Mars mission

Next Mars rover will drill deeper underground than ever before to hunt for life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 23, 2021
Drilling in the dee-ee-eep. The ExoMars rover’s Earth-dwelling twin shows off its skills.

By David Aragorn
Astronaut Blood, Sweat, Tears, Urine and Space Dust Could Be Used To Build Homes on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 16, 2021
Researchers have created a building material that could be made in space from space dust and astronauts’ bodily fluids such as blood, sweat, and tears.

By David Aragorn
Navigation error sends NASA’s Mars helicopter on wild ride 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 28, 2021
A navigation timing error sent NASA’s little Mars helicopter on a wild, lurching ride, its first major problem since it took to the Martian skies last month.

By David Aragorn
China’s Zhurong Mars rover rolls onto the Martian surface (photos)0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 26, 2021
China’s first Mars rover is driving on the Red Planet.

By David Aragorn
China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft completes historic Mars landing 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 25, 2021
Solar-powered rover, named Zhurong, will now survey the landing site before departing from its platform to conduct inspections.

By David Aragorn
China lands unmanned spacecraft on Mars for first time 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 15, 2021
State-run media says landing ‘spectacularly conquered’ a new milestone; it joins US Perseverance rover which landed in February

By David Aragorn
Perseverance Mars rover: Nasa releases first-drive review 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 11, 2021
Vehicle had no problem going 6.5 metres, turning and backing up, then photographed its own wheel marks on planet’s surface

By David Aragorn
Here are the highlights from a busy year in space launches 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 30, 2020
So many things launched into space this year: Six humans traveled aboard commercial crew vehicles, three spacecraft began journeys to Mars and several hundred distractingly shiny satellites took to the sky.

By David Aragorn
NASA MOXIE device will create oxygen on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- November 27, 2020
The NASA Perseverance Rover has a device aboard called MOXIE that will convert the air available on Mars into oxygen.

By David Aragorn
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion engine could mean a three month trip to Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- October 28, 2020
A company from Seattle called Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies (USNC-Tech) has developed a concept for a new type of propulsion unit and delivered details to NASA. The company claims that the new Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) engine is safer and more reliable than previous designs.

By David Aragorn