December 2014
Terraforming Mars: from CFCs to Total Recall
... that would be difficult to remove and because it has lost all but a tiny fraction of its original endowment of water. Mars, the second-nearest planet to Earth, is a somewhat better candidate. Science fiction authors have for many years...
May 2021
In-situ propellant design for Mars ascent vehicles
... (610 Pa) at the surface. Low atmospheric density indicates that if Mars ever had liquid water on its surface, it would have evaporated immediately. So even if we find water on Mars, it would be very difficult to make it usable. In other words, the...
07 October 2019
Salty rocks found by Curiosity supports theory that Mars once had vast lakes
... on 4 July, 2013 and along the way has found many signs that point to the persistent of liquid water in Mars’ past; such as smooth, rounded pebbles that likely rolled downstream for at least a few kilometres in a river that...
October 2015
Earth independence: new definitions of home on Mars missions and beyond
... Planet, giving us increasingly greater understanding of its mysteries. In recent history we were unsure whether there was water on Mars; today, we are studying the planet’s habitability. Robotic orbiters and landers from many nations will continue...
January 2018
Creating a viable cislunar economy
... in the 5-10 percent range. In addition, many asteroids, including NEOs, are thought to contain large quantities of water. And we believe there is water on Mars. Second, water has many uses in the space economy, but the most significant near-term use...
January 2022
Earth - no longer humanity’s only home
... Planet, giving us increasingly greater understanding of its mysteries. In recent history we were unsure whether there was water on Mars; today, we are studying the planet’s habitability. Robotic orbiters and landers from many nations will continue...
