Mars mission
China Tests Supersonic Parachute for 2020 Mars Mission [VIDEO]
| Charissa Echavez | | Oct 04, 2016 10:15 PM EDT |
China has tested an experimental, supersonic, low-density parachute, flying it into the upper layer of the Earth's atmosphere in preparation for its ambitious Mars mission in summer 2020, gbtimes reported.
China's FAST Telescope Starts Operations
| Ellie Froilan | | Sep 29, 2016 03:47 AM EDT |
China's world's largest radio telescope Tianyan or Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) has started its operation, up and running.
China Releases Designed Probe Concept for Mars 2020 Mission
| Charissa Echavez | | Aug 24, 2016 01:40 PM EDT |
China's space agency has released the first detailed look at three technological components for its unmanned Mars mission, which is aimed to take off in 2020.
NASA Selects Two Universities to Develop Robots for Mars Mission
| Ana Verayo | | Nov 18, 2015 06:40 AM EST |
NASA awarded two humanoid R5 robots to MIT and Northeastern University to develop and build robots for the next Mars mission.
NASA Plans to Build Oxygen Producing Systems on Mars
| Marco Foronda | | May 15, 2015 04:30 AM EDT |
The organisms would use Mars' ample supply of regolith as fuel, and may even serve a dual purpose in removing nitrogen from the Martian soil.
SpaceX Attempts to Again Land Rocket on Floating Landing Ship
| Ana Verayo | | Feb 07, 2015 05:32 AM EST |
A reusable booster can enable SpaceX to slash costs during expensive launch missions.
NASA Testing Helicopter Drone For Mars Exploration
| David Curry | | Jan 26, 2015 11:02 AM EST |
NASA is working on a helicopter-style drone for the next Mars mission in 2020, to cover more ground and get more raw data on the Red Planet.
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