September 28th, 2017
Author: 
Mars Base Camp is Lockheed Martin’s concept for sending humans to Mars in about a decade. Using NASA’s Orion spacecraft as the command deck, the orbiting outpost could give scientists/astronauts the ability to operate rovers and drones on the Red Planet’s in real time. Lockheed Martin is rolling out new details […]
Posted in 
NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars is now in Sol 1829. “We have officially left the ‘Bar Harbor’ quadrangle and are now into the ‘Kuruman’ quadrangle,” reports Abigail Fraeman, a planetary geologist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Fraeman notes that during the first full sol in the Kuruman quad, the rover will […]
Now in Sol 1827, NASA’s Curiosity rover has faulted itself and is staying put on Vera Rubin Ridge. “Just when we thought we were going to leave this spot on Mars, we found ourselves stuck here for yet another sol,” reports Scott Guzewich, an atmospheric scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, […]
The first systematic comparison of lava tube candidates on the Earth, Moon and Mars has been completed. What’s the upshot for underground caves? Lava tubes, underground caves created by volcanic activity, could provide protected habitats large enough to house streets on Mars or even towns on the Moon. New research on lava tubes has been […]
The Mars City Design group is working hard to provide an innovation platform for thought leaders to share and develop their ideas into sustainable products, with the dream to build a city and the lifestyles for the Red Planet, for Earth and beyond. A 2nd Annual Gala Award Ceremony 2017 is being staged this […]
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover is now carrying out Sol 1824 duties. “Curiosity continues her traverse across the lowermost portions of Vera Rubin Ridge, where she continues to investigate the interesting rock textures and colors ahead,” reports Mark Salvatore, a planetary geologist from the University of Michigan in Dearborn. “Our current location is quite […]
Fodor’s Travel has posted an engaging story on space-themed rooms and suites at various price points that can be booked. “Some merely nod to the theme, while others fully embrace it. Whether you’re traveling with a crew or Han Solo, these 10 picks will have you adding Tang and a spacesuit to your packing […]
In the lost and now found category of Moon probes add the European Space Agency’s first lunar mission, SMART-1 to the list. Thanks to the sharp-eyed Phil Stooke, of Western University, Ontario, using high-resolution images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), the spacecraft’s impact site has been discovered. The spacecraft was sent into a […]
China’s first resupply craft – Tianzhou-1 – has been deorbited under orders from ground controllers. Following a set of braking maneuvers, the cargo ship was purposely destroyed late Friday (Beijing time) as it plunged into the Earth’s atmosphere. Repeat dockings Tianzhou-1 operations involved repeat dockings and refueling of Chinas Tiangong-2 space lab after the […]
The iconic Biosphere 2 is largely remembered by its housing of crews — dubbed “Biospherians” — sealed inside the large facility in the early 1990s – built to learn more about self-sustaining space habitats. Two missions, between 1991 and 1994, sealed Biospherians inside the huge terrarium-like glass enclosure to measure survivability. One-of-a-kind Thanks to […]
