Lessons for the future of NASA Mars exploration from a 1970s mission
July 20 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest robotic spaceflight achievements in NASA’s history: the…
Biocidal Conditions in Low-Mars-Orbit Can Inactivate Bioburden on External Mars Spacecraft Surfaces and Dust Particles Within a Few Sols
Coupon arrangements within the Planetary Atmosphere Chamber (PAC) during low-Mars-orbit (LMO) simulations. (A) The coupons for Exp-1 and…
NASA Sets 2028 Launch For First Nuclear Mission To Mars Days Before Return To The Moon
Just days before NASA launches the first crewed mission to the moon since 1972, it has set a…
House NASA bill seeks details on lunar lander and spacesuit development
WASHINGTON — A NASA authorization bill the House Science Committee is scheduled to take up this week would…
Interplanetary science needs a commercial backbone
We are in an era where planetary science no longer depends on government missions. Commercial capabilities are mature…
NASA unlikely to bring Mars samples back to Earth before China does, experts say
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