Paris (ESA) Oct 10, 2016 - This week, the commands that will govern the Schiaparelli lander's descent and touchdown on Mars were uploaded to ESA's ExoMars spacecraft, enroute to the Red Planet. The Trace Gas Orbiter has been
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 10, 2016 - Opportunity is located at the terrain feature called 'Spirit Mount' on the rim of Endeavour Crater, the first science waypoint of the 10th extended mission. The rover has been positioned near
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 07, 2016 - When you need tools or parts for something you're working on around the house, you head to the nearest hardware store. Space travelers don't have that luxury and may have to make their own tools and
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 06, 2016 - Global dust storms on Mars could soon become more predictable - which would be a boon for future astronauts there - if the next one follows a pattern suggested by those in the past. A published pred
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 06, 2016 - NASA tested new eyes for its next Mars rover mission on a rocket built by Masten Space Systems in Mojave, California, thanks in part to NASA's Flight Opportunities Program, or FOP. The agenc
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 04, 2016 - After collecting drilled rock powder in arguably the most scenic landscape yet visited by a Mars rover, NASA's Curiosity mobile laboratory is driving toward uphill destinations as part of its two-ye
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Oct 04, 2016 - As NASA continues preparing for the Journey to Mars, the technology now in development is expanding beyond the spacecraft and propulsion systems needed to get there. NASA scientists and engineers al
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 30, 2016 - NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence that chemistry in the surface material on Mars contributed dynamically to the makeup of its atmosphere over time. It's another clue that the history of the
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 30, 2016 - Since leaving the Lewis and Clark Gap of Marathon Valley, Opportunity has been driving through Bitterroot valley toward her first waypoint of the new extended mission, Spirit Mound. With
Leicester, UK (SPX) Sep 30, 2016 - A PhD student from the University of Leicester is helping to shed light on life on Mars by exploring similar environments on Earth - including an underground salt mine in North Yorkshire. In 2020, t
Cleveland OH (SPX) Sep 29, 2016 - by Nancy Smith for GRC News When human explorers embark on the journey to Mars, they need to know the natural conditions of the red planet before they arrive. That's why NASA sends rovers to the su
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Sep 22, 2016 - It'll be years before the first astronauts leave the launch pad on Earth to journey to Mars. But starting Sept. 19, visitors to the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex in Florida will get a taste o
Hampton, VA (SPX) Sep 22, 2016 - NASA is seeking innovative technology for the agency's future exploration missions in the solar system and beyond, including the Journey to Mars, from other U.S. government agencies, academia, the a
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 22, 2016 - Opportunity is making her way towards the first science waypoint of the new extended mission on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The first waypoint is a feature named 'Spirit Mound,' one of the lo
Troy, NY (SPX) Sep 22, 2016 - Pacamor Kubar Bearings (PKB), a Troy, NY manufacturer of ball bearings for aerospace and defense systems, was recently awarded a contract by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to supply critical hardwa
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2016 - NASA's Mars 2020 rover will not only investigate the Red Planet, searching for evidence of past life on Mars, but it also expected to lay foundations for future human exploration of the planet. One
