27 April 2020
SpaceX's first full-scale Starship passes key test
... hopes will one day lead to a successful mission to Mars, became SpaceX’s first full-scale Starship prototype ...but ultimately, Starship is being developed for an expedition to Mars. First though, Starship has been booked by billionaire Yusaku...
29 March 2019
Water on Mars is active today says new study
...cracks found in craters. Earlier this month, scientists suggested Mars once had an ancient planet-wide system of channels ...same climate evolution and the same path that Mars is going. Understanding Mars' evolution is crucial for understanding our own ...
24 September 2021
New reactor could turn Mars' atmosphere into rocket fuel
...Science assistant professor Jingjie Wu "It's like a gas station on Mars. You could easily pump carbon dioxide through this reactor and produce... materials. Then maybe one day we could live on Mars." But the idea of converting CO2 to another gas ...
10 October 2016
Risk of chronic dementia for astronauts heading to Mars
...exposure could face astronomers on a long-haul trip to Mars say scientists. Studies by scientists at University of California ... astronauts deployed on a two-to-three-year round trip to Mars," said Limoli. "The space environment poses unique hazards to...
27 January 2020
US bill spurns Moon programme favouring Mars instead
... lunar Gateway, the bill advocates the requirement of a “Gateway to Mars” in cislunar space or at a Lagrange point. The martian Gateway,... ‘fewest steps to the Moon’ approach that minimises mission complexity. Closer to Earth, the bill extends US ...
14 May 2021
China is about to land its Zhurong rover on Mars
... Providing the landing is a success, Zhurong has a minimum life expectancy of 90 Martian days. China’s Tianwen-1 mission arrived at Mars on 10 February, 2021. After completing a complicated manoeuvre to enter a temporary parking orbit two weeks later...
