29 April 2016
SpaceX Announces Plans for Mars Mission.
... CEO Elon Musk tweeted that “Dragon 2 is designed to be able to land anywhere in the solar system. Red Dragon Mars mission is the first test flight.” The company also posted pictures of a Falcon Heavy launch and a Dragon spacecraft...
03 June 2016
Elon Musk: Mars mission architecture to be unveiled in September
... be used to transport NASA astronauts to and from the ISS. A version of the Dragon will also be involved in the Mars missions. Musk also hinted that he may want to try spaceflight personally. “I think I will at some point,” he said. “I’ll probably...
January 2017
Blueprint for NASA’s journey to Mars
... with the crew, which also avoids single events that lead to loss of the crew. A near term Mars mission is compelling and feasible The MBC architecture is designed to include participation of commercial and international partnerships. From flight...
May 2021
In-situ propellant design for Mars ascent vehicles
...next generation. The current target of long-term Mars missions requires sustainable and low cost in-situ propulsion systems...-based fuels show other significant advantages for long-term Mars missions. First, the hydrophobic nature of paraffin makes it ...
20 September 2021
Best time for a human Mars mission? During a solar maximum, new study says
... shows that while space radiation imposes strict limitations and presents technological difficulties for the human mission to Mars, such a mission is still viable”, the authors write in their research paper. “Since the next solar max is coming...
09 August 2021
NASA is seeking applicants for yearlong simulated Mars mission
... into the cosmos, the astronaut experience will change. In preparation for the real-life challenges of future missions to Mars, NASA will study how highly motivated individuals respond under the rigor of a long-duration, ground-based...
