Mars Mission

China Launches Powerful Rocket in Boost for 2020 Mars Mission

Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 28, 2019

China Friday launched one of the world's most powerful rockets in a major step forward for its planned mission to Mars in 2020.

China Launches Long March 5 Space Rocket In Boost For 2020 Mars Mission

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 27, 2019

China Friday launched one of the world's most powerful rockets in a major step forward for its planned mission to Mars in 2020.

China Completes Lander Test For First Mars Mission In 2020

World News | Reuters | Thursday November 14, 2019

China on Thursday successfully completed a lander test in northern Hebei province ahead of an unmanned exploration mission to Mars next year.

ISRO's Mars Mission Completes 5 Years, Was Meant To Last Only 6 Months

Science | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 25, 2019

India's Mangalyaan mission, which was initially meant to last six months, has completed five years of orbiting Mars and is likely to continue for more time, ISRO chief K Sivan said today.

Planned For 6 Months, ISRO's Mars Mission Mangalyaan Completes 5 Years

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 24, 2019

The Mangalyaan mission, which was initially meant to last six months, completed five years of orbiting Mars on Tuesday and is likely to continue for some more time, ISRO chief K Sivan said.

You Can Fly Your Name To Mars. NASA Is Giving Out Boarding Passes

Offbeat | Thursday September 12, 2019

NASA is giving people the opportunity to send their names to the red planet aboard its Mars Rover 2020 mission.

Mission Over Mars Now Streaming on ALTBalaji and ZEE5

Akhil Arora | Tuesday September 10, 2019

Less than a month since it was depicted on the big screen in Mission Mangal, India’s historic Mars mission is now also a limited series. Mission Over Mars — the unlicensed, fictional adaptation of ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission / Mangalyaan — is now streaming on ALTBalaji and ZEE5.

NASA Descends On Icelandic Lava Field To Prepare For 2020 Mars Mission

Science | AFP | Wednesday August 14, 2019

To prepare for the next mission to Mars in 2020, NASA has taken to the lava fields of Iceland to get its new robotic space explorer ready for the job.

Donald Trump Trolled On Twitter After He Says Moon Is A Part Of Mars

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday June 8, 2019

US President Donald Trump has left people astonished with his knowledge of space and the universe and has become a laughing stock yet again after he claimed that the Moon is a part of Mars.

NASA's Mars 2020 Rover To Have Names Etched On Chips, Submissions Open

Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Although it will be years before the first humans set foot on Mars, the US space agency has invited public to submit their names to fly abroad the next rover to Red Planet in 2020.

After The Moon, People On Mars By 2033...Or 2060

Science | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2019

On December 11, 2017, US President Donald Trump signed a directive ordering NASA to prepare to return astronauts to the Moon "followed by human missions to Mars and other destinations."

Man On Mars: Film Explores Challenges Of Journey To The Red Planet

World News | Sanya Jain | Thursday April 25, 2019

In hopes of answering one of the "fundamental mysteries of the cosmos" - whether life exists beyond the Earth - NASA is developing the capabilities needed to send humans to the red planet. This documentary explores some of the greatest challenges that lie on the journey to Mars.

NASA's 'Twins Study,' Landmark Research for an Eventual Mars Mission

Agence France-Presse | Friday April 12, 2019

US astronaut Scott Kelly spent a year on the International Space Station while his identical twin Mark Kelly, also a former NASA astronaut, stayed on the ground

Mission To Mars Is "Stupid, Ridiculous," Says Ex-Astronaut, Blasts NASA

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday December 24, 2018

Bill Anders, one of the first men to orbit the Moon has said that it is "stupid" to plan human missions to Mars.

Anxiety At NASA As InSight Lander Nears Mars

Science | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 26, 2018

NASA's top scientists admitted to sleepless nights, sweaty palms, stomach aches and moments of pure terror as their $993 million Mars Insight spacecraft approaches a high-drama finale today: landing on Mars.