NASA teases bendable titanium wheels on future Mars rovers
Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports ...
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The Problem With Sending People to Mars
The next logical progression to space exploration would be sending people to Mars, but there are challenges to this, such as ...
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Nasa develops new tyres with shape memory for Moon and Mars rovers
Shape memory alloys are metals that can return to their original shape after being bent, stretched, heated, and cooled.
NASA built new tires for Mars. They're nothing like your tires.
The next Mars rovers may traverse the Red Planet with futuristic tires. NASA 's Glenn Research Center released imagery and footage from testing of a novel tire, called a shape memory alloy spring tire ...
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NASA collected Mars rocks to haul to Earth. It still hasn’t decided how.
The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ...
NASA scrapped its $11 billion scheme to grab Mars rocks that may point to alien life. Now it has a faster, cheaper plan.
NASA's mission to return samples from Mars and potentially discover the first signs of alien life has a new timeline. The ...
NASA’s Mars Rover Mission to Bring Samples Back Home From the Red Planet Is at Risk
An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.
NASA exploring 2 options to lower costs, speed up Mars Sample Return mission
NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.
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Human exploration of Mars is coming, says former NASA chief scientist
We have long been inspired by the idea that life could reside on Mars – human or otherwise. But fiction is getting closer to ...
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NASA seeks a faster way to bring Mars samples to Earth
NASA proposes a faster, cheaper plan to bring Mars samples to Earth, aiming for delivery by the 2030s while cutting costs ...
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NASA plans football field-sized space radiator for nuclear-powered Mars ship
Researchers at NASA Langley are developing a next-gen system called MARVL (Modular Assembled Radiators for Nuclear Electric ...
Changes in NASA leadership: New acting administrator appointed
Leadership changes are happening at NASA as a new administration takes over with promises that making it to Mars is a priority. Janet Petro, the director of the Kennedy Space Center, is now the acting ...