Mars Archives

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on NASA’s fiscal year 2022 budget request at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

NASA won’t rush Mars mission over U.S. ‘space race’ with China

“The Chinese space program is also a military space program,” said Administrator Bill Nelson on Wednesday.

Jul 21, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft launches on the Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard on May 30, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Photo by SpaceX via Getty Images)

Edge computing is critical to NASA’s Mars ambitions

Astronauts need the ability to process data in real time in order to establish a sustainable presence on the moon en route to Mars.

Jul 16, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

Defense Intelligence Agency focuses on resiliency, redundancy and security at the DoDIIS Worldwide Conference in Tampa, Florida, DoDIIS — Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley, Jr. speaks during the opening of the Department of Defense Intelligence Information System Worldwide Conference, Aug. 19, 2019, at the Tampa Convention Center, in Florida. (David Richards / DIA)

DIA aims to be more inclusive of allies, partners in MARS system

Defense Intelligence Agency leaders are working to remove NOFORN from the systems and lexicon of the agency to make the U.S. a more effective sharer of information…

Aug 19, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

NASA launches private partnerships for space exploration

Contracts with 22 U.S. tech companies will further NASA’s goals for robotic and manned space exploration.

Nov 20, 2015

NASA: We’re going to Mars

The journey to the red planet is on the horizon, and unlike previous space odysseys, “we will be going to stay”

Nov 6, 2015

Liquid water discovered on Mars, NASA scientists say

NASA scientists announced Monday that liquid water exists on the red planet's surface, suggesting a possible source for life.

Sep 28, 2015

NASA wants to send your name to Mars

NASA wants to put your name on Mars before a human ever steps foot on the planet. (NASA) If and when humans ever make it to Mars,…

Oct 8, 2014

NASA rolls out big app upgrade as Mars rover mission turns 2

NASA rolled out a big app upgrade to commemorate the second anniversary of the Mars Curiosity’s landing on Mars. (Graphic Courtesy of NASA) As a celebration of…

Aug 6, 2014