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IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Anatoly Zak |
A Russian Return to a Martian Moon Russia hopes to reignite its deep-space program with a mission to Phobos   |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2007
Barry E. DiGregorio |
China Reaches For the Red Planet A joint project with Russia anticipates retrieving soil from the Martian moon Phobos. |
Scientific American
November 2007
Robert Zubrin |
Don't Wreck the Mars Program Devoting all the funding to just one mission would be a mistake. |
CIO
December 15, 2003
Malcolm Wheatley |
A Visit to Europe's Mission Control AT 19:15 Greenwich Mean Time on June 2, 2003, after one Earth orbit, the space probe Mars Express separated from the final stage of the giant Soyuz-Fregat rocket launcher that had blasted off from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan. Europe's mission to Mars was under way. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2011
Erico Guizzo |
Planetary Rovers: Are We Alone? Planetary rovers attempt to answer the most profound question in science |
Chemistry World
August 2007
Richard Corfield |
Makeshift to Mars The red planet has claimed many a plucky spacecraft. How NASA's latest attempt hopes to overcome the odds with a different approach. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009 |
India Joins League of Lunar Nations Last November, India reached the moon, the fifth country to do so after the United States, Russia, Japan, and China. |
Wired
December 2001
Evan Ratliff |
Blastnost! The once proud Soviet missile fleet has set its sights on the deep-discount launch business... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2006
John McHale |
Electronic Pieces of NASA's Next Mars Mission Are Coming Together Designers of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is beginning a new phase in preparation for a launch in August 2007. Phoenix team members are beginning to add complex subsystems such as the flight computer, power systems, and science instruments to the main structure of the spacecraft. |
| AskMen.com |
Europe Horns In On Mars By 2016, the U.S. may unite with the European Space Agency for future Mars trips - a move that would mark a significant shift for NASA. |
Geotimes
May 2003
Friedman & Murray |
We Can All Go to Mars -- The Mars Outpost Proposal Human exploration or robotic? Two leaders of the Planetary Society suggest how to realize a combination through the Mars Outposts proposal. |
Fast Company
Daniel Terdiman |
Dream Job Alert! NASA Puts Out Call For New Astronauts NASA today put out a call for new astronauts, including those who might support a future manned mission to Mars. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
William Sweet |
Do We Need to Go to the Moon to Get to Mars? Returning to the moon is not all that technically challenging. What's challenging is to make it an international effort that puts behind past grievances and sets the stage for a truly challenging international mission to Mars. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2007
John McHale |
Phoenix Mars mission uses Actel RTAX-S FPGAs The Phoenix spacecraft includes a Meteorological Station which is used to acquire, process and transmit temperature and pressure data to scientists and researchers back on Earth. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
William Sweet |
Q&A With Jeremy Curtis UK space expert talks about cooperative, international efforts to explore space |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2007
Barry E. DiGregorio |
There Will Be Cooking on Mars NASA's upcoming Phoenix lander mission may resolve lingering questions about organic molecules and liquid water on Mars. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
William Sweet |
Q&A With Sir Martin Sweeting Surrey Satellite's CEO talks about the future of space exploration |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2013
Stephen Cass |
App Watch: The Final Frontier -- on Your Phone NASA brings its missions to the smallest screen |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2006 |
Online Learning Students in grades 5-12 can explore the surface of Mars this summer with World Book's special online feature, "Exploring the Red Planet," dedicated to the 2003 series of missions to Mars. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Robert Zubrin |
How to Go to Mars--Right Now! Human exploration of Mars doesn't need to wait for advanced rockets, giant spaceships, or lunar base stations |
Popular Mechanics
July 30, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Phoenix Mission 'Definitely' Finds Water Ice on Mars: Update The Phoenix mission will be extended, but team leaders aren't sure how long the lander will last, so they're gathering as much information and evidence on Mars as possible. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
James Oberg |
Could China Get to Mars First? Maybe -- if it adopts a less top-down approach |
Geotimes
May 2003
Golombek et al. |
Landing the Mars Exploration Rovers Deciding where on Mars to land each of the two exploration rovers has occupied more than two years of research and analysis. With the help of the planetary sciences community, mission planners have narrowed the field from hundreds to just two. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2005
Aldrin & Noland |
Roadmap To Mars So far, NASA's plan to reach the red planet has been short on detail. Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin unveils his own step-by-step proposal for mankind's next giant leap. |
Popular Mechanics
May 27, 2008
Andrew Kessler |
After 'Hole-in-One' Landing, Phoenix Mission Control Digs Ahead Though mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab may have temporarily been at the helm of the Phoenix Mars Lander, it's the science team here at the University of Arizona that will steer the rest of the landmark mission. |
Scientific American
November 2005
David Grinspoon |
Making Tracks on Mars Book Reviews: Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet by Steve Squyres... Dying Planet: Mars in Science and the Imagination by Robert Markley... |
Popular Mechanics
October 15, 2008
Andrew Moseman |
As Phoenix Mission Ends, Project Leaders Chart Mars Future The Phoenix is now racing against time to complete more of its groundbreaking research before the harsh martian winter brings its death, said the project's science leader, Peter Smith of the University of Arizona. |
Popular Mechanics
October 12, 2009
Erik Sofge |
8 Experts Weigh in on the Future of Human Spaceflight It's now up to NASA to consider the findings, and offer specific recommendations to the Obama administration. |
Popular Mechanics
May 27, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Phoenix Lander Doesn't Crash, Snaps Pix of Mars (With Gallery!) NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander successfully touched down on Sunday night in an unexplored region near the Martian north pole. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2006 |
Orbiter Tracks Changes on Mars NASA's Mars Global Surveyor, which this month began its ninth year in orbit around Mars, continues to observe the Martian landscape. |
Chemistry World
February 24, 2015
Eugene Gerden |
Economic crisis to erode Russia's science base Russian government funding for scientific research will be cut by at least 10% this year, as part of a crisis plan recently unveiled. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 1, 2004
Sean Silverthorne |
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science Do the successful Mars missions mean NASA again has the right stuff? Professor Alan MacCormack dissects the space agency's "Faster, Better, Cheaper" program. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2008
Barry E. DiGregorio |
No Asteroid Impact on Mars After All The expected asteroid impact would have let scientists study crater formation and underlying Martian geology. |
Geotimes
December 2005 |
Highlights 2005 -- Space Rovers still trucking... New "planetary" neighbors... Back to space... |
Wired
July 2001
Tom McNichol |
The New Red Menace Robert Zubrin has a grand plan to turn the fourth planet into humanity's new frontier - within the next 10 years! Welcome to hell on, um, Mars... |
Chemistry World
September 12, 2008
Hayley Birch |
Q and A: The hunt for water on Mars The Phoenix Lander has been digging for water on Mars since late May 2008. Yet despite the best efforts of the NASA scientists at the controls, the solar-powered robot has hit nothing but ice. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2007
Saswato R. Das |
Terraforming Mars The renewed focus on Mars has rejuvenated the idea of terraforming Mars, which once belonged to the realm of science fiction, but is becoming increasingly possible today. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2012
Rachel Courtland |
Curiosity's 1-Ton Touchdown The Mars rover will rely on dead reckoning and radar to land on the Red Planet |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Guterl & Heger |
Mars Is Hard Fifty years ago, space experts thought we'd be there by now. Here's why we're not |
Popular Mechanics
January 27, 2010
Daniel H. Wilson |
Spirit, NASA Martian Exploration Rover, Dies at 6 (Earth Years) The Spirit Rover, which explored the surface of Mars for over half a decade, discovering pivotal evidence of the past existence of water, was consigned to her final resting place. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2006
Barry E. DiGregorio |
Mars Gets Broadband Connection NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, with its onboard Electra UHF relay transceiver, will serve as an engineering test bed for new communications and navigation technology. |
Popular Mechanics
January 23, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Dissent Grows as Scientists Oppose NASA's New Moon Mission NASA's current plan for manned space exploration is getting dissension from planetary scientists and astronauts. |
Geotimes
February 2004
David Applegate |
Grand Plan for Another World NASA's new mission to the Moon and Mars could have significant implications for its mission here on Earth. |
Popular Mechanics
June 20, 2008
Matt Sullivan |
As Phoenix Lander Finds Ice on Mars, Could a Real E.T. Be Next? In a breakthrough that likely provides scientists with their best opportunity ever to investigate extraterrestrial life, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has apparently spotted liquid ice on Mars. |
Chemistry World
November 20, 2013
Emma Stoye |
NASA probe sets off for Mars NASA's latest Mars mission -- the Maven (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) orbiter -- has begun its 10-month journey to the red planet after its successful launch this week from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, US. |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
NASA Chief Says Mars One Does Not Stand A Chance Without NASA Charles Bolden said that a manned mission to Mars is still a priority for NASA, with the next unmanned robotic rover mission planned to launch in 2020. |
Chemistry World
May 11, 2015
Emma Stoye |
Scientists protest over political firing of Russian chemist The Russian chemistry community is on the verge of a serious conflict with the national government, over the sacking of a high-profile chemist who has criticized state policies related to science funding. |
Geotimes
August 2003
Matt Shindell |
Mars Express for geologists Although Mars Express largely relies on old technologies, in many ways replicating past experiments, it can only contribute to an ever-growing body of knowledge about the early history of Mars and its water, and the processes that shape the planet today. |
Scientific American
August 2008
Philip Yam |
New Close-Ups on Mars, Courtesy of Phoenix The Mars Phoenix lander became Earth's sixth successful visitor to the surface of the Red Planet. |
Wired
June 2003
Obrist & Koolhaas |
Mission to Mars, Utah Affiliated with the Mars Society, William J. Clancey's studies show how humans negotiate small spaces -- how we create routines and behaviors to capitalize on limited resources. |
