Mars Archives

NASA's Mars 2020 Websites Are Not Ready For Prime Time

by Keith CowingJanuary 23, 2021

Keith’s note: NASA JPL and NASA SMD recently put out a press release “6 Things to Know About NASA’s Mars Helicopter on Its Way to Mars“. Helicopters. Hmmm .. that’s […]

Activism

Mars Ingenuity Makes Time's Best Inventions Of 2020 List

by Keith CowingDecember 2, 2020

Time magazine's best inventions of 2020 "Ready for Takeoff – NASA Ingenuity Helicopter "https://t.co/CYxiBcqsyQ FYI @SciAstro @Dr_ThomasZ @JimBridenstine pic.twitter.com/VobPNs7d9K — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) December 2, 2020

Astrobiology

Mars Sample Return Update

by Keith CowingNovember 10, 2020

NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return Independent Review Board Report “Mars Sample Return (MSR) is a highly complex and ambitious program of national importance. As noted by the MSR Independent Review Board […]

Exploration

The Path To Mars Flies Over Your House

by Keith CowingSeptember 18, 2020

#iss #mars pic.twitter.com/BPXh7vE89M — Iss Fan Club (@issfanclub) September 17, 2020 Keith’s note: After 20 years of continuous human occupation, the full potential of the ISS has yet to be […]

TrumpSpace

Looks Like We're Going To Mars "Soon"

by Keith CowingAugust 26, 2020

"Soon Americans will be sent to Mars" – Eric Trump #RNC2020 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) August 26, 2020 Keith’s note: The prepared line was “And soon under my father’s leadership, […]

Artemis

Netflix Has A New Humans To Mars Series

by Keith CowingAugust 10, 2020

Keith’s note: The new Netflix series “Away“” premiers on 4 September 2020. “Commander Emma Green leaves behind her husband and daughter to lead an international crew of astronauts on a […]

Space & Planetary Science

Exploring Mars With An Astrobiology Droid During Difficult Times On Earth

by Keith CowingJuly 30, 2020

Keith’s note: NASA Launched the Mars 2020 rover Perseverance today. As Perseverance departs it leaves a troubled world behind to explore a new one in search of life. At the […]

Space & Planetary Science

Perseverance Is On Its Way To Mars

by Keith CowingJuly 30, 2020

The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, powered by the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket, has blasted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station! The […]

Astrobiology