(CNN) In a high-stakes mission that could take five years to complete, NASA wants to land astronauts on Mars in the 2030s.
Quite a lot has been going on:
SpaceX Is Testing a New Rocket in Texas That Could Eventually Take Humans to Mars — and You Can
As SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule become the new workhorses of NASA’s human spaceflight program, the private aerospace company is already looking toward its next-generation rocket and spacecraft system: Starship.
Starship’s rocket, Super Heavy, will be the most powerful one ever created. Its Raptor engines will generate some 16 million pounds of thrust that will send crew and cargo to far-off places like the Moon and Mars, or extra-heavy payloads into low-Earth orbit.
On Mars, internal heat may have powered habitable hotspots long ago | Space
The Martian underground may have been habitable billions of years ago even if the planet's surface was a dry, frigid wasteland.
The results could help scientists get a better handle on a decades-old mystery known as the faint young sun paradox . Four billion years ago, the sun was about 30% dimmer than it is today — too weak, seemingly, to support a continuously warm and wet Mars. Yet evidence of liquid water during that epoch abounds; NASA's Mars rover Curiosity , for example, has spent the last eight years exploring an ancient lake-and-stream system. Hence the paradox.
NASA Curiosity rover investigates mysterious shiny Mars boulder - CNET
The boulder's distinct color indicates it might be a visitor from space. The rover has spotted similar-looking rocks in the past that are also dark and shiny and were confirmed to be iron meteorites.
Another possibility is that the boulder came from elsewhere on Mount Sharp, the massive central peak in the Gale Crater where the rover is exploring. Curiosity's Mastcam camera system should be able to tell the difference.
The researchers named the boulder "Island Davaar" after an island in Scotland and plan to take a better look at it as Curiosity continues to make it way up Mount Sharp.
While you're here, how about this:
NASA considering commercial Mars data relay satellites - SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — A constellation of commercial satellites could serve as a communications relay system for future NASA missions, such as an orbiter later this decade to search for subsurface ice on Mars.
In recent presentations to advisory committees, NASA officials have discussed the possibility of working with industry to place several satellites into orbit around Mars that would serve as relays for other missions, notably the proposed Mars Ice Mapper. Such satellites, they said, could greatly increase the amount of data missions can return to Earth and end reliance on aging science missions that also serve as data relays.
Haim Eshed, the former head of Israel's space security program, says aliens have built a secret
Eshed's claims just don't add up. Even a nonspacefaring species like us should be able to understand that research into the fabric of the universe can be conducted anywhere—that's why they call it the universe! There would be no need for these supposed universe-fabric researchers to pay any attention to our insignificant little planet or its plentiful reserves of nitrogen and cobalt, much less establish diplomatic relations with a lesser species.
How This Company's Tech Got to Mars - The Hour
Michael Mo is the co-founder and CEO of Kulr Technology Group, which develops and commercializes thermal management solutions for various electronic applications, including consumer electronics, battery storage, and electric vehicles. In this episode of #ThePlaybook , Mo talks with host David Meltzer about his company and his advice for entrepreneurs.
Mo discusses Kulr’s role in space exploration, namely its partnership with NASA to develop a product to stop lithium-ion battery packs from exploding or overheating, and how it is applying that technology to commercial applications. He talks about three technologies the company has adapted from its space program products for commercial use, specifically those for safety, heat containment and transportation of batteries.
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