23 April 2021
Mars rover instrument, MOXIE, extracts first oxygen from Red Planet
... samples from the surface and return them to Earth for in-depth analysis. The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is part of NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach, which includes Artemis missions to the Moon that will help prepare for...
March 2016
Space for art
... of our solar system NASA’s Mars exploration programme seeks to understand whether Mars was, is, or can be a habitable world. Missions like Mars Pathfinder, Mars Exploration Rovers, Mars Science Laboratory and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, among many...
September 2017
Plans for high-speed lunar rovers
... uneven distribution of torques between the wheels, the maximum operational speed (i.e., 2.5 cm/s for Curiosity and 5 cm/s for the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity), and the issues experienced by several rovers on past and present...
12 November 2020
ESA and NASA to partner on Mars sample return mission
... space agencies are ready for the challenge after several decades of scientific advance and technical progress in Mars exploration. The Board acknowledged the longstanding cooperation between NASA and ESA in robotic and human space...
15 November 2019
First public test of Mars lander for China ahead of 2020 launch
... it with the exception of those launched by NASA. The event at Huailai marked the first public appearance of China's Mars exploration mission, and was attended by a number of officials including Wu Yanhua, vice administrator of China National Space...
26 April 2021
Microbes could potentially live beneath Mars' surface, new study suggests
... probes could soon put the Martian subsurface depths within reach. "The subsurface is one of the frontiers in Mars exploration," says Brown University professor Jack Mustard, co-leader of the study. "We've investigated the atmosphere, mapped the...
