Spacecraft Flown To Just 78 Miles Above The Martian Surface
NASA’S Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution has completed the first of five deep-dip maneuvers designed to gather measurements closer to the lower end of the Martian upper atmosphere.
Program Heading To New Zealand For Start Of Around-The-World Flight Attempt
NASA’s globetrotting Balloon Program Office has wrapped up its 2014-2015 Antarctic campaign while prepping for an around-the-world flight launching out of Wanaka, New Zealand, in March.
But Skeptics Say It's Unlikely Any Will Ever Fly In Space
The private non-profit organization Mars One ... which plans to send human volunteers on a one-way trip to colonize Mars ... has named 50 men and 50 women from its 202,586 applicants to proceed to the next round of the Mars One Astronaut Selection Process. These candidates are one step closer to becoming the first humans on Mars. Mars One has a goal of establishing the colony in 2025.
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