Hampton VA (SPX) Nov 21, 2011 - NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, which is set to launch Nov. 25, is expected to improve not only our knowledge of Mars, but also the science of hypersonic flight - more than five times the speed of s
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 21, 2011 - The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) has been delayed one day to allow time for the team to remove and replace a flight termination system bat
Greenbelt, MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2011 - Maybe because it appears as a speck of blood in the sky, the planet Mars was named after the Roman god of war. From the point of view of life as we know it, that's appropriate. The Martian surface i
Washington (AFP) Nov 15, 2011 - The United States has failed to commit to plans for an unmanned joint Mars mission with the European space agency, causing frustration abroad, top NASA officials told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 14, 2011 - The seasonal plan for Opportunity is to winter over on the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater where northerly tilts are favorable for solar array energy production. As such,
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 14, 2011 - The Phobos-Grunt unmanned spacecraft cannot be controlled at a low-Earth orbit, where it is currently stuck, because of its design features, a Russian space expert said on Saturday. The Mars p
Moscow (AFP) Nov 12, 2011 - Efforts to resume contact with a Russian space mission to Mars stuck in Earth orbit after launch have failed and the probe must be considered lost, Interfax news agency reported Saturday.
Moscow (AFP) Nov 11, 2011 - The chances of rescuing a Russian probe that is stuck in an Earth orbit after failing to set out on its planned mission for Mars are very small, the Interfax news agency reported on Friday.
Washington (AFP) Nov 11, 2011 - Men walked on the Moon, but women will be among the pioneering explorers who someday step foot on Mars, said a gathering of top female space experts this week.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 11, 2011 - NASA's most advanced mobile robotic laboratory, which will examine one of the most intriguing areas on Mars, is in final preparations for a launch from Florida's Space Coast at 10:25 a.m. EST (7:25
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 10, 2011 - A robotic spacecraft to the Mars moon Phobos launched early on Wednesday has failed to reach a flying orbit after separation from the launch vehicle, the head of Russia's Federal Space Agency said.
Longueuil, Canada (SPX) Nov 10, 2011 - In less than a month, NASA will take a bold new step in the exploration of Planet Mars with the launch of a new rover, Curiosity. Curiosity is the centerpiece of the Mars Science Laboratory mi
Moscow (AFP) Nov 10, 2011 - Increasingly gloomy Russian scientists failed in repeated attempts Thursday to give a vital boost to a pioneering Mars probe that got stuck in a low Earth orbit and now threatens to crash within days.
Moscow (AFP) Nov 10, 2011 - Russia made desperate efforts on Thursday to give a vital boost to a pioneering Mars probe that now hangs in a low Earth orbit and could potentially crash back down in a matter of days.
Washington (AFP) Nov 10, 2011 - The US space agency is getting ready to launch later this month the biggest, most expensive robotic vehicle ever built to explore Mars for signs of previous life there, NASA said Thursday.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (RIA Novosti) Nov 09, 2011 - Russia's ambitious mission to bring back soil samples from the Martian moon Phobos will pave the way for the exploration of the Red Planet, a scientist said on Tuesday. The launch of the Phobo
