Humans on Mars by 2033: New Poll Shows High Confidence
A new national opinion poll has found a “Mars Generation” that’s confident humans will go to Mars by 2033. When told that there are currently two operational NASA rovers on Mars – the NASA Curiosity and Opportunity rovers — 67 percent of respondents agreed the...ISS’s Chris Hadfield Premieres a Song, Chats with Captain Kirk
Normally overwhelmed with work, the U. S., Canadian and Russian crew of the International Space Station previewed a song about space travel and made time to chat with William Shatner, of Star Trek Captain Kirk fame, as another busy week on the orbiting...D-day on Mars!: First Robotic Drilling on the Red Planet
For the first time in history, a robot has drilled into Mars to collect a sample for detailed analysis. NASA’s Curiosity rover has used a drill carried at the end of its robotic arm to bore into a flat, veiny rock on Mars and collect a sample from its interior. As a...Revealing Mars Mosaic
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter is a busy bird. Thanks to its high-resolution camera system, the spacecraft has imaged nearly 90% of Mars’ surface. Assuming that good atmospheric conditions coincide with the appropriate orbits, Mars Express scientists...Next Up for Mars: MAVEN Orbiter
NASA’s next mission to Mars is now assembled and has started environmental testing, headed toward launch later this year. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft is now undergoing environmental testing at Lockheed Martin’s Space Systems...Moon’s Last Man Chats with the International Space Station Crew
International Space Station commander Kevin Ford and hisU. S., Russian and Canadian crewmates received praise from Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan on Wednesday and encouragement to serve as an inspiration to the world’s young people. “I’m...President Obama, Family, Friends Remember Columbia Astronauts, Urge U. S. Ahead in Space Exploration
Though separated by many miles, President Obama joined with the families of shuttle Columbia’s crew and the many from NASA who fanned out across the country on Friday to pay tribute to the seven astronauts who perished a decade ago as they...Mars Underground: Niche for Past Life?
Yet more data about the Red Planet boosts the idea that the subsurface environment on Mars once had an active hydrology and could be a good place to search for evidence of past life. Using high-resolution images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, networks of...Columbia, Challenger, Apollo 1 Astronauts Honored with NASA’s Annual Day of Remembrance
NASA’s annual Day of Remembrance, scheduled for Friday, Feb. 1, will pay tribute to astronauts from three U. S. missions who lost their lives while pursuing the exploration of space. A wreath laying ceremony led by NASA Administrator...Space Talk
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#NASA estimates that a human mission to Mars could take months or years with current propulsion technologies. To accelerate this timeline, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are exploring nuclear thermal propulsion.
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.@NASA_Langley is testing the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy capabilities Development for Surface Operations (LANDO), a robotic arm designed to lift payloads and place them on the #lunar surface.
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