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Mars beat NASA’s InSight, and the reason changes the story

Mars ended NASA’s InSight mission on its own terms, not with a dramatic crash or a catastrophic malfunction, but with a slow, ...
PRIMETIMER

Mars rover Perseverance advances exploration despite uncertainty over bringing samples home

NASA’s Perseverance rover continues collecting and studying Mars samples as uncertainty grows over the future of the Mars Sample Return program.
SpaceNews

Rethink the Mars Program

NASA is delaying plans to move the Mars Sample Return program to its next phase of development after an independent review found serious issues with its technical readiness, cost and schedule. Credit: ...
Orange County Register

NASA says JPL’s Mars rocks return program is too costly; leaders want ‘revised plan’

Bringing Mars rocks back to earth costs too much, said NASA’s chief administrator on Monday, April 15, adding that the financially strapped, multi-billion-dollar planned mission managed by Pasadena’s ...
CNN

NASA rethinks plan to return rare Mars samples to Earth

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA is seeking ...
Labroots

NASA Unveils New Approach for Mars Sample Return Program

How will NASA conduct its Mars Sample Return (MSR) Program? This is what the renowned space agency recently discussed as it unveiled two potential landing options for MSR with the goal of determining ...
Astronomy

NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s − a crewed mission could unlock some of the Red Planet’s geologic mysteries

NASA plans a human Mars roundtrip mission, potentially beginning as early as 2035, involving approximately six to seven months of travel each way and a potential 500-day surface stay. The Artemis ...
Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN

NASA STRIDE program targets next-gen robotic mobility for Mars

Mobility is the ultimate enabler of science on Mars,” goes the oft-uttered mantra in planetary engineering circles. Now the phrase forms the very foundation of NASA’s newest initiative. A ...
SpaceNews

New Acting Director Appointed for NASA’s Mars Exploration Program

NASA announced today that Mars Program Director, G. Scott Hubbard, has decided to leave that position following a successful year leading the agency’s robotic exploration program. Orlando Figueroa, ...
Men's Journal

‘Extreme Adventure’ Travel Simulates Camp on Mars, With Space Suits & Bunk Pods

The plan for the tourist camp comes as NASA wants to send humans to Mars. Mars-V is developing a Mars simulation tourist center in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert for 2029. Tourists experience harsh conditions ...
9NEWS

University of Colorado students simulate 'life on Mars' in unique space medicine program

UTAH, USA — Students at the University of Colorado spent spring break on Mars, or at least the closest thing we have to Mars here on Earth. "I went to Mars. That’s what I’ve been telling everyone," ...