Mars

China plans Mars mission For 2020, a new space race could be heating up

Posted in Hardware on 18th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Most people assume that if and when humans do land on Mars, it will be with a NASA logo on their arm. You might want to think again.

Why Thousands Of People Are Willing To Die On Mars

Posted in Science on 8th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

More than 200,000 aspiring space explorers have volunteered for a one-way trip to Mars. Are they insane?

NASA and Lockheed Martin Say That the Orion Spacecraft is Complete

Posted in Hardware on 3rd Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

NASA and Lockheed Martin have completed final assembly and testing of the Orion spacecraft.

NASA seeks proposals for deep space missions

Posted in Science on 1st Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

The proposals are designed to support NASA's deep space missions, such as that which Orion will carry out.

Will cosmic rays threaten Mars One, and other deep-space astronaut projects?

Posted in Science on 25th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

Crewed missions to Mars such as Mars One may face dangerous levels of cosmic rays (energetic particles), according to a new paper.