Mars. It’s humanity’s next giant leap. And we’re closer than we’ve ever been. What will a human Mars mission look like? How can we keep astronauts safe, healthy and productive for a three-year journey into deep space? What can they discover when they get to Mars?...
In "The Martian," Matt Damon plays a NASA astronaut who's been stranded on Mars and has to figure out how to survive until the space agency can devise a daring plan to rescue him. But Earth's first manned mission to Mars will share little resemblance to...
Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 2:00pm Location: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittees: Subcommittee on Space (114th Congress) Next Steps to Mars: Deep Space Habitats Hearing Charter Opening Statements Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) Chairman Brian Babin (R-Texas) Witnesses Mr. Jason Crusan Director, Advanced Exploration Systems, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA [Truth in Testimony] Mr....
Former Apollo 11 moonwalker talks about his vision for crewed Mars missions at the Humans to Mars Summit in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2016. ...
The second man on the Moon joins another Apollo legend in calling for change. Of all the Apollo astronauts that walked on the Moon, none has made more of his fame than Buzz Aldrin, who followed Neil Armstrong onto the lunar surface in 1969. But long...