Airbus to build Mars lander for safe delivery of rover to Red Planet surface
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that it has awarded Airbus the contract to design and construct…
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Follow news related to Mars missions and their implications on future space exploration.
Life on Mars? Researchers say mid-latitude ice could support life
A group of researchers, including a NASA scientist and experts from other institutions, has recently confirmed that icy…
Elon Musk claims crewless SpaceX mission to Mars in two years, crewed in four
Elon Musk claims an uncrewed SpaceX mission to Mars will launch in a couple of years followed by a…
NASA sets out unique candidate criteria for next yearlong simulated Mars mission
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has set out the candidate criteria applicants will need if they…
Lockheed to develop nuclear-powered spaceship that could take humans to Mars
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop and demonstrate a…
All-female crew simulates Mars trip in Utah
At a time when space exploration is back in fashion and it appears that Mars may even be…
NASA, DARPA to develop nuclear-powered rocket to reach Mars
NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will collaborate to develop a nuclear-powered rocket intended for…
‘My power’s really low’: NASA’s InSight Mars lander posts final message
NASA’s InSight Mars lander, which has been operating on Mars since 2018, has sent what is likely to…
NASA’s Curiosity rover celebrates 10th anniversary on Mars
August 6, 2022 marks ten years since NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars. AeroTime takes a look at…
Space start-ups Relativity, Impulse to attempt Mars mission in 2024
Two start-ups, Relativity Space and Impulse Space, announced a program to launch a Mars lander mission in 2024. Impulse…
Winter is coming on Mars, and Ingenuity helicopter may not survive it
Ingenuity, the helicopter sent to Mars in 2021, is being prepared to survive a harsh Martian winter, NASA…
ESA suspends European-Russian ExoMars mission
ExoMars, the joint European-Russian Mars rover project has been suspended, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced. According to an…
China plans Mars sample return mission, sets same deadline as NASA
China announced the preliminary timeline for its ambitious mission to collect Martian rock samples and return them to…
Airbus to deliver European power module for NASA Moon mission
Airbus will deliver its second-built European Service Module (ESM) to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for…
The United Arab Emirates: the next space power?
While it may not have the experience of the United States, nor the means of China, the United…
China to start building base station on Mars by 2033
China eyes on sending its first crewed mission to Mars in 2033 with further plans to organize similar…
Chinese Mars rover sends first pictures
China National Space Administration (CNSA) released two pictures taken by the Zhurong rover on Mars.The pictures show the…
China’s Mars rover is set to land on the Red Planet
On May 14, 2021, China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced that China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft would enter the last…