NASA Is Building A Team Of Volunteers For A Yearlong Virtual Mission To The Moon And Mars

To help with its plans for long-term lunar visits and missions to Mars, NASA is putting together a year-long virtual program ...

Celebrating a half-century of Mars exploration

While not the very first lander sent to Mars, Viking 1 was the first to successfully land and operate. Dive into the history ...

NASA may pay you to live in a moon and Mars simulator for a year — here's how to apply

NASA is officially calling for research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission set to start in August 2027.

50 years after Viking 1's historic Mars landing, NASA is looking to the Red Planet's skies

NASA's Viking 1 mission blazed a crucial trail with its Mars landing on July 20, 1976. Now, half a century later, that trail ...
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NASA's Perseverance just completed a marathon on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has reached an impressive new milestone on Mars, completing the equivalent of a full marathon by ...
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From Viking 1 to Mangalyaan, how Mars exploration has evolved over 50 years

Five decades later, Nasa’s Viking 1 mission remains among the greatest landmarks in planetary science, a model for every ...
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A decade after the release of 'The Martian,' a planetary scientist checks in on real-life Mars exploration

Andy Weir's bestselling story "The Martian" predicts that by 2035 NASA will have landed humans on Mars three times, perfected return-to-Earth flight systems and collaborated with the China National ...
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‘Life on Mars?’ Is More Than a David Bowie Song—It’s a Question Humans Keep Asking

A former chief historian of NASA reflects on the history and future of Mars exploration Roger D. Launius The original 'Face on Mars' image taken by NASA's Viking 1 orbiter that resembled a human face ...
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A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones. These first steps will be the result of decades of research, engineering, and imagination coming together, marking ...

Live like an astronaut for a year: Nasa opens applications for Moon and Mars simulation

For decades, space agencies have relied on Earth-based simulations to understand what long periods of isolation might do to astronauts before they ever leave the ground. Nasa is now preparing for one ...

We reached Mars 50 years ago, why haven’t we sent people?

Viking 1 landed on Mars 50 years ago, so why haven't we sent people there? Because there are no property rights in space ...
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Virtuix Selected for NASA’s Moon and Mars Exploration Analog Mission

Omni One Brings Full-Body Immersive Movement to NASA’s Moon and Mars Mission Simulation, Supporting Next-Generation Astronaut Training and Research. AUSTIN, Texas, July 15, 2026 ...