NASA’s Mars plan looks like a long shot, says external panel
January 18, 2016
The budgets are low and there are too many gaps as things stand, says ASAP
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Mars colonization news
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly posts pictures of the first flower to bloom in outer space
January 18, 2016
It could also mean there may be a potential for a human colony on Mars one day, and brings NASA closer to a manned mission to the Red planet.
Can we protect astronauts from radiation?
January 17, 2016
Magnetic force fields may be the secret to deep space exploration.
SpaceX Falcon 9 landing on drone ship a step to deep space travel
January 17, 2016
Musk has repeatedly said that a manned mission to Mars is the ultimate goal of the Falcon 9 program.
Engineers Mark Completion of Orion’s Pressure Vessel
January 16, 2016
Technicians at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have finished welding together the primary structure of the Orion spacecraft destined for deep space, marking another important step on the journey to Mars.
This New Concrete Was Developed for Structures on Mars
January 16, 2016
Crucially, no water is required to make the Martian material
Private sector has a place in space, but NASA must lead the way to Mars
January 16, 2016
What is the proper role of NASA in an era when private companies are also actively competing to open up more access to space?
Official report pokes more holes in NASA's plan to get to Mars
January 16, 2016
If NASA really wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s, it needs to up its game.
Obama Says SpaceX Will Help NASA Get to Mars
January 16, 2016
President Obama believes SpaceX and other private, commercial space companies are the key to getting humanity to Mars.
European Space Agency unveils 'lunar village' plans as stepping stone to Mars
January 16, 2016
Moon "village", a successor to International Space Station, would be series of structures made by robots and 3D printers that use moon dust as building material.
Report raises serious safety concerns over NASA's plan to reach Mars
January 16, 2016
The folks at NASA are working on some exciting things, to be sure, but accelerated schedules and low funding are starting to take their toll — to the point that they could threaten the lives of U.S. astronauts.
