As part of its increasing dedication and ramp up of activities at the red planet, NASA has announced a solicitation of ideas for a new Mars orbiter in the 2020s that will be tasked with a variety of scientific objectives as well as an enhancement of the communications network around the red planet in advance of human exploration of Mars in the 2030s and beyond.
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Europe’s ExoMars orbiter has begun its journey to the Red Planet on Monday with its…
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With the abundance of discoveries in planetary science this year, none was truly more important…
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Orbital ATK’ Cygnus resupply spacecraft finally returned to flight on Sunday following weather scrubs over…
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United Launch Alliance has conducted its hundredth launch Friday with a rare commercial mission on…
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United Launch Alliance conducted its first launch of 2015 on Tuesday, with an Atlas V…
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Mars dominated planetary research headlines in 2014 as an international fleet of orbiters and NASA’s…
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Following last week’s dramatic exploits of Rosetta’s Philae lander on the surface of a comet,…
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In what is proving to be a dramatic week for space flight, United Launch Alliance’s…
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C/2013 A1, better known as Siding Spring, has buzzed Mars, under the close watch of…
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After a journey of over 10 months, India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) arrived at Mars…
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Deep Space spacecraft from the USA, Europe and India are all pressing through their mission…
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United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V has been selected as the rocket of choice by NASA’s…
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In what was one of the most fascinating hearings in years, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk…
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United Launch Alliance successfully conducted their first mission of 2014 Thursday evening, with an Atlas…
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The next NASA rover to be sent to the surface of Mars has received twice…
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2013 was another year dominated by the increase in robotic exploration of humanity’s most sought-after…
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SpaceX have conducted the first Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) and Hot Fire (Static Fire) test…
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SpaceX’s next Dragon mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will involve the delivery of…
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India launched its first interplanetary spacecraft Tuesday, with a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle sending the…