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China launches rocket to bring back pieces of the far side of the moon
The Independent via Yahoo News· 28 minutes agoShortly afterwards, launch mission commander Zhang Zuosheng took to a podium at the front of the...
A Remarkable New Thruster Could Achieve Escape Velocity—and Interplanetary Travel
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoUsing technology originally developed for NASA’s upcoming lunar space station, the space agency has...
The 2024 Humans to Mars Summit is happening next week
SPACE.com· 2 hours agoThe annual Humans to Mars Summit takes place this week, bringing together members of the...
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· 5 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 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 astronauts for Boeing Starliner Florida rocket launch: Where to see liftoff in Volusia
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoGodspeed, Starliner. Boeing's maiden crewed flight is scheduled next week. Boeing is preparing to...
NASA Taps 9 Companies to Develop Commercial Mars Services
ExtremeTech· 7 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 ...
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...
Vandenberg to be site for NASA's next mission to Mars
Santa Maria Sun· 4 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 ...