Mars

NASA To Build A Habitat For Living On Mars

Posted in Science on 2nd Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

As a part of the 2016 NASA budget, congress has asked NASA to design a 'habitation module' that astronauts might use to camp out on mars.

The World Is Racing to Build a Moon Base

Posted in Science on 1st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

ESA (and China) are looking at lunar bases in the next couple decades, and NASA is looking at the space in the moon's orbit.

NASA's Mars 2030 virtual reality software to put users on the surface of the Red Planet

Posted in Software on 29th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

NASA is looking to give owners of popular VR headsets an immersive experience with Mars 2030.

Faulty instrument delays Mars lander launch

Posted in Science on 23rd Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

NASA's Insight lander will miss its scheduled launch window in March 2016 due to a continuing fault with one of its primary scientific instruments.

Mapping astronauts' behavior on the ISS could make a better ride to Mars

Posted in Science on 16th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

A company called Draper is developing a way to monitor how astronauts use the ISS for planning a long term spaceflight to Mars.