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NASA Receives Mars 2020 Rover Instrument Proposals for Evaluation

By Guest PostJanuary 21, 2014Science2018 exomars rover, 2020, astrobiology, atmosphere, carbon dioxide, electra telecommunication radios, Environment, esa, european space agency, exploration technology, geological assessment, habitability, hazards, human explorers, humans to mars, instrument, john grunsfeld, landing site, mars, mars 2020 rover, mars in 2030s, mars rover, martian dust, michael gazarik, NASA, oxygen, President Obama, red planet, rocket fuel, space exploration, william gerstenmaier

NASA has received 58 proposals for science and exploration technology instruments to fly aboard the agency’s next Mars rover in 2020, twice the usual number submitted for instrument competitions in the recent past, and an indicator of the extraordinary interest in exploration of the Red Planet.

The agency is beginning a thorough review to determine the best combination of science and exploration technology investigations for the mission and anticipates making final selections in the next five months. (more…)

Rocket powered by nuclear fusion could send humans to Mars

By Guest PostApril 27, 2013Science3d computer simulation, aeronautics, anthony pancotti, astronautics, christopher pihl, david kirtley, expedition to mars, fusion reactions, fusion state, george votroubek, high voltage battery, humans to mars, hydrogen bomb, john slough, lithium metal rings, magnetic field, michael pfaff, microsecond, msnw, NASA, nuclear fusion, plasma, plasma dynamics laboratory, powered by, redmond, researcher, rocket, rocket fuel, space programs, university of washington, uw

Human travel to Mars has long been the unachievable dangling carrot for space programs. Now, astronauts could be a step closer to our nearest planetary neighbor through a unique manipulation of nuclear fusion, the same energy that powers the sun and stars.

University of Washington researchers and scientists at a Redmond-based space-propulsion company are building components of a fusion-powered rocket aimed to clear many of the hurdles that block deep space travel, including long times in transit, exorbitant costs and health risks. (more…)

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NASA Receives Mars 2020 Rover Instrument Proposals for Evaluation

Rocket powered by nuclear fusion could send humans to Mars