“I’m curious to see if this request brings many new players to the table.” ERIC BERGER – 2/1/2024, 5:50 AM NASA is interested in whether private companies have the right stuff for Mars. NASA is starting to take its first
[25 Jan 2024] After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has announced that the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has come to an end. The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made history by achieving the first powered, controlled flight on another planet on April 19, 2021. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA has
[18 Jan 2024] Water ice buried at Mars’ equator is over 2 miles thick
By Keith Cooper published about 14 hours ago The Mars Express orbiter has detected enough water ice buried beneath the Red Planet’s equator to cover the entire planet in a shallow ocean if melted. This map shows the estimated amount
[16 Jan 2024] IDEFIX Rover Set to Embark on Pioneering Journey to Martian Moon Phobos
For transport to Japan and the subsequent flight to the martian moon Phobos, IDEFIX is travelling in a configuration in which, among other things, the four legs with wheels fit snugly and the solar panels are folded in. Components are
[11 Jan 2024] NASA’s Troubled Mars Sample Mission Has Scientists Seeing Red
NASA’s Mars Sample Return program is the agency’s highest priority in planetary science, but projected multibillion-dollar overruns have some calling the plan a “dumpster fire” BY LEONARD DAVID An artist’s impression of NASA’s Perseverance rover exploring Mars. As part of
[08 Jan 2024] MAGGIE: NASA plans massive solar-powered electric plane for Mars mission
MAGGIE is a compact fixed-wing aircraft with ultra-high productivity efficiency powered by solar energy to fly in the Martian atmosphere with vertical take-off/landing (VTOL) capability,” says NASA. Graphic depiction of Mars Aerial and Ground Global Intelligent Explorer (MAGGIE). After successfully
[31 Dec 2023] This NASA crew has survived Mars for six months — sort of
‘I actually apparently really love being on Mars.’ By Elisha Sauers on December 30, 2023 NASA surrounded the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog habitat with red dirt for simulated extravehicular activities that the agency calls the ‘sandbox.’ Credit: Bill
[28 Dec 2023] NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures a Martian Day, From Dawn to Dusk
Front Hazard Avoidance Camera (Front Hazcam) This image was taken by FHAZ_LEFT_B onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4002 by Staff Writers Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 29, 2023 When NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover isn’t on the move, it works
[29 Oct 2023] New map of ice on Mars could help NASA decide where to send future astronauts
SWIM’s latest map of where water ice is likely to be located on Mars. Blue areas represent positive locations. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Planetary Science Institute) The NASA-funded Subsurface Water Ice Mapping (SWIM) project released its fourth and most recent map of