On Episode 220 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Pascal Lee and astrobiologist Dr. Penny ...
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NASA plans nuclear-powered path to Mars missions

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman outlined plans for nuclear propulsion, a moon base and eventual astronaut missions to Mars.
NASA has chosen 41 commercial technology projects that could solve critical challenges for future missions to the Moon and ...
The price tag doesn't include the cost of the science mission the new spacecraft would ferry to the Red Planet.
To help with its plans for long-term lunar visits and missions to Mars, NASA is putting together a year-long virtual program ...
On January 14, 2004, the United States announced a new "Vision for Space Exploration," promising that humans would not only visit space but live there. Two decades later, NASA's Artemis program is ...
If Aeolus succeeds, then look for more missions like it from a variety of companies.
Viking 1 landed on Mars 50 years ago, so why haven't we sent people there? Because there are no property rights in space ...
On June 14, 2026, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover completed a marathon, or 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers) as a spacecraft watched from orbit.
In recent years, a popular slogan in the space industry has been, “We are entering the Golden Age of space exploration.” Indeed, we have witnessed unprecedented advancements in launch vehicles, the ...
Reusable rockets drastically cut launch costs for deep-space missions.Orbital manufacturing plus asteroid mining unlock ...
Scientists think ancient Mars was quite different than it is today. While we might know it now as a barred, reddish wasteland ...