Becoming a Martian: What we need to do to get to the Red Planet
February 19, 2016
ASU’s top Mars experts and NASA officials met at the university to discuss what needs to be taught to get the next generation to the Red Planet
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NASA just smashed its record for astronaut applications
February 19, 2016
The space agency announced that a whopping 18,300 people applied to join its 2017 astronaut class.
Watch New Video of NASA's Gigantic 'Orion' Spacecraft
February 18, 2016
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is still a long way (225 million kilometers, to be exact) from Mars, but it did make it to Florida at the beginning of this month.
NASA Plant Researchers Explore Question of Deep-Space Food Crops
February 18, 2016
As NASA prepares the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for Exploration Mission-1, it's also turning its attention to exploring the possibilities of food crops grown in controlled environments for long-duration missions to deep-space destinations such as Mars.
The 12 greatest challenges for space exploration
February 18, 2016
Humanity was born on Earth. Are we going to stay here?
There's a Much Better Choice than Potatoes for Our First Space Farm
February 18, 2016
The Martian made space potato farming look, if not quite delicious or easy, then certainly plausible. But if we’re really going to live out in space, potatoes should absolutely not be our first farming choice.
NASA Just Found the Thrusters That Will (Probably) Send Astronauts to Mars
February 18, 2016
Introducing: The new thrusters that will propel astronauts the entire 140 million miles from Earth to Mars.
Want to Go to Mars? Get Flowers to Bloom on the ISS
February 18, 2016
The ISS's latest harvest is a big step toward growing crops on Mars.
Nasa Invites Isro to US for Possible Collaboration on Mars Mission
February 18, 2016
As American space agency Nasa looks forward to sending astronauts to Mars, it has invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) for a possible international collaboration.
Q&A with Future Mars-walker Astronaut Alyssa Carson
February 18, 2016
Being a Mars astronaut not only gets adults excited but even teenagers such as 14 year old Alyssa Carson. She has dedicated her life to becoming a Mars astronaut
New thruster for future Mars mission developed
February 18, 2016
Scientists have developed a prototype of a tabletop-sized thruster for a spacecraft propulsion system that may help take humans to Mars.
