Feb 7, 2025 · NASA is advancing many technologies to send astronauts to Mars as early as the 2030s. Here are six things we are working on right now to make future human missions to the …

List of missions to Mars ... This is a list of spacecraft missions (including unsuccessful ones) to the planet Mars, such as orbiters, landers, and rovers. Mission time is often measured in Mars …

The first human explorers to visit Mars will lay the groundwork for permanent presence on the surface. Their mission objectives will include surveying local resources, preparing landing …

Oct 5, 2024 · Space exploration continues to push boundaries, with Mars at the forefront of scientific interest. NASA has set November 29, 2024, as the launch date for its next mission to …

There are several spacecraft operating at the red planet. Here are all the Mars missions, past and present.

Oct 9, 2024 · By 2035, NASA plans to explore Mars, building on experiences from lunar missions under the Artemis program. The Mars mission will investigate the planet’s geology, …

Human missions to Mars have been part of science fiction since the 1880s, and more broadly, in fiction, Mars is a frequent target of exploration and settlement in books, graphic novels, and …

Sep 30, 2025 · For more than 60 years, NASA has pursued answers to one of the biggest questions in science: Was — or is — Mars a habitable world? The key to understanding the …

5 hours ago · Uncertain future Whether and when the Mars samples from Perseverance will travel to Earth as part of a joint NASA and ESA mission is currently unclear.

Aug 29, 2025 · Trips to Mars with temporary stays is one thing, says David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute at Rice University in Houston. Establishing permanent residency on …