Four good people with the Right Stuff (plus two alternates) will be selected for the Moon and Mars Exploration Analog, or ...

SpaceX's Starship/Super Heavy lifts off on Flight 9 May 27. Credit: SpaceX America has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to open the space frontier by initiating a sustained program of human ...

July 21–23 event at Rice University unites NASA leaders, astronauts, scientists, innovators, and space executives on ...

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 ...

Through its "Moon to Mars" program, NASA plans to send the first crewed missions to Mars by the end of the next decade. To fulfill this bold vision, the agency is investigating advanced technologies ...

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’s own Mars Exploration Program is already looking beyond the current rover era, with a Mars Exploration Program roadmap that calls for “Download the Mars Future Plan NASA” documentation and a ...

BOULDER, Colorado — The existing NASA-European Space Agency effort to establish a Mars Sample Return program is slated to be discontinued. That's the word according to the Commerce, Justice, Science, ...

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.