Sick of Earth? NASA is recruiting volunteers for a yearlong Moon and Mars simulation

For anyone who has ever wondered whether they could handle life on another planet, NASA is offering a chance to find out – ...

Scientist who cleaned space toilet on work experience now leading Mars exploration teams

Cleaning a space toilet while on work experience was Claire Parfitt's first introduction to a career away from Earth's orbit.
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NASA Is Looking for 4 Americans for the Most Complex Mars Mission Simulation Yet

American space agency NASA is bringing together its two main simulation facilities for the Moon and Mars Exploration Analog ...

From being rejected by NASA at 14, cleaning space toilets to leading Mars mission: How Claire Parfitt made her dream come true

Rejected by NASA at 14, Claire Parfitt persevered to become the European Space Agency's Mars Exploration Study Lead, helping ...

Rejected by NASA at 14, she took a work placement cleaning a space toilet instead; today, she is leading Mars exploration teams

Claire Parfitt's space career began with a NASA rejection and cleaning a replica toilet. She later joined the National Space ...
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NASA needs volunteers to spend a year locked in a Mars simulation

The space agency has put out a call for its Moon & Mars Exploration Analog, which recreates the challenges of a long-duration ...

Live like an astronaut for a year: Nasa opens applications for Moon and Mars simulation

For decades, space agencies have relied on Earth-based simulations to understand what long periods of isolation might do to astronauts before they ever leave the ground. Nasa is now preparing for one ...

From the Moon to Mars: Engineering the Future of Human Exploration

The journey to Mars begins with the Moon. This video explores how Lockheed Martin is helping NASA prepare for the next era of human exploration through Orion, Artemis, robotic missions, lunar ...
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Mars Exploration: Past, Present, and Future

For thousands of years, Mars aka the Red Planet, has fascinated skywatchers from countless civilizations and cultures, leading some to speculate that it was a lush world full of life. However, the ...
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Mars Society Proposed Using Robotic Cybertrucks

The Mars Society explored the idea of using advanced robotics for Mars exploration, as evidenced by competitions like the Telerobotic Mars Expedition Design Competition. Elon Musk and Tesla and SpaceX ...
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Firefly Aerospace Receives $13 Million NASA JPL Subcontract to Build Aeroshell for SkyFall Mars Mission

Firefly to leverage proven composite manufacturing expertise from its lunar landers and rockets to enable next generation of Mars exploration ...
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‘Life on Mars?’ Is More Than a David Bowie Song—It’s a Question Humans Keep Asking

A former chief historian of NASA reflects on the history and future of Mars exploration Roger D. Launius The original 'Face on Mars' image taken by NASA's Viking 1 orbiter that resembled a human face ...