While Carberry said that it is possible to launch a manned mission to Mars by the 2030s under pre-sequestration budget levels, a NASA-led human mission to Mars will probably never launch under ...

The perceived need to develop lunar infrastructure and resources first could push a manned Mars mission far off into the future, said Harley Thronson, senior scientist for advanced concepts in the ...

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin is eyeing 2040 for the first manned mission to Mars, noting that the red planet’s moon Phobos could play a vital role for astronauts.

After the Apollo program ended, NASA's manned spaceflight efforts focused on the space shuttle program, which over three decades launched 135 missions and well over 300 people to circle the Earth.

A manned mission to Mars is the next giant leap for humanity, and NASA has partnered with DARPA for assistance making that leap. The partnership manifested in the Demonstration Rocket for Agile ...

Both NASA and SpaceX are hoping to one day send humans to Mars. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has openly shared plans to colonize the Red Planet over the years, and NASA has even set a possible manned ...

Project Redsun: NASA's Secret Manned Missions to Mars In 1973, while the world watched the Apollo missions end, something extraordinary happened in the Amazon jungle. A rocket carried humanity's ...

Trump has not specified what a Mars mission would mean for Artemis—NASA's existing and recently delayed lunar program—or if the initial endeavor would be manned or uncrewed.

A workshop group of more than 60 individuals representing more than 30 government, industry, academic and other organizations has found that a NASA-led manned mission to Mars is feasible if the ...