November 2018
Being human in space
... micro- or zero gravity. But we should not forget that the psychology of being on a long-term mission is of vital important to the psyche. Missions to Mars, for example, will only be possible every two years with journeys taking up to seven months...
13 March 2019
'Marscopter' to accompany rover on Mars 2020 mission
... and there are some places that they simply can’t go. What would be really handy on the next Mars mission is a small helicopter that could whizz over the surface, taking pictures as it went. We're in luck then, as NASA has...
27 December 2019
Mars 2020 aeroshell’s impressive pedigree
... entry orientation, as well as the back shell, or upper section. Like everyone else working on NASA’s next robotic mission to Mars, and anxiously awaiting some good news at JPL, Tice won’t know whether the landing succeeded for...
25 June 2021
China announces plans to build a base on Mars starting in 2033
... Conference (GLEX 2021), Wang’s speech, themed "The Space Transportation System of Human Mars Exploration" included details of a first crewed mission to Mars that will liftoff in 2033. This will be preceded by a technology preparation phase, whereby...
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...
23 April 2021
Mars rover instrument, MOXIE, extracts first oxygen from Red Planet
... into useable things: propellant, breathable air, or, combined with hydrogen, water.” A key objective of Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet...
