SpaceX to launch Starship test flight today, many upgrades to be checked
In the seventh test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built that’s part of Nasa’s upcoming Moon mission, the ...
Moon over Mars? Congress is determined to kill Elon Musk’s space dream.
A switch to Mars would impact programs such as the moon-focused Space Launch System, a multibillion-dollar rocket that ...
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Rocket Lab takes jab at NASA with release of Mars sample return plan
The company has outlined its proposed architecture to return martian rock and dust samples to Earth for research.
NASA’s Answer to Mars Sample Return Problem: Develop Two Plans
The Perseverance rover has been collecting Martian rock samples since 2021, but NASA is still figuring out how to bring them ...
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Elon Musk’s Starship ‘Mars rocket’ to launch next test mission in days as US rushes to beat China to Red Planet
In September, Musk, currently the richest man in the world, claimed the rocket would undergo crewed flights to Mars in as little as four years' time. Starship has been designed to be the vehicle ...
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NASA exploring two lower-cost options to go forward with Mars Sample Return mission
carrying a NASA-led Mars rocket and small Mars helicopters. JPL-Caltech/NASA At the time, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said independent reviews estimated the project would cost between $8 ...
NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson left a final decision on a new mission architecture to the next NASA administrator working ...
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NASA eyes SpaceX, Blue Origin to cut Mars rock retrieval costs
NASA announced Tuesday it may turn to Elon Musk's SpaceX or Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to help reduce the soaring costs of ...