PASADENA, Calif. -- Humans aren't headed to Mars in the near future, but NASA is giving space fans a way to be represented on its next mission to the red planet. NASA's 2,300-pound Mars rover, set to ...

Blue Origin has proposed the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter (MTO) to support NASA’s Mars exploration missions. Set for a potential launch window in 2028, this spacecraft aims to provide enhanced ...

Mars is where that leadership will be proven. And if NASA is serious about sending humans there, and keeping them safe while they’re there, that investment in long-term infrastructure needs to start ...

On day one of this administration, the president included his ambitions for Mars in his inaugural address, and again several weeks later to a joint session of Congress: “We are going to conquer the ...

Missions to colonize Mars may not be as far away as you think, with current plans relying on AI-powered "superhuman ...

“This is a really important operational evaluation of human health and performance that NASA is doing in preparation to land the first humans on Mars. In CHAPEA, we mimic what is the Mars surface ...

NASA's Mars Reconnoissance Orbiter is one of five spacecraft orbiting Mars as part of its communications network. NASA/JPL-Caltech For more than 20 years, NASA has relied on a network of spacecraft ...

Highlighting its intent to send humans to Mars, NASA has announced that it will soon be embarking on a year-long simulation of a Mars mission using four research volunteers. Ross Elder, an ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Planning process for current and future Mars exploration. The journey to Mars : a policy history / W. Henry Lambright -- Program management ...

A U.S. Air Force test pilot is one of four volunteers selected for a yearlong NASA Mars mission simulation. The crew will live for 378 days in a 1,700-square-foot, 3D-printed habitat at Johnson Space ...