After a saga of broken promises, a European rover finally has a ride to Mars

NASA confirmed Thursday that SpaceX will launch the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin Mars rover, perhaps as soon as ...

Mars Sample Return mission in jeopardy, Lockheed Martin thinks it can still be done

When it landed on Mars in 2021, the Perseverance rover set out to collect roughly 30 samples of soil from the red planet. The grand space strategy at the time would see the samples retrieved by ...
Science Daily

This walking robot could change how we search for life on Mars

Planetary exploration may be about to get a major speed boost. Researchers tested a semi-autonomous robot that can move from ...

Artemis II success builds momentum for future missions to the moon and Mars

By all accounts, the Artemis II lunar flyby was a rousing success that will serve as a critical stepping stone to future ...
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NASA Set To Issue Proposals For Mars Telecom Network

Previously called the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, the winner of the fast-track NASA program is widely expected to receive a contract by the end of September under legislation which requires ...

The space economy is red hot right now, from Artemis II to SpaceX's IPO. Here's how you can get a piece of the action

Microgravity is also an ideal environment for growing the kind of defect-free crystals needed for semiconductors and AI chips ...
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Artemis 2 is a benchmark in our space exploration program — and it depends on steady NASA funding

Now that the Artemis 2 mission has been successfully completed, it’s worth taking a look at where NASA stands on the role of humans in exploring space and what its path forward should be. Doing this ...
Smithsonian Magazine

What Lies Beyond Artemis 2? These Other Missions Are Setting Their Sights on the Moon This Year—and on a Future With Humans in Space

As the historic lunar flyby comes to a close, space companies and nations around the world are also shooting for the moon.