"Though the House and Senate have much still to debate on full-year appropriations, this much is clear: Congress is rejecting ...

WE CONTAIN MULTITUDES NASA allows no more than 300,000 spores (single-celled organisms) to accompany robotic missions that land on Mars. Human bodies, in comparison, contain trillions of ...

In May, the White House released a budget proposal that would slash NASA funding. But a Senate appropriations plan would ...

From Space.com: Most space scientists are eager to get to Mars, but also voice concern about what programs would have to be cut under President Bush's new plan.

In response, NASA turned the focus of the discussion to its plans "to lead a human mission to Mars in the 2030s." The Planetary Society said the details of the "Humans Orbiting Mars" vision would ...

Mars One’s plans require them to land at least 2.5 metric tons (5,500 pounds) of food for their 2024 cargo mission; this means the organization will need an entirely new method of landing.

Mars Rovers Trump's 2026 budget plan would cancel NASA's Mars Sample Return mission. ... "There has been continual debate about should we go to the moon or Mars or both … It is clear, ...

SpaceX boss Elon Musk reignites Mars exploration debate after Trump's tax bill allocates $1.25 billion to International Space ...

— -- Always reaching for the stars, NASA often finds itself mired in earthbound politics. Born in the Cold War, beset by tragedies and buoyed by triumphs, the $17.7 billion space agency once ...

"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure the US does not cede leadership in deep space to other nations, such as China ...

Debate over Mars exploration ... of protecting Special Regions–which they suggest may be the most likely sites for finding martian life–and plans for human missions to Mars ... and C.A. Conley ...

Meanwhile, NASA’s longtime dance with distant Mars continues with the agency’s Perseverance rover cross-haired on its upcoming plunge to the Red Planet. Needless to say, the MSR campaign could ...