Colonising the red planet en route to creating “a spacefaring civilisation” has long been one of Musk’s driving ambitions — ...

Experts told Newsweek about the difficulties of reaching Mars as the United States faces complex challenges in space policy.

Humans on Mars has long been the ultimate goal of Musk's SpaceX ... For reference, the uncrewed Artemis I launched in late 2022, but issues arose with the Orion spacecraft's heatshield, causing ...

Sending humans to Mars is one of the most ambitious goals in the history of space exploration. Unlike missions to the Moon, ...

NASA's commercial partners have mounted a vigorous defense of the Artemis moon mission plans amid the specter of changes from ...

Ambitious plans for lunar bases and Martian habitats present unique challenges, especially in coordinating time across ...

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces ... them in a rocket that would then launch into orbit. Another spacecraft, provided by the European Space Agency, would then collect ...

In any case, Mars in four years is likely impossible. It is likely not a question of when the Space Launch System and possibly the Orion spacecraft are canceled, but when. Does NASA use already ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made light of Starship's fiery end. "Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!" he said on ...

Martin testified before Congress last year that each launch of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft will cost ... exploration goals for the Moon and Mars,” Martin told NASA’s leading ...