23 April 2021
Mars rover instrument, MOXIE, extracts first oxygen from Red Planet
...’t just the stuff we breathe. Rocket propellant depends on oxygen, and future explorers will depend on producing propellant on Mars to make the trip home.” For rockets or astronauts, oxygen is key, said MOXIE’s principal investigator, Michael Hecht...
09 August 2021
NASA is seeking applicants for yearlong simulated Mars mission
...unique, rewarding adventures and are interested in contributing to NASA’s work in preparing for the first human journey to Mars, click here to learn more and apply. Compensation for participating is available. More information will be provided during...
09 July 2018
Plans for a future Mars rover to return soil samples to Earth
...involvement in over 210 space missions. The company’s Autonomous Systems Group will also be contributing to the ESA Mars rover mission. Although the UK is facing withdrawal from the European Union in a process known as “Brexit,” as ESA is independent...
24 October 2019
SpaceX confirm plans to build cities on the Moon and Mars
...there however. The company plans to build propellant depots on Mars and utilise in situ resources in order to provide basic... Wooster´s statements pan out as suggested then SpaceX could make Mars home to vast swathes of people long before NASA gets the...
13 November 2019
Curiosity uncovers oxygen mystery on Mars
...tantalising correlation between methane and oxygen for a good part of the Mars year," Atreya said. "I think there's something to it. I ...still a lot of work ahead for the SAM team and Mars’ atmospheric gases will be continued to be monitored so that...
27 December 2019
Mars 2020 aeroshell’s impressive pedigree
... Lockheed Martin’s programme manager over the production of the Mars 2020 aeroshell, both the heat shield, or lower section... similar ordeal during the descent of NASA’s InSight probe to Mars’ surface in 2018, including the time lag for confirmation of...
