NASA’s ambitious plan to bring Martian soil and rock samples back to Earth has been officially scrapped. The decision marks a major turning point in interplanetary exploration, signaling that the ...

Does the revised Mars architecture address the goals of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program and optimize the science return, given the current fiscal posture of the program? THE MARS ARCHITECTURE AND THE ...

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to tap the private sector to pave the way for human missions to Mars in a proposal that closely aligns with the goals of Elon Musk. The White House's 2026 budget ...

July 23 (UPI) --Planned moon and Mars missions require timely communications and navigation systems, which is prompting NASA officials to request ideas via proposals from U.S. firms. NASA on July 7 ...

Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: The NASA Mars Exploration Program." National Research Council. 2003. Assessment of Mars Science and Mission Priorities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

NASA has awarded a $700 million firm-fixed-price contract to Blue Origin to develop and operate the Mars Telecommunication Network as part of the Space Communications and Navigation ...

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won a contract worth up to $700 million to boost NASA’s telecommunications capability… Read More ...

Scientists from the LASSIE project with their quadruped robot at White Sands National Park, New Mexico in August. The quadruped robot was able to scout and train autonomously. The work is part of NASA ...

NASA has awarded Blue Origin a contract worth up to approximately $700 million to develop and deliver a telecommunications orbiter that will form the foundation of a new communications network around ...

When you're going 200 mph — or preparing to send humans millions of miles away — small details make a big difference when the margin for error is slim. Before ...