Lots of activity in space this weekend: ** Moon: China launched on Friday the Chang’e-4 mission to the far side of the Moon. The 3,780 kg package includes a lander (1,200 kg), a rover (140 kg). This will be the first […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
NASA’s Insight lander, which arrived on Mars on Monday, is moving quickly towards operational status. The solar panels have been deployed and in the … coming days, the mission team will unstow InSight’s robotic arm and use the attached camera […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
[ Update: The landing was a success: NASA InSight Lander Arrives on Martian Surface | NASA ] NASA’s Insight spacecraft will set down on the Martian surface today Nov. 26th at around noon PST (3 p.m. EST). NASA TV will […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
NASA TV will webcast two programs today about the upcoming touch down of the Insight lander on Mars: NASA Live: InSight Mars Landing | NASA NASA’s InSight lander is scheduled to touch down on Mars at approximately 3 p.m. EST, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
NASA’s Insight lander is set to settled down on the Mars surface on November 26th. Emily Lakdawalla gives a preview of the event from : What to Expect When InSight Lands on Mars | The Planetary Society InSight’s will be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Check out the latest 360 degree panorama of the Martian landscape taken by the rover Curiosity: Curiosity Surveys a Mystery Under Dusty Skies After snagging a new rock sample on Aug. 9, NASA’s Curiosity rover surveyed its surroundings on Mars, producing a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Settlers on Mars will need to live off the land and off the atmosphere as well. For example, methane for rocket fuel can be derived from the Red Planet’s abundant carbon dioxide (CO2). NASA has now opened a Centennial Challenges contest to find […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
More videos: ** The full story of the Nexø II mission August 2018 – Highlights of the recent rocket launch by the all-volunteer Copenhagen Suborbital group: On August 4th 2018 we successfully launched the Nexø II rocket. Nexø II is Copenhagen […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
** Paul Wooster of SpaceX talked at the recent Mars Society conference about the company’s plans for sending people to Mars by 2024: ** SpaceX’s Spacesuit, up close and personal – Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, describes SpaceX spacesuits during […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mars Society founder and president Robert Zubrin gives a vigorous presentation opening the 21st Annual International Mars Society Convention: ====
The 21st Annual International Mars Society Convention starts tomorrow in Pasadena, California and will last through Sunday. Check out the schedule (pdf) packed with keynote talks and multiple parallel session tracks. There are over 40 different sessions listed in the Conference flyer (pdf). I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The planet-wide dust cloud on Mars continues and may last another month or two. Opportunity rover remains in a deep freeze mode while the sun is blocked from powering its solar panels but Curiosity‘s nuclear power planet keeps it running regardless of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mars has lots of weird and wonderful features on its surface. For example, here is one highlighted by NASA last week: Once in a Blue Dune Sand dunes often accumulate in the floors of craters. In this region of Lyot […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The dust storm on Mars that had has cut off the Opportunity rover’s access to the power of the Sun has now engulfed the whole planet: Martian Dust Storm Grows Global Curiosity Captures Photos of Thickening Haze A storm of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The latest TMRO.tv Space episode is now available on line: The different personalities of the JPL rovers – Orbit 11.24 – TMRO JPL Science System Engineer Kim Steadman joins us to talk about some past, present and future missions that JPL […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As happens occasionally, a giant dust storm has arisen on Mars and the resulting cloudy sky has cut power to the Opportunity rover. Unlike the nuclear powered Curiosity, “Oppy” uses solar panels to supply its energy needs. The rover has […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is a NASA video overview plus an article about Thursday’s announcement that the Curiosity rover detected organic molecules in Martian rock: Since arriving at Mars in 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover has drilled into rocks in search of organics – […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The 21st Annual International Mars Society Convention will be held this year in Pasadena, California, August 23-26, 2018. The four-day International Mars Society Convention brings together leading scientists, engineers, aerospace industry representatives, government policymakers and journalists to talk about the latest scientific discoveries, technological […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a report from NASA JPL on what’s been happening on Mars: Bob Zimmerman is keeping track of where the Mars rovers are roving: Mars rover update: May 23, 2018 | Behind The Black Mars rover update: May 15, 2017 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
NASA will include a helicopter on the Mars 2020 rover mission: Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA’s Next Red Planet Rover Mission NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars. The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the agency’s Mars 2020 rover mission, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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