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Blue Origin fires up powerful New Glenn rocket ahead of NASA Mars mission launch (video)

The second-ever liftoff of Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket is approaching as the launch vehicle undergoes final ...

Mission to Mars: how space exploration pushes the human body to its limits

Spaceflight rewires the human body. Muscles shrink, bones thin and fluids shift towards the brain – but these changes may ...
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Blue Origin now targeting mid-October for launch of twin NASA Mars probes on 2nd-ever New Glenn rocket

A static hot-fire test for New Glenn's first stage is expected early next month. Preparations for the second-ever launch of Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket are underway on Florida's Space ...
UPI

NASA's ESCAPADE craft returns to Florida for fall mission to Mars

Sept. 23 (UPI) --NASA officials say its Mars-bound ESCAPADE spacecraft is back in Florida and is being prepped for its scheduled launch this fall. NASA's twin spacecrafts of its Escape and Plasma ...
The Baltimore Sun

Mission to Mars moves one step closer with SpaceX’s successful test flight

Mars is cold, has a very strong radiation environment, no magnetic field, a very low-pressure atmosphere and it’s all carbon dioxide, so you can’t breathe there. And there are no nutrients to grow ...
Gizmodo

Jaw-Dropping Video Shows NASA’s Plan to Deliver a Helicopter Swarm to Mars Without Landing

It’s been more than a year since the Ingenuity helicopter broke one of its blades, ending its experimental stint on Mars. On the heels of this wildly successful NASA mission, a defense contractor has ...
Reuters

SpaceX Starship rocket explodes in setback to Musk's Mars mission

Explosion attributed to nitrogen storage unit failure, Musk says Starship rocket has faced multiple failures this year Huge rocket key to Musk's mission to reach Mars June 19 (Reuters) - SpaceX's ...