremeTech· 4 hours agoIn the 50 years since the first robotic explorers landed on Mars, exploration of the red planet has been undertaken exclusively by government space programs. NASA is now working to change that ...
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 ...
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...
Watch Mars Experiencing A Never-Before-Seen “Hat Trick” Of Global Aurorae
IFLScience· 24 hours agoAurorae on Mars are a whole other affair compared to the ones we have on Earth. The Red Planet...
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 ...
China Launches Moon Mission in Base Race With U.S.
The Wall Street Journal· 6 hours agoCHINA NEWS China launched a spacecraft to the far side of the moon, with plans to conduct an unprecedented landing and ascent attempt from that region....