National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mars One (and done?)
By By Jennifer Chu,| MIT News Office | 15 Oct 2014
MIT team independently assesses the technical feasibility of the proposed Mars One mission, involving sending four astronauts on a one-way trip to Mars, where they would spend the rest of their lives building the first permanent human settlement
NASA, Isro mull Joint Mars Working Group
11 Sep 2014
Isro’s Mars Orbiter Mission is due to enter Mars orbit about two days after United State’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution orbiter reaches the Martian orbit
NASA begins engine test project for space launch system rocket
19 Jul 2014
NASA engineers have taken a crucial step in preparing to test parts of the US space agency's Space Launch System rocket that will send humans to new destinations in the solar system
Nasa’s Mars mission headed for failure warns NRC
06 Jun 2014
Without sufficient funding, a clear goal, or help from nations such as China, Nasa would not be able to take the next giant leap for mankind, warns a report
NASA plans 5 new Earth science missions in 2014
24 Jan 2014
NASA Mars probe set to launch
18 Nov 2013
Nasa to launch 3D printer into space
01 Oct 2013
Nasa plans to launch a 3D printer into space next year to allow astronauts to manufacture spare parts and tools in zero gravity
NASA mapper confirms presence of water on moon
28 Aug 2013
NASA may join hands with ISRO for new satellite
30 Jul 2013
NASA’s 2020 rover mission to look for past life on Mars
10 Jul 2013
NASA's 2020 Mars rover would use its instruments for visual, mineralogical and chemical analysis down to microscopic scale to understand the environment around its landing site and identify biosignatures, or features in the rocks and soil that could have been formed biologically
Protoplanet Vesta: Forever young?
By By Jia-Rui C. Cook and Stuart Wolpert | 05 Nov 2012
Nasa puts Curiosity in 'dream mode'
16 Aug 2012
NASA rover `Curiosity’ lands on Mars, starts beaming images
06 Aug 2012
Curiosity touched down onto Mars on Sunday at the end of a 36-week flight and started its two-year prime mission to investigate whether the Red Planet ever offered conditions favorable for life
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