Mars
Deep Trenches on Mars Aren't What We Thought They Were
Posted in Science on 31st Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
A long-standing theory suggesting that trenches were left long ago by flowing rivers was just debunked.
SpaceX estimated to spend $300 million on Red Dragon mission
Posted in Science on 28th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
SpaceX's "Red Dragon" concept envisions using a Dragon spacecraft with only minor modification to land on the surface of Mars as a precursor to later human missions.
NASA books nuclear-certified Atlas 5 rocket for Mars 2020 rover launch
Posted in Hardware on 26th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
ULAs Atlas 5 and Delta 4-Heavy and SpaceXs Falcon Heavy were studied as possible launch vehicles.
The Mars curiosity rover is starting to make its own decisions
Posted in Hardware on 23rd Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
The Mars Curiosity Rover can now autonomously decide which rocks to zap with its onboard laser.
How Lockheed Martin plans to set up a base camp in Mars orbit
Posted in Science on 20th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
A laboratory that orbits Mars, giving astronauts the ability to drive rovers and UAVs on the Martian surface in real-time, and perhaps paving the way for a landing.