There are many obstacles to overcome before humans can set foot on Mars, including problems surrounding launch mass and ...

Elon Musk has said that astronauts could land on Mars within just four years, as NASA faces pressure over its delayed plans to land on the moon. Space X will launch its first uncrewed Starships to ...

Orbital dynamics show that President Trump’s pledge to land astronauts on Mars couldn’t happen until 2029 at the earliest. And even that would be challenging. By Jonathan Corum The distance ...

To date, only three space agencies have ever tried to land on Mars: NASA, the European Space Agency, and the former Soviet Union. None have a perfect record.

In its search for life beyond Earth, NASA employs a "sky crane" maneuver to land the Curiosity rover on Mars. (Program not available for streaming.) Why go back to Mars? Far from dead ...